Cindy forwarded a link basically advertised as college student “must haves” – 10 Tools to Save your Butt. There are some helpful tools here, but also the support of some unethical practices. One tool (file destructor) creates a fake file students are encouraged to submit when they cannot get an assignment done in time. So, instead of the dog ate my homework, the idea is to plead the computer ate my homework.
Some students may wonder why instructors are cynical when they claim they were sick or at a funeral. This type of thing is the reason. What type of response do you expect when such approaches are openly advocated?
BTW – I tell my students that their technology skills are part of what may be evaluated on any assignment. I give them suggestions for testing my requirements – e.g., send an email to yourself so you know that an email sent through the CMS works. I do suggest that they make certain files they have saved can be opened again.
