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EDUCATORS
Educators need to be aware of what their students are doing during a test. Many teachers are tempted to use a test period to be productive, but their attention needs to remain on the students. Since cell phones, Ipods and other MP3 players are technological devices that are often used to cheat, teachers need to make it clear to the students that they are prohibited and and provide the consequences of cheating during a test.

On a school-wide level, the program Turnitin.com deters cheating through plagarism by taking students papers and comparing it to the information on the Internet.

PARENTS Parents can monitor their child's activity on the computer and cellphone. But most importantly, parent's need to address the issue of cheating and stress the importance of academic integrity with their children.

Research shows that more than 60% of students __admit__ to having cheated at least once withing the last year. Unfortunately, that means there's more than a 50% chance that your child is among them.