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SIIA Announces Education Technology Finalists for 2021 CODiE Awards 152 education technology and service products recognized in peer-reviewed awards program News provided by Share this article WASHINGTON, May 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ In celebration of the 36th annual SIIA CODiE Awards, the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) announces the 152 education technology finalists. Finalists, selected by expert reviewers, represent the most innovative and impactful products from technology developers, online learning services and related technologies. The CODiE Awards recognize the most exciting and transformative products in EdTech, said Jeff Joseph, SIIA President. This year, these leaders helped our nation respond to the historic pandemic, enabling learners, educators, administrators and parents to remain connected to each other and to critical educational resources via an array of innovative services and platforms. Congratulations to this year ....
The Daily Universe With the age of digital technology, and as more schools are switching to online classes, the new era of online school is affecting how students study and prepare for tests. Due to the lack of in-person classes and supervision, many students turn to cheating. Just think, all those students who would sit in class wanting to cheat but were scared of getting caught now have the opportunity. Even at universities that have an Honor Code, such as BYU, there has been an increase in students cheating. Many fellow students and peers have expressed to me how easy it is to cheat on Learning Suite tests because there isn’t anything to regulate them. In the absence of a regulation device, they turn to the internet for answers. ....
The Daily Universe Some BYU students doubt the effectiveness of Proctorio and feel that the system can be anxiety inducing. Proctorio is a system that monitors students and their computer screens during an exam. The program scans for plagiarism, flags suspicious behavior such as eye movement to a specific location, and evaluates activity in the room to prevent cheating in any form. Though this might seem like a fool-proof plan to monitor students in this new online environment, some students say it increases their test-taking anxiety. The idea of being recorded or their eye movements being tracked distracts students and creates an uncomfortable test-taking atmosphere. ....