High Tech Cheating at School
A recent survey highlights the prevalence of high tech cheating at school.
35% of teens report using cell phones to cheat and more than half report using the Internet to cheat on school assignments, tests, and quizzes. They use cell phones to take pictures of tests and send to friends, to warn friends of pop quizzes, to text answers to each other and to store notes they can refer to during a test.
Interestingly, about 20% of teens don’t see these activities as cheating.
This information raises some questions we should probably address in our schools.
1. Should cell phones be allowed in school? If not, how do you keep them out? If so, what restrictions should be in place?
2. Is there a way to integrate the use of cell phones in classrooms that promotes responsible use and does not penalize those teens without phones?
3. Are we doing a good enough job teaching and learning about issues of digital ethics?
The full report and parent tips are available at Common Sense Media.
