University checks attendance by phone

[silver_corolla]

A Japanese university has started using mobile phones in a new plan to thwart attendance cheats, the Mainichi Shimbun reported Wednesday.
Under the plan, students at Aomori University, upon entering a class, must use a mobile phone to e-mail a number their teacher will show them as the lesson begins. This number connects to a college administrators' site.

Administrators then randomly select five to 10 students who have claimed attendance and send them a reply.
Those receiving the reply must stand up in the classroom and give their name. The random selection aims to prevent students from helping absentee pals skirt the attendance requirement.
"We're probably the first university in the country to introduce a mobile phone-based attendance record system for its students," a university administrator said. "The aim of the system is to reduce the workload of teaching staff, but we hope it also encourages students to study and deepen their knowledge."

Copyright 2005 by United Press International

[BlueBimmer]

impressive, grabe high tech hehe

[badkuk]

well....i'd prefer this to location/gps-tracking

[ILuvDetailing]

hahaha... No more cutting classes.

[yebo]

ayaw ko nyan! di payag! ehehehe! buti na lang gradweyt na ko!

... yebo is taking the last exam for the semester, professor approaches, looks at name on blue book and asks "mr. y, student ba kita?" without waiting for an answer professor then goes back to his table, checks his records, then goes back to beside yebo's desk. "mr. y, bakit parang ngayon lang kita nakita sa class ko?" to which yours trully answers, with a smile, "e sir di nyo talaga ako makikita sa class nyo, exam lang ako pumapasok e." HAAAAAAH!

[cutedoc]

buti nalang graduate nako, hehehe, i once drop by my alma mater, once they enter the school they show their ID tapos all file are already there, pati balance, and worst picture so youy really cant eneter with a friends ID, pero pag naiwan ID pwede himingi ng temporary but its all diyahe and waste of time

[caloyski5]

hmmm..impressive. but, can two simcards be a loophole for this?

[2004lynxghia]

high tech na talaga sa japan..!..will they pass to tuition hike this extra overhead in terms of added resources as a consequence..?..tanong ko nga si bayaw..hehrehrher..

[alwayz_yummy]

alam ko pag public school sa kanila, subsidized lahat ng government....and unlike dito sa atin, mataas ang quality ng public school compared to private..

[odell]

nahuhuli na ata tayo...hehehe.. pero hirap ng tumakas niyan. haha :D

[ts1n1ta]

ayoko nyan. panget panget panget! buti na lang graduate na den ako. Ahahaha

[odell]

oo nga.. wala ng cutting eh nuh :D

[the_wildthing]

SIM-based ba sa Japan? Di yata eh.

[empy]

ang dami namang kalokohan niyang japanese university na yan. in college, our prof would pass around an attendance sheet, then call on students to answer questions from the sheet. if he calls your name and you're not really there patay ka.

this story reminds me of the joke where NASA found out that pens don't write in space, so they spent a billion dollars to invent a high-tech pen that works even in the harsh vacuum of space. the Russians used a pencil.

[ILuvDetailing]

this story reminds me of the joke where NASA found out that pens don't write in space, so they spent a billion dollars to invent a high-tech pen that works even in the harsh vacuum of space. the Russians used a pencil.

:lol: Is this true? dem, Americans are well... nevermind.

[chieffy]

ha ha yari ang mga nag iiskul bukol nyan sa Japan...

dito sa atin yung ibang schools, bawal yata magdala ng cellphone ang mga nasa primary at secondary...gayahin kaya sa Pinas iyan???

[empy]

Is this true? dem, Americans are well... nevermind.

i thought it was a joke or an urban legend when i heard it, but i dunno really. i wouldn't put it past NASA to waste money like that ;)

this japanese university is the same way...all this high-tech ek ek when a pen, paper and simple common sense will work just fine :bwahaha:

[van_wilder]

hanep sa alright... grabe ang technology nila... pero i dont think feasible sa pinas yan... ningas kugon tayo eh

[pnay_fickle_minded]

SIM-based ba sa Japan? Di yata eh.

halos walang sim ang mga celfone dito lalo na pag prepaid... pero yung mga bagong labas na celfone, may simcard na pero post paid pa rin yun... di kasi uso prepaid dito, unlike sa pinas... pag prepaid fone ang gamit mo dito, di ganun ka-hi tech fone mo

[ILuvDetailing]

halos walang sim ang mga celfone dito lalo na pag prepaid... pero yung mga bagong labas na celfone, may simcard na pero post paid pa rin yun... di kasi uso prepaid dito, unlike sa pinas... pag prepaid fone ang gamit mo dito, di ganun ka-hi tech fone mo

:lol: its either mga bigtime mga tao dun o mas mababa yung rates nila kaya afford nila. Pero iba talaga ang pinoy... mahilig makipag chismisan kahit sa text