Colleges Gearing Up To Battle High-Tech Cheaters

Florida's colleges are on high alert in the battle against what they fear is a growing number of tech-savvy cheaters. Smartphones and social networking have made cheating easier and more widespread than ever, some say. And experts add that if schools don't crack down on the dishonesty now, there could be long-term consequences for society. For some professors and students, cheating has turned into an arms race, where one is trying to outsmart the other. A professor makes the class put their cellphones in the front of the room; a student keeps a spare one in his pocket. A professor bans bathroom breaks during a test; a student claims it's a medical emergency. A professor uses a database of previously submitted term papers to catch plagiarism; a student pays someone to write an original paper. Read more at:
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