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October 01, 2008, 08:29 AM ET
Popular Online Videos Teach Crafty Ways to Cheat on Tests
Some schemes for cheating on exams seem like more work than actually studying — like printing a counterfeit Coke-bottle label with answers on it to sneak a cheat sheet into class.
A popular video on YouTube demonstrates the cheating technique, and it’s one of many “how to cheat” videos available online.
Many of the techniques mix high-tech and low-tech. To make the fake Coke-bottle label, for instance, students need a scanner to scan a real Coke label, a computer with Photoshop to manipulate the image, a color printer, glossy photo paper, and a glue stick. The video has been viewed more than two million times.
Chris Ciocchetti, an associate professor at Centenary College of Louisiana who works with a student disciplinary panel there, told the Shreveport Times that he is surprised by the boldness of the methods shown in the videos — and how casual the videos make cheating seem.
One example cited is a video by an anonymous student who calls herself Kiki. “I know it’s not a good thing to cheat. It’s, like, academic dishonesty and blah blah blah, but I think everyone has at least done it once,” she says in the video. “Hopefully my teachers do not see this video. That would be very awkward. I don’t think any of my teachers go to YouTube.” —Jeffrey R. Young
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