7 Hi-Tech Gadgets That Can Help You Cheat at Exams
Cheaters seem to be everywhere these days in sports, in corporate boardrooms, and in the highest levels of government.Cheating is common also among students that's no big secret.Computer technology has made cheating so easy that it serves as a temptation for students who might otherwise toil honestly.Surveys finds that more than 50 percent of students have cheated in their college career.High-tech cheating creates a vicious circle. As technology advances and students get better at using the latest devices, teachers and school officials find it harder to keep up with cheaters. The more that cheating goes uncaught, the freer students feel to do it. With so much new technology emerging every day, it was only a matter of time before schools began to accept it into their classrooms. After all, technology is a big part of a student's life.
Why do so many students cheat ?
This can be a hard question, because every student cheat for a reason.Here I've gathered some of the most common reasons that make students cheat.
1.Because they are lazy or the subject matter is hard to grasp. - This is maybe the most common reason why students cheat.
2.Lack of interest. - People have different interests, and in school you might have to learn things that you don't like, things that are borring or things that you consider useless.For example a student who is interested in math may not care much about history.In conclusion they may view cheating as a harmless way to save time and avoid a headache while getting a better grade.
3.Lack of time. Getting up early to get to school, staying late with teams and clubs, having a job, and doing homework at night means a full schedule for many teens.As a result, they may be tempted to cheat to give themselves more time for a social life or to sleep.
Now that you know the reasons that make students cheat, let's see how to use technology to make your life easier in college/school.
The old ways of cheating using crib notes, whispering answers, and copying from courses are alive and well.But today's complex tests require more data than can fit in the palm of your hand, or on a little crib note.Technology can help this one, though and replace the tiny papers with some tiny gadgets with huge memory.Now let's see some gadgets that can "help" you at exams.
Text Messages - This was the begining of Hi-Tech cheating, since students realised that they can contact people outside the exam room, and receive answers very easily.This method is a little risky because you have to avoid professors seeing you writing on your cell phone, and you must have a good typing speed.
Cell phones with built-in digital cameras - These cell phones are not a luxury anymore.Anybody can have a cell phone with a digital camera.This gadget is not so risky as text messages, and is more quickly.Students just photograph test questions with their cellphone cameras, sent them to friends outside via MMS, and get back the answers in text or image format.
Tiny MP3 players are another possibility.Record notes to yourself, transfer the audio files to your tiny Mp3 player and have them play quietly during the exam.A very popular audio gadget used by students is the well known iPod.iPods are used to hide lists disguised as song titles.If listening is not allowed you can put an earphone up your sleeve, or wear a hood to hide the wires.iPods can also display images and videos, very useful for exams that need graphs.In this category of audio gadgets we can also include walkman's but they are pretty old.
SoundBug - Soundbug turns any surface into a speaker, and can attach itself to basically anything it can suction to.Once attached to a flat surface, Soundbug will transmit electronic signals into mechanical energy, causing the flat surface to vibrate and broadcast the sound. http://www.soundbug.biz
Calculators - Programmable calculators can hold text, formulas, even pictures.Texas Instruments says its TI-83 Plus is the "top choice among U.S. high school students," and I can see why. Add-on memory lets you store software, turning your calculator into a pocket notebook. (And the company is happy to point out that the TI-83 Plus is "allowed for use on the PSAT, SAT I, SAT II Math IC and IIC, AP Chemistry exam, AP Physics exam, and AP Calculus exam.")
Wireless Earphones + Microphones - These are tiny earphones that students stick in their ears, and professors can't see them because these earphones are to little, and to well hidden inside the ear.For communication students also have a tiny microphone hidden in their sleeve or other places, to whisper the questions.With this gadget students can conveniently call up when the teacher's not looking carefully.
PocketPC, Palm - and other personal digital assistants (and some calculators, too) allow information to be beamed across a distance via infrared, bluetooth or wireless Internet access ( if your school has ).Even without local wireless access, so many palmtop computers these days have cell-based Web browsers you can dial up from anywhere.Once you are connected you have access to everything you ever wanted.
Invisible Ink Pens - These are perfect for writing down things you need in exam.Ink is invisible to the naked eye, but magically illuminate when exposed to a blacklight.A blacklight is conveniently located on the opposite end of the pen.
These are just some of the gadgets that students use to take better grades.I'm sure that in every campus if we ask students they can tell us more gadgets, because for a good grade, or to pass an exam students can become very, very creative.
The Billion-Dollar Industry That Has Sold Over A Million Fake Degrees
Intro
Some started out as correspondence schools advertised on the backs of matchbooks.But with time degree mills evolved, they found new ways to advertise.The next step was beautiful adverts in newspapers, magazines and flashy television commercials.Diploma mills have become more prosperous because modern technology is becoming increasingly available to the general public, home copiers and printers can produce professional-looking degrees and documentation, operators vigorously advertise their programs, and the Internet has made it easy to recruit "students".Since this "business" moved online the diploma mill industry has been able to generate hundreds of millions of dollars.
So What are Diploma Mills or Degree Mills ?
Diploma mill: An institution of higher education operating without supervision of a state or professional agency and granting diplomas which are either fraudulent.Diploma mills are universities who sell pieces of paper called diplomas that are worthless. The degrees mean nothing. Many diploma mills will simply hand you a diploma in exchange for a sum of money without ever asking you to do any work. A few will require an essay. These fraudulent institutions are notorious for scamming people by sending them convincing brochures filled with fake statistics and pictures. In actuality, most diploma mills are no more than some con-artist running a scam out of the computer of his one bedroom apartment. A few may even have a day job.
Degrees and certificates obtained from a "Diploma Mill" are frequently not recognized by other schools or by potential employers, all these because they don't have accreditation.Accreditation is an important factor in the public perception and actual legitimacy of a higher education institution. This process, quite simply, is a validation that a school's faculty, curriculum, and supporting facilities are worthy of awarding diplomas in certain areas of study.Legitimate distance-learning providers are recognized in the countries where they are located, and their status can be verified by contacting the relevant educational authorities.
How this "business" works ?
First the scammer choose a name to sound confusingly similar to those of prestigious, accredited academic institutions. The second step is to purchase a domain.In these days anybody can buy a domain and pay someone to make a beautiful website.The Internet is a great way for diploma mills to reach potential customers all around the world, because it’s cheap and anonymous. They can open up shop virtually anywhere. People are attracted by promises of the improved job prospects that an academic degree can offer, as well as increased social standing and prestige.Now that the only thing they need is accreditation, that is resolved with a simple trick.The trick here is that are indeed "accredited" but by unrecognized official-sounding agencies bogus accrediting agencies that they themselves have created.This way they can advertise as being "nationally accredited" or "accredited worldwide."
Now that everything is "Ok" they begin to find clients.And what is the best way to find clients ?
Advertising !!!
The mills use photographs of other buildings in advertisements. Most have P.O. Boxes or "Suite" mailing addresses. They advertise low fees, large degrees, little effort, complete facilities, accredited faculty, and the authority to grant degrees. Tuition is almost nonexistent except for the "all-in-one" fee for the diploma.With these methods they make people more confuse, and finally some of them will pay for a false degree.There are online schools that will give anyone who can pay the tuition a diploma without teaching the information needed to survive in the job market.Some may even advertise services for transcript notation and diploma verification in order to seem more legitimate.
A whole range of different diplomas and degrees are offered through the Internet. The vast majority of them follow the Anglo-Saxon model, with names like Bachelor of Arts/Science, Master of Arts/Science, and PhD, but there is almost no limit to what you can order as long as you’re willing to pay for it. You simply choose whatever diploma, degree or title you want, decide whether you want a transcript included, what level of distinction you want (e.g. cum laude), then you make the payment, and the documents are delivered only a few days later.
It is difficult to prove fraud. These operations immunize themselves from prosecution is by constantly acknowledging that they are diploma mills. These organizations do not obtain money under false pretenses by misleading "students" about what they are getting. The buyer knows they had done no real work. Often they know they had purchased a fraudulent product. The school usually admits up front that they are unaccredited. They give you everything promised.And all these are possible because in many states the law about degree mills is not clear.
Why Degree Mills Work ?
The people buying these degrees are buying them for a purpose, either to get a promotion, change jobs, or to change careers. In many cases, they knowingly purchased the product, even though it was bogus. Buyers who utilize these degrees fall into two categories: Uninformed people who think the degrees came from legitimate sources, or people who knowingly and explicitly purchase fraudulent degrees. They may do so for more recognition or fame, pay increases, job promotions, and personal gain. Those who are uninformed and later discover the degrees are fraudulent are usually too embarrassed at their mistake to go public. Often, those who buy diplomas read about them in newspapers or magazines, or search for them on the Internet.
Degree mills thrive primarily because
:- Holders of the fraudulent diplomas are ashamed of their mistake and don’t complain or are scared of being exposed.
- Word spreads quickly because of the cheap prices of degrees.
- Laws are too lax in some states.
- If legal pressure is applied, degree mill operators move to other states with less strict laws.
- The prestige of American degrees are bait for foreigners.
- Mills are ignored by responsible accreditation agencies, government, and reputable institutions of higher learning.
- Media and law enforcement are disinterested in mills because there is no legislation specifically pertaining to mill operations.
How you can recognize a "Diploma Mill" ?
These are the most common characteristics of a Diploma Mill.If you spot any of this signs you should investigate if this is a real school or just another Diploma Mill that want to fool you and take your money.
- Make degrees, diplomas, and certificates available for purchase
- Claim accreditation but show no proof of having been accredited by a genuine accreditation organization
- Make degrees, diplomas, and certificates available in an extremely short period of time
- Make degrees, diplomas, and certificates available through resume review only
- Offer education, degrees, diploma, and certificates at a suspiciously low cost
- Offer no information about location or faculty
- Make claims and assert facts and statistics for which there is no proof
Funny College Comments on Exam Tests
In this video you will see a funny Indian lecturer showing to his students the comments he has been getting all these years at exams.I'm sure that you will have a lot of fun watching this hilarious video.
Self-Made Billionaires who Dropped out of School
I want to say that I love the idea behind this article.I think that you've already understand from title that school is not necessary for success.These self-made billionaires suggest that talent, attitude, hard work, and lots of luck seem to be the vital ingredients of success.I also know a lot of stories that prove this, and I know that if you really want something you can get it without degrees.
This list was made by pennylicious.com and informations were extracted from Forbes 400 Richest Americans.Now let's see some self-made billionaires who dropped out of school, who are my favourites.
Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, is the richest man in the world. His current net worth is approximately $50 billion (at one point, before the Internet bubble burst, he was worth over $100 billion, making him the world’s first centibillionaire!) Bill Gates is probably also the world’s most famous college drop-out. Gates dropped out of Harvard to work on his start-up company, then called Micro-Soft in 1975, when he was just 19 years old. Under his shrewd (though other people may call it predatory and unlawful) business practices, Gates grew Microsoft into a behemoth (and depending on your point of view, hated) corporation. Gates left day-to-day operations at Microsoft to devote more time into philantrophic endeavor, namely the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which is currently the second largest charitable foundation in the world.
Steve Jobs is synonymous with Apple, the computer company that he founded, lost, and then regained. The history (or drama, if you want to call it that) of Steve Jobs as a Silicon Valley entrepreneur is too long to list in details. (Okay, let’s list two: he built "blue boxes" or hacking devices that allowed people to get illegal free long distance phone calls which he then used to prank call the Pope and he once backpacked around India in search of philosophical enlightenment and came back with a bald head, and wearing traditional Indian clothing). Suffice it to say, this hacker turned billionaire did well for himself, despite having dropped out of Reed College in Portland, Oregon after only one semester. Steve Jobs’ wealth is valued at $4.4 billion.
At the age of 15, Michael Dell took a brand new Apple II computer apart and rebuilt it just to see if he could - this turned out to foreshadow how Dell made his billions: by building PCs. After high school (with a lackluster record, "he’ll never go anywhere in life," said one of his teachers), Dell attended the University of Texas at Austin. In his dorm, he started to custom-build and sell computers. Dell’s computer business actually was so successful that at the age of 19 he dropped out of college to run the business full-time. For not having a college degree, Dell did okay - his current net worth of $15.5 billion made him the 9th richest man in the United States.
Before he was a famous fashion designer, Ralph Lauren grew up in the Bronx and worked after school to earn money to buy stylish suits (he was trendy, even at a young age!) Actually, his story goes back earlier than that: Ralph was actually born as a son to a Jewish house painter. His birth name was Ralph Lifschitz. At 16, Ralph and his brothers changed their last names to Lauren - although some say that he was denying his Jewish heritage, Ralph considered it necessary for success. Ralph Lauren went to the City College of New York studying business, but dropped out after two years. After a stint in the Army, he worked for Brooks Brothers as a salesman and created the label Polo, then a necktie business. Ralph never attended fashion school, which didn’t hurt him any. He’s now worth $3.6 billion and that’s a lot of neckties.
These are 4 of my favourites, and I'm so glad to hear stories like these they gave me a lot of hope.If you enjoyed my short list, I invite you to see more, because there are 21 self-made billionaires who dropped out of school.
