While there are some good answers here, I will just add a few thoughts from my own experiences.

I also have plenty of students who try for minimal work just to get a pass. I used to explain to them what their grade would be and why but in the end, all they heard was what their grade would be. If it was pass they stopped listening. Of course, this is quite unhealthy for their longer-term success.

I have since changed to not telling them what grade I would give them before they submit, partially because of JeffE's comment to this question. Now, I focus ONLY on showing the students how to judge their own papers. I explain that I will mark when they submit but if they want to understand how to mark their own papers, I will help them.

I do not check for plagiarism on drafts (though some students do ask me to). If I see something which looks like plagiarism, like the level of English goes from very poor to perfect, I do let the students know that this looks like plagiarism and, if it is, they should fix it with proper citation before submitting.

In short, focus on teaching them how to grade their own papers. This helps a lot if you provide a rubric. Do not tell them "I will give you a  'D' if you submit this." Instead, tell them "Tell me what you think this paper deserves and explain to me why you believe that." Then help them develop that skill.

They should become independent learners, even if they don't want to.

What to do about students who ask for help too often?
Maybe it is to much to ask...

I want to make a online WYSIWYG HTML / CSS builder where the graphic designer can build a website template without knowing CSS /HTML. For that purpose there should be a GUI to build a website template.

That means HTML and CSS are created out of the choices selected in the GUI.

http://www.constructyourcss.com kinda does what I want. But I can't set width/height etc + I need to integrate it into my system (I use PHP, MySQL,jQuery)

Question:
Do you know any html/css builder tools like ala jquery sortables?
