Technology is a double-edged sword. It may be the future, but for some kids the digital age provides novel ways to cheat and get away with it.
More and more students are texting each other test answers and photos of exams, and YouTube is the cheater's helper, with dozens of videos instructing students on how to scan a soft drink bottle wrapper, then digitally erase the nutrition information and replace it with test answers or formulas.
What's even scarier than this elaborate scheme is that this video has had almost 7 million hits.
Vice chancellor for technology and learning services at South Orange Community College District in California, Robert Bramucci says cheating is "epidemic" and more creative than ever.
The website Spycheatstuff.com sells a mail order kit that transforms a cellphone or iPod into a hands-free cheating device, allowing the useNew Ways to Cheatr to get answers remotely without even putting down their pencil.
According to the non-profit advocacy group, Common Sense Media, over 35% of teens ages 13 to 17 report using cellphones to cheat, many of whom don't think it's a big deal.
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