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With No Study Buddies, More College Students Turn to Cheating

Edsurge

Joseph Ching, a junior at Purdue University, says many of his professors have warned students not to use sites like Chegg, where students are posting homework and quiz questions and getting answers from tutors. I reached out to Chegg, and sure enough, business there is booming. Students pay for a subscription of $14.99

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EdSurge HigherEd Year in Review: Our Top Higher Education Stories of 2018

Edsurge

Here’s a peek at four projects highlighted by Justin Hendrix, the executive director of the NYC Media Lab. Cheating on Chegg? It’s no surprise that students would ask for help on platforms like Chegg, which offer digital textbooks as well as tutoring and homework help. What Do Edtech and IKEA Have in Common? Persuasive Design.

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Best Annotated Bibliography Generators for Teachers and Students

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

An annotated bibliography is composed of two main sections: Bibliographic information and Annotation. The bibliographic information section contains the author name, date, title of the work, etc formatted in the citation style of your choice (e.g. Cite This for Me and BibMe are all Chegg services that are similar to Citation Machine.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

Of course, teachers have utilized social media sites for years to launch various side-hustles — speaking gigs and “ brand ambassadorships ”, for example — as well as to facilitate their main hustle — you know, teaching. The incident, she added, had also made her aware that “Pearson is monitoring all social media during PARCC testing.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Data, Surveillance, and Information Security. Via Edsurge : “ Cheating on Chegg ? ” So Chegg’s algorithms declare you’re a cheater, and you don’t get a tutor. ” The Pew Research Center is out with its latest report on “ Social Media Use in 2018.”