And with the advent of the Internet, an easy medium for cheating now exists. But just because the ability exists, teachers should not raise their levels of scrutiny and distrust students. The research process used to involve going to the library and searching through as many book cards and microfiches as possible. But nowadays, one must only point and click their way onto the Internet. The problem with the Internet is that it also harbors services that help a student on a basis that may be illegal.
Teachers now have to be careful regarding the sources that a student uses.
Unfortunately, this may raise doubt in the minds of teachers and compromise students' integrity. Checking sources has turned into an unfriendly game between teachers and students. Some teachers will not allow use of Internet sources. By distrusting students, the teachers are creating a serious stigma about students. When teachers use programs such as plagarism.org to check papers for cheating, they send a message that the students should not be trusted to do their own work.