Remember the days when cheating consisted of peaking at your neighbors test? Those simple cheating methods look like they will soon be history as modern technology is taking cheating to another level. Students in China were recently caught for attempting to use cheating gadgets that look more like they should be in a James Bond movie than in the hands of high schoolers. In the cheating system, students use sophisticated radio vests to receive help from someone outside the room. The students would take pictures of the tests with a hidden camera installed in a shirt, pen or watch and then use a copper antenna loop (stitched inside their clothing) to send it to someone sitting outside with the receiver. They would then listen for the answer through a hidden earpiece connected to a cheap mobile device. Though cheating is more common in China than in the U.S., it occurs here in the States as well. Just a few months ago, a cheating scandal at an Orange County high school resulted in several students being expelled. With the help of a tutor, the students used a key logger device that allowed them to steal the school’s password information. When the students hacked into the district’s computer system they were able to change grades and access exams.
Aside from these extreme-cheating cases, technology has made cheating easier in other ways also. For instance, students purchase pre-written papers online and search for answers on their smartphones. With all the tech-savvy students of the 21st century, you can bet simply sneaking a peak at your friend’s answers is a thing of the past.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
FortyThree is a new breed of public relations that works with bloggers, social media and print, online and broadcast journalists to let you join the conversation with your customers... Archives
February 2016
Categories
All
|