Is the era of the $100 graphing calculator coming to an end?

Re:Is the era of the $100 graphing calculator coming to an end? by naikrovek on Monday September 23, 2019 @08:35PM (#21055318)

The HP Prime calculator has these features. Non-destructive but restrictive test mode, and the teacher/instructor or whomever can see if you've escaped test mode thanks to status LEDs on the device.

They thought of those things and implemented a good system.

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Re:Is the era of the $100 graphing calculator coming to an end? by michaelmrose on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @04:57AM (#21057897)

If you really controlled the calculator you could tell the light to lie. Then again you probably don't care because it's a calculator.

The original thought expressed was

>Now if Apple/Android made a simple way for a test proctor to put your phone into a single app only that you couldn't easily break out of, maybe things will change.

This expresses the idea of Apple/Google granting a third party control of your machine to render it suitable for use during the test. This restriction must happen at a level that is superior to the user on a device with a lot of personal information.

This is hard to implement and terrible for the users right to con their own device and their privacy.

The same restrictions on a school owned device not used for personal communication would be easier to implement and less worrisome.

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