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Sunday, April 29, 2007

iPods Banned From Classroom To Stop Cheating

According to FOXNews, several schools in the US have banned iPods from the classroom because students are using them to cheat. Students have figured out how to download crib notes onto their MP3 players, and hide them as "lyrics" text files, which can be accessed at will. Other students are simply recording test answers in advance and then playing them back. I'm amazed that it took the school system so long to figure out this was possible. I guess it's no surprise really...

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