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2. How can professors/teachers at all levels, lower the rates of cheating- what tools are available to them (something such as Turnitin). Cheating and the tapering of it rely on the older and wiser instructors and those adults that can teach students the proper way to cite sources. That is my rationale for positively or proactively confronting the problem.
3. Does a school or teacher need to put in place specific rules regarding the use of telephone and other technology during a test in class or should technology be allowed in the classroom; and if so, should it be controlled by the school (e.g., students should only use computers that are provided by the school)?
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5. Finally, how to give these kids some follow-up help in dealing with the bad habits they have aquired through cheating and palgarism?
Here is a link that can help us with our research http://www.fctl.ucf.edu/TeachingAndLearningResources/ClassroomManagement/AcademicIntegrity/cheating.php
Further, the medium to present our research is a Power Point Presentation. It seems we are comfortable with this. We have to add voice to this because we are charged with using 2 mediums. Unless someone else wants to, I will do the narration, I have experience in this area.
KathyResources we can use to write our paper:
1. Here is a link that can help us with our research http://www.fctl.ucf.edu/TeachingAndLearningResources/ClassroomManagement/AcademicIntegrity/cheating.php
2. Course Text: Taylor, T. (2007). 100% information literacy success. Clifton Park, NY: Delmar, Cengage Learning. P. 160 Plagarism
3. Article: Times reporter who resigned leaves long trail of deception. (2003, May 11). The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/11/national/11PAPE.html?pagewanted=1
4. Article: Leung, R. (2003, August 17). Stephen Glass: I lied for esteem. CBS News. Retrieved from http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/05/07/60minutes/main552819.shtml
5. Article: Morrison, B. (2004, March 19). Ex-USA TODAY reporter faked major news stories. USA TODAY. Retrieved from http://www.usatoday.com/news/2004-03-18-2004-03-18_kelleymain_x.htm
6. Samples of hoax Web sites:(GROUP B: these sites simply give us a look into the mind of a collegiate cheater and the culture they grew up in and live in)
RYT Hospital Dwayne Medical Center
http://www.rythospital.com/2008/
Help Save the Endangered Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus
http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/
The British Stick Insect Foundation
http://www.brookview.karoo.net/Stick_Insects/index.html
Aluminuni Foil Deflector Beanie
http://zapatopi.net/afdb/#WHAT
Britain for Americans
http://www.brookview.karoo.net/BFA/index.htm
Computer Tan
http://www.computertan.com/
Save the Rennets
http://www.savetherennets.com/index.php
Web site that reveals hoaxes:
Urban Legends Reference Pages
www.snopes.com
7. http://education-portal.com/articles/75_to_98_Percent_of_College_Students_Have_Cheated.html OLDER STATS
8. http://www.caveon.com/resources/cheating_statistics.htm
9. http://www.swarthmore.edu/NatSci/cpurrin1/plagiarism/docs/McCabe_et_al.pdf NICE ONE STUDY FOR 30 YEARS!
10. GROUP B: I recommend for this one we all visit our local libraries and collaborate as to who will get what type of research book- let's each take a topic.
Thanks!
Kathy LaBelle
Hello group B,
As you know our topic is The relationship between technology and plagiarism and/or cheating and it is not one that has any ambiguous lines. Plagarism and its laziness can be combated by teacher willing to develop ways to lessen the occurences or ease of cheating and plagarism.

5. Finally, how to give these kids some follow-up help in dealing with the bad habits they have aquired through cheating and palgarism?
Here is a link that can help us with our research http://www.fctl.ucf.edu/TeachingAndLearningResources/ClassroomManagement/AcademicIntegrity/cheating.php
Further, the medium to present our research is a Power Point Presentation. It seems we are comfortable with this. We have to add voice to this because we are charged with using 2 mediums. Unless someone else wants to, I will do the narration, I have experience in this area.
Kathy
Hello group B,

Research Questions
Please review the instructions in the Group Project area of the course for week two's assignment.
Our Main Question and Guiding Questions:
(*GROUP B: Do the rest of you have anything to add? Please take your discussion work and add it to the wiki here- that is what we have this wiki for- collaboration)
For those of us who have weighed in on this, the decision has been made to go with this main question: *What are the penalties and which send enough of a message to other who might consider taking the easy way out by cheating?* Or as Valerie put it: How would an educational institution stop the use of technology to combat the issue of plagiarism and/or cheating by its students? We will work together to combine these similar questions into one well put research question.
(We have chosen to not to focus on being proactive in the grade schools or high schools, but rather as my earlier research has shown, college students are the better subjects, as they are the ones under extreme pressure and they turn to cheating just to make it. Whether they are stressed out or not this is not a concern of this paper, we as humans/parents/teachers may understand college is hard, but if their cheating goes unpunished universities are turning out an ineffective and cheating members of the work force).
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This pervasive question will define our research: How can collegiate instututions combat and put a significant stop to plagarism and cheating by purchasing materials?
Guiding Questions:
1. Why with the great technology at their fingertips do some college students want others to think for them? Technology has made it easy to be a successful researcher- all of the great organized library systems?
2. How can professors/teachers at all levels, lower the rates of cheating- what tools are available to them (something such as Turnitin). Cheating and the tapering of it rely on the older and wiser instructors and those adults that can teach students the proper way to cite sources. That is my rationale for positively or proactively confronting the problem.
3. Does a school or teacher need to put in place specific rules regarding the use of telephone and other technology during a test in class or should technology be allowed in the classroom; and if so, should it be controlled by the school (e.g., students should only use computers that are provided by the school)?
4. What would the punishment be if a student is caught using technology to cheat? What are the penalties and do send enough of a message to other who might consider taking the easy way out by cheating?
5. Finally, how to give these kids some follow-up help in dealing with the bad habits they have aquired through cheating and palgarism?
Here is a link that can help us with our research http://www.fctl.ucf.edu/TeachingAndLearningResources/ClassroomManagement/AcademicIntegrity/cheating.php
Kathy
Hello group B,
As you know our topic is The relationship between technology and plagiarism and/or cheating and it is not one that has any ambiguous lines. Plagarism and its laziness can be combated by teacher willing to develop ways to lessen the occurences or ease of cheating and plagarism.
1.How can professors/teachers at all levels, lower the rates of cheating- what tools are available to them (something such as Turnitin). Cheating and the tapering of it rely on the older and wiser instructors and those adults that can teach students the proper way to cite sources. That is my rationale for positively or proactively confronting the problem.
1a. How can we catch students at an early age and teach them the proper way to really let their light shine through as writers? This would go a long way to be positive and allow them to receive statisfaction in their own works?
1b.Should technology be allowed in the classroom; and if so, should it be controlled by the school (e.g., students should only use computers that are provided by the school)?
1b. What are out by cheating?
Letcheating?Let me know
Kathy
Kathy:
As for the delivery of our project, I think we should prepare our project by doing a narrated powerpoint presentation.
Valerie
Hi Valerie and Group B:
Here is a link that can help us with our research http://www.fctl.ucf.edu/TeachingAndLearningResources/ClassroomManagement/AcademicIntegrity/cheating.php
More to come from me in the next few minutes!
Kathy

As for the delivery of our project, I think we should prepare our project by doing a narrated powerpoint presentation.
Valerie
Hi Valerie and Group B:
Here is a link that can help us with our research http://www.fctl.ucf.edu/TeachingAndLearningResources/ClassroomManagement/AcademicIntegrity/cheating.php
More to come from me in the next few minutes!
Kathy

What would the punishment be if a student is caught using technology to cheat?
Should technology be allowed in the classroom; and if so, should it be controlled by the school (e.g., students should only use computers that are provided by the school)?
Update:I believe that the subject of technology and plagiarism and/or cheating is a very broad subject. I forgot to includealso believe that there will be wealth of information in this area. For example, I watched a recent episode of CSI:NY and there was a cheat sheet designed by one of the high school students as a water bottle label. Now that takes some serious creativity. However, in my first posting.opinion, the questions that I have formed give the ability to narrow down the specific areas to discuss. I probably could have been a little more detailed about the area of education to discuss, but I thought it would better serve the group to discuss those options together this week and begin the initial research process. If we find that the questions I have posed gives us too many search results, then we can deal with specific areas of education.
As for the delivery of our project, I think
Valerie

What would the punishment be if a student is caught using technology to cheat?
Should technology be allowed in the classroom; and if so, should it be controlled by the school (e.g., students should only use computers that are provided by the school)?
Update: I forgot to include this in my first posting. I think we should prepare our project by doing a narrated powerpoint presentation.
Valerie