Edutopia's November 15, 2010 survey, "Should students be allowed to use technology to access information during a test?" was a real eye-opener. My thoughts went immediately to "absolutely not". If the skill being assessed is research or affective internet use, then maybe. I understand that in today's tech savvy world information is at our fingertips, however, students still need to have information stored in their own brains as well. We do not always have access to technology and need to be able to retrieve information from our own minds (if there is any stored up there).
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