Continuing our course through the digital sector of the neutral zone we see potential cheating issues popping up like uncloaking romulan warbirds...all green and shimmery.... what i mean is that now that every student has a photo capable phone and iPod that could have anything loaded on it, how do we keep control of movement of information, it use to be if we seperate students so they couldn't glance at the neighbours paper we had won, but now if they can set a phone to viberate and get texted answers and unless we hear the buzz or see the glances under the table we wouldn't know whats going on. So is the answer a militant NO ELECTRONICS DURING TESTS! i guess that is what the government standardized test rules are so maybe gov knows best.....scary
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tis a fine fine question you ask there....one well worthy of being asked....to be sure, to be sure.....
ReplyDeletePersonaly I think there is no problem with asking students to bring their cellphones to the front of the class before a test, and the more technologically literate are students become the more necessary it will be. If not a teacher would need to keep a very close eye on students during exams, maybe walking up and down the rows (but that sounds a little to much like a drill sergeant, would make me nervous).
ReplyDeleteright! of all the many hats we as teachers will need to wear this is one that, with a little planning, we can avoid completely. wouldn't that make life a little easier?
ReplyDeleteI went to a public school that had once been an all boys grammar school. We were never allowed any technology in the school let alone the classroom and teachers would confiscate what they saw. It was also common practice for teachers to walk up and down the aisles whenever any testing was done.
ReplyDeleteI don't think that this experience has caused any permanent damage (*GRIN*) and contrary to popular belief, the current generation will not burst into a million pieces if they have to do without their i-phone/i-pod/etc.. for a few hours a day.