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Instead of focusing our concerns on technology as an aid to plagiarizers, we should focus on its ability to foster creativity and collaboration, says Jen Carey. 
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We are ten years into No Child Left Behind and over the last year or so "Rampant and widespread cheating on high-stakes standardized tests has been uncovered in districts nationwide." What does this mean? "How did cheating become normal in America's schools?"
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"Students sit in the test-taking room, with full access to computers and wireless connections. As they work on national exams, they can be seen accessing the internet from time to time. Are the results from this testing going to be corrupted because these test-takers are not isolated from global information resources?" We use the term 21st century skills today, and we discuss the need to have our students understand how to collaborate, be critical thinkers, be problem solvers...the list goes on and these skills, ones that are defined as necessary often rely on the use of technology...but what happens when we give a test that is online?
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"Do text messages lend themselves to lies and deception? According to a recent study, people feel more deceived when they are communicating via text versus other forms of communication. And they might be right. These days, students are using cell phones to cheat on their tests and celebrities are using cell phones to cheat on their spouses. Is this onslaught of cheating and deception a result of digital technology? Find out more about cell phones and lies in the below infographic."
Damian Knight's curator insight,
October 1, 2014 11:03 AM
I remember in public school I'd just cheat on tests by writing answers on my shoe or having my book open partway across the room (My eyesight was better then) fact of the matter is that this is nothing new. Kids who want to cheat on tests will cheat on tests somehow. Way I see it, if you're skilled enough to con your way through life, then have a ball!
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The consequences of cheating used to instill fear into many a student. But it seems these days, kids just don’t care about academic honesty anymore. Many students can’t even distinguish between what constitutes plagiarism and what doesn’t. According to recent research, 71% do NOT believe copying from the Web is “serious cheating.” Check out this infographic for more information.
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So what happens when we teach to the test? Check out this infographic to learn more. Scroll down past the infographic to see detailed information on the material found in Teaching to the Test.
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"From peeking at a neighbor’s test in school to sneaking a second helping of dessert when no one’s looking, everybody seems to cheat a little every now and then. In fact, if you’re like most people, statistics show that you’ve probably already fibbed a time or two today. Lying and cheating have been an ugly little fact of life for a long time, but today’s generation of students and young professionals show a startling trend in attitudes toward cheating: The average young person doesn’t just admit to lying and cheating more often than previous generations, they also often believe that lying and cheating are a necessary fact of life..." For more information check out the infographic.
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Unfortunately, many college students cheat, whether it's because of laziness or desperation. But how do they do it, and what can educators do to stop it? And the techniques used in college are also used in secondary education...
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A guide to more than 15 free tools to help detect plagiarized work. Free download from Educational Technology and Mobile Learning.
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"A comprehensive report in late March by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution provides strong evidence that adults in as many as 200 school systems have been cheating on their students’ standardized tests...But a teacher I correspond with occasionally brought me up short recently. My focus on actual, literal cheating — physically changing answers or giving kids answers in advance — is too narrow, this teacher wrote."
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Cheating is a plague upon schools across our nation, and it appears to be on the rise. How can we advance academic integrity in our schools? Check out the five suggestions within this article, including "Teachers matter enormously, and can have a huge influence over whether their students cheat by their pedagogical choices and styles."
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As teachers we know how easy it is for students to plagiarize today. We are asked to have students work collaboratively and use tools where students may see others thoughts. How to we deal with these issues, the need for collaboration and using tools which promote this and the issue of students plagiarizing? And when it comes to assessment how do we ask students to collaborate yet also demand that they not plagiarize?
This post explores these issues and discusses how to "transform cheating into collaboration"? There is also a question that each of us might ask ourselves (and I suspect many of us have): If you can Google an answer is it a good question for an assessment?