Comments on: When Did Using a Calculator Stop Being Considered Cheating? http://www.opposableplanets.com/change/2009/04/when-did-using-a-calculator-stop-being-considered-cheating/ Social Tools Follow Social Rules Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:16:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Joshua-Michéle http://www.opposableplanets.com/change/2009/04/when-did-using-a-calculator-stop-being-considered-cheating/comment-page-1/#comment-219 Joshua-Michéle Mon, 13 Apr 2009 01:21:28 +0000 http://www.opposableplanets.com/?p=437#comment-219 Amy, Thanks for the build - and for your blog - I really love your <a href ="http://blog.shapingyouth.org/?p=1202" rel="nofollow"> post </a> that I linked to as it gets to the heart of how quickly online movements can build by leveraging off the shelf tools from Facebook (organizing) to CafePress (merchandise). The emergence of handheld computers (iPhone et al ) with open platforms to host applications present all kinds of issues since, as a student I may be using it during class as a calculator or calendar (permitted) or playing Tetris (not permitted). -- Within a corporate environment it is easier to deal with since you can set performance measures and disregard individual activity as long as those are met (in other words, I don't care if you are on FB during work as long as you meet your targets). At school there are a whole series of life skills being taught beyond just graded curriculum - listening, comprehension, focus etc. There are valid reasons why I can see setting stricter guidelines. Since I deal mainly in the corporate environment I would love to hear your thoughts (or links to appropriate posts in your blog) on how academic policy should be adjusting accordingly. Amy,
Thanks for the build – and for your blog – I really love your post that I linked to as it gets to the heart of how quickly online movements can build by leveraging off the shelf tools from Facebook (organizing) to CafePress (merchandise).
The emergence of handheld computers (iPhone et al ) with open platforms to host applications present all kinds of issues since, as a student I may be using it during class as a calculator or calendar (permitted) or playing Tetris (not permitted). — Within a corporate environment it is easier to deal with since you can set performance measures and disregard individual activity as long as those are met (in other words, I don’t care if you are on FB during work as long as you meet your targets). At school there are a whole series of life skills being taught beyond just graded curriculum – listening, comprehension, focus etc. There are valid reasons why I can see setting stricter guidelines.
Since I deal mainly in the corporate environment I would love to hear your thoughts (or links to appropriate posts in your blog) on how academic policy should be adjusting accordingly.

]]> By: Shaping Youth http://www.opposableplanets.com/change/2009/04/when-did-using-a-calculator-stop-being-considered-cheating/comment-page-1/#comment-218 Shaping Youth Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:01:13 +0000 http://www.opposableplanets.com/?p=437#comment-218 Along those lines of learning and digital inquiry/policy debate...here's one you'll appreciate too: http://ow.ly/1Tad (keying a student assessment date via iPhone calendar and busted for texting...but then...um...he really was surfing FB, so there's the ethical conundrum of 'to bust or not to bust' (and do 'fast-thinking-excuse-makers' get a hallpass? ;-) --Amy www.ShapingYouth.org Along those lines of learning and digital inquiry/policy debate…here’s one you’ll appreciate too: http://ow.ly/1Tad (keying a student assessment date via iPhone calendar and busted for texting…but then…um…he really was surfing FB, so there’s the ethical conundrum of ‘to bust or not to bust’ (and do ‘fast-thinking-excuse-makers’ get a hallpass? ;-) –Amy

http://www.ShapingYouth.org

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