Problem As American education enters a time when the ability to use technology becomes imperative, a time when students are expected to communicate and work via the Internet, and a time where students will need to be able to find and interpret information efficiently and correctly, secondary school teachers are looking for ways to provide their students with assessments that reflect the expectations that students will face in the world of work. One way to do this is to have students research topics and create position papers, presentations, and various other forms of written expression that require students to synthesize and analyze information. However, in the midst of researching topics and sharing ideas, these same students are faced with the temptation to simply copy and paste the information as they find it. Cases of plagiarism are on the rise, but teachers find themselves in a position where they cannot stop this type of assessment. Therefore, teachers are faced with the question: how can we stop the increase in plagiarism among students? Input As teachers provided assessments of all types, students attempted to find ways to cheat. Whether they were looking at another student's paper, trying to get answers before the test, or directly copying another student's work, these students were trying to get a passing grade without meeting the required standards. Today's digital age has not only added more opportunities for students to copy the work of another, but it has also added an air of ambiguity to what is and is not cheating or plagiarism. Part of this stems from, as Taylor (2003) states, “different customs and values ​​than in the past [which] all contribute to cheating;” therefore, “work to understand the underlying…… half of the document……arch 11). New codes of honor for a new generation. Insidehigerhed. Retrieved June 25, 2009, from http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2005/03/11/pavela1.McKeever, L. (2006, April 1). Online plagiarism detection services: savior or scourge?.Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 31(2), 155-165. Retrieved June 25, 2009 from the ERIC database. Slobogin, K. (2002, April 5). Survey: Many students say cheating is okay. Retrieved June 12, 2009, from http://archives.cnn.com/2002/fyi/teachers.ednews/04/05/highschool.cheating/.Taylor, K. R. (2003, November). Prepare for cheating and plagiarism. The EducationDigest, 69(3), 54-59. Retrieved June 25, 2009, from the ProQuest Education Journals database. Villano, M. (October 2006). Take the work out of homework. IL Giornale, 33(15), 24-26,28,30. Retrieved June 25, 2009, from the ProQuest Education Journals database.