While it's true that more and more students are using the resources of the intrawebs to aquire essays and the like it's also true that teachers are using the same technology to catch them cheating.

Some students feel that becuase other people are cheating and getting away with it they "need" to cheat in order to compete.

Here's a partial list of techniques.

Buying a paper from an Internet site
Sharing homework answers via IMs, email, text messaging, or any other device
Using a whiteboard to share answers
Having another student write a paper for you
Cutting and pasting text from the Internet without citing it
Using sample essays from the Internet
Using text messaging to tell somebody else an answer
Programming notes into your calculator
Taking and/or sending a cell phone picture of test material or notes
Video recording lectures with cell phones and replaying during test
Surfing web for answers during a test
Using a pager to receive information during a test
Viewing notes on your PDA, electronic calendar, cell phone, or other device during a test
Storing definitions in a graphing calculator or cell phone
Breaking in to the teacher's computer files
Using a watch to hold notes
Using a laser pen to "write" and send answers

The technology changes but the moral dilemas remain the same.

Be Well.