Using Technology to Cheat Technology has become and is an everyday part of our lives. Having technology makes the way we do things much easier. In our daily lives we have technology that supports our basic needs at home, work and school. For the most part technology is used in a positive way in our daily lives. However, unfortunately, some technologies are used in the wrong way. Using technology to cheat in today's society has become much more accessible and easier to do, especially in an academic environment. Academic dishonesty has been a major problem that many faculty continually face in the classrooms of today's academic environment. In a report by Thomas & O'Reilly (2002), “74% of American students admit to cheating on an exam. So imagine how many there really are. 40% of teenagers say they have stolen from a shop and as many as 93% say they are lying." With such a high percentage of students cheating using technology, it has become an epidemic that is spreading like wildfire. Since technology was introduced into the classroom environment, it has become the number one concern for some teachers because many students do not use it to learn, but instead students use technology to cheat on homework and other tasks that may involve the school work. so many ways students use technology to cheat and so many devices they use to carry out this unethical behavior. The many different things that are commonly used in today's society to make our lives easier, but are used the wrong way, are mostly small, portable devices. Such things are cell phones, digital cameras, PDAs and laptops. These items are so high-tech that they are capable of storing large amounts of data that can be used to gather information for use in assignments, exams, and homework for cheating. Rather than worry about studying for the test, students simply log into the database and change their final grade. But one question that is asked is why students get to the point of risking everything they have worked for. What is one way to prevent students from using technology to cheat? Some reasons that can be mentioned for a student to cheat are: getting a good grade, lack of time to do homework, not being able to study on time, and/or simply being lazy and not willing to put in the effort...