Photo credit: Christy B., Lewisville, NC Everyone has seen the moody, withdrawn kid with music blasting out of his white earbuds, or the girl rapidly texting on her phone. The youth of today are constantly immersed in technological advancements that promote nonstop communication and instant gratification, whether through cell phones, gaming systems, laptops, or MP3 players.
This article is talking about how technology has had a great impact on the medical field. Some examples are painless needles, which scientists are working on right now. Needles always scare children, so the painless needle is going to make it where they will not be afraid anymore. Another thing is cloning. This technology can be used for many things such as burn victims, cancer patients, the lost of a limb, and even brain damage. Technology has already had a tremendous impact on the medical field and they are still making it even better.
This
article investigates in greater depth one particular aspect of cheating within
secondary education and some implications for measuring academic achievement.
More specifically, it examines how secondary students exploit the Internet for
plagiarizing schoolwork, and looks at how a traditional method of educational
assessment, namely paper-based report and essay writing, has been impacted by
the
mputer skills among
secondary school students. One of the conclusions is that students’ technology
fluency is forcing educators to revisit conventional assessment methods.
Different options for combating Internet plagiarism are presented, and some
software tools as well as non-technology solutions are evaluated in light of
the problems brought about by “cyberplagiarism.”
growth of Internet usage and the proliferation of co