About Me and What I DoLaptop Program Coordinator (Tech Guy)Director of Scheduling (Data Guy)Computer Science Department ChairTeacher of AP Computer Science

BBA, Information SystemsMS, Educational TechnologyAdjunct Professor of Information Systems, Computer Science and Educational Technology

MAEd, School AdministrationAdjunct Lecturer of Education

About Bergen Catholic

• 723 students (all-boys)• 60 faculty• Draw from 90 towns in NY Metro Area• College-Prep – 99% of seniors attended college

(Class of 2015)• Average Class Size: 22.59• Tuition $16,000/year

Bergen’s 1:1 2015-2016• Freshmen, Sophomores, and

Transfers– MacBook Air 11” 8GB– iPad Mini 32GB– 3-year AppleCare on both

• Juniors & Seniors– Lenovo X230 Tablet– 4-year unlimited warranty + damage

My Philosophy

• Trust but verify (Doveryai no proveryai)

• If you’re thinking about it, I’ve tried it…. Twice.

• Students cheat because they can.

Being Vigilant“I have a lot of teachers who say ‘Put your cell phones in your backpacks,’ but then just sit at their desks when we take the tests,” she says. “And they never look up. It’s just really easy to cheat in those classes. You just keep your cell phone in your laptop under your desk and look down.”

https://thejournal.com/Articles/2013/09/02/From-Texting-to-Plagiarism-How-to-Stop-High-Tech-Cheating.aspx

Hi-Tech Cheating

Hi-Tech Cheating

Hi-Tech Cheating

Hi-Tech Cheating

Hi-Tech Cheating

Hi-Tech Cheating

Hi-Tech Cheating

Hi-Tech Cheating

Pre-Exam Requirement?

Not-So-High-Tech

Not-So-High-Tech

Not-So-High-Tech

Not-So-High-Tech

Cheating with Scantrons

Erase the wrong answer after test handed back.

Rub Vaseline on this area.

Dealing with Tough Layouts

Dealing with Tough Layouts

Dealing with Tough Layouts

Sample Room Layout #1

Sample Room Layout #2

Sample Room Layout #3

Secure Environment

Secure Environment

Senior Exams – New Way

Device Placement

Device Placement

Device Placement

Device Placement

Best Practices

• Clearly define what cheating is• Suspect everything

– Student: My test uploaded before I was done– What really happened: Student uploaded test, realized

he got 2 questions wrong, and wanted to retake test

Best Practices

• Standards for test administration– No personal items except for device– No leaving the room– Everyone stays seated

• Cycle questions – don’t reuse periodically• Plan your room layout• Allow a cheat sheet

Best Practices

• ExamSoft Skill-Set for Teachers/Proctors– Increase Downloads– Resume Codes– Verify Uploads– Read log files

• Secure, Scramble all the time• Allow use of any tools needed through SofTest

(Calculator, Spell-Check)

Use a Cheat Sheet

Upload Confirmation

BOTH!!!!

My ExamSoft Randomly Closed…

No, not really.

My Computer Crashed

Yes, it did. Why? I don’t know.

Absentee Procedure

• Repost same test– Different download password (if had one) – forces

student to download in person immediately before test– Different assessment password

• New Test– Duplicate Assessment– New Questions

Questions, Comments, Donations

Albert SpiegelLaptop Program CoordinatorBergen Catholic High School

(201) 634-2217aspiegel@bergencatholic.org

@alspiegelwww.linkedin.com/in/alspiegel

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