To begin with, I am hearing a bundle of negative and positive points, on the subject of filtering, or not filtering internet in a workplace, and it is a notable occurrence that this is coming up. When I first heard about this issue, I was leaning more towards the filtering it in a workplace, But the more I read about this, it seems like a helpful idea not to filter the internet. As a result, Let’s proceed over why I feel so strongly that the internet not be filtered.
First, “While we recognize that it is in all our interests to promote productivity and a positive workplace environment, we believe that blocking our free access to the internet is the wrong way to go about this. First, there is more to that Salary.com statistic that you
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Just as workers are permitted to make brief personal calls at work, so should they be allowed to use the internet for the same purpose.” (Bell 2). Indeed, they should be able to use the Internet for the same reason, for instance, the phones might be down or all in use, or the person you need to get a hold of might not own a phone and only have email. Also, someone may have an employee that is deaf, or the employees’ person of interest may be deaf. Third, they believe that the best way to instill growth in a company and avoid lawsuits is to hire employees that are responsible and show them that you trust them. If, you act like you don’t trust them by instantly taking away Internet privileges, without giving them a chance for them to prove to you that you can trust them. (Bell 2). Furthermore, installing a filter for the Internet may cause employees to have resentment, or make them try and find a way around the filter, it’s a corrupt solution to cause an unnecessary …show more content…
I do get why they would expect it to work, but it doesn’t seem like they have tested it very well. This should be a matter that the entire community in the workplace should discuss and decide if they agree with it, or it could cause chaos and unproductivity. “According to the survey by Salary.com, at least 64 percent of employees nationwide admit to visiting non-work related websites while on the job. This “cyber-slacking,” as it is called, hurts productivity and would waste company resources.” (Timmons 1). Again, the 64% of people that are on the non-work-related sites are mostly only on them for about an hour the entire week, so that is not that often. I think of they weren’t able to get on those sites at all while at work they would go crazy get bored and end up not accomplishing anything the entire time they are
There are many everyday devises that we hearing people take for granted, among these are telephones, smoke alarms, doorbells, and alarm clocks. When we look at how members of the deaf community use these everyday items we must consider that members within the community have very different communication needs, abilities, and preferences. Hard-of-hearing people for example can use a standard telephone with the addition of a headset or amplifier, while some hard-of-hearing people may prefer a TTY deaf persons rely on it, or a relay service to communicate as we (hearing people) would on a telephone.
Cep and Ross both agree that the Internet is a necessity. Cep states, “we not only love and socialize online but live and work there too. (Cep 1)” In this statement she is showing the obvious reasons that people use the internet. The internet isn’t used only for social aspects but for work obligations too. She goes on to quote the Pope, “The digital environment is not a parallel or purely virtual world but is part of the daily experience of many people, especially the young. (2)” This quote shows that everyone in the world realizes the necessity of the internet. Even the Pope understands and discusses its value. Ross too reiterates the importance of the internet. One quote that really drilled it home was this, “And now that going online is a part of everyday life.. (Ross 3)” A quote couldn’t exemplify the Internets necessity any more. In another source titled “Mobile And More Productive? Firm-Level Evidence On The Productivity Effects Of Mobile Internet Use” by Irene Bertschek and Thomas Niebel it is discussed that the necessity for the internet exceeds just computer access. It shows that having the internet at all times, via mobile phones, is also important. In this article they state, “The econometric analysis shows that firms ' labour productivity significantly increases with the share of employees with mobile internet access. (Bertschek and Niebel 1)” This really puts an emphasis on how important the internet can really be. Having work access to it at all times, even while at home, can improve
Deaf Prisoner Telecomm Injustice. Retrieved from http://www.behearddc.org/blogs-a-vlogs/74-first-blog.html Ridgeway, J. (2009). The 'Standard' of the 'Standard'. The Secret World of Deaf Prisoners. Retrieved from http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2009/10/secret-world-deaf-prisoners-0 Vernon, M, & Miller, K. R. (2005).
Individuals who are deaf or are hearing impaired are faced with many problems in today’s world. There are so many tasks and activities that are done today that deaf or hearing impaired people may have difficulty doing because of there handicap. There handicap used to stop them or inhibit them from doing something that they are interested in or there friends and neighbors would do. However in today there are new and different technologies, that help the deaf and hearing impaired in the activities in which they want to participate in which is hard for them to take part in because of there handicap. Technology is used to help with everyday tasks in the lives of deaf and hearing impaired individuals. With out this new technology which is being invented everyday, deaf and hearing impaired people may be considered to have a handicap which prevents them from certain activities, but this is not the case anymore, now these people just have different obstacles which through the use of technology they are learning to over come. They can do anything that regular normal range of hearing individuals can do, due to the new technology being invented everyday.
11).” The majority of disabilities are extremely easy and inexpensive to implement and or accommodate. For example, an employee who is hindered by a cognitive disability may not be able to work in loud environments. By simply providing a office with a closed door and or allowing an employee to work varying hours so they are not around the noise are reasonable an inexpensive accommodations that any company can handle. Lastly, when there are questions and or concerns regarding appropriate accommodations it’s vital that the employee, employee’s managers, and human resources have an interactive conversation to properly determine appropriate accommodations. By following these processes and providing accommodations employers are producing improved morale, and increased productivity (Sotoa & Kleiner, 2013, p.
Internet is a powerful tool that allows users to collaborate and interact with others all over the world conveniently and relatively safely. It has allowed education and trade to be accessed easily and quickly, but all these benefits do not come without very taxing costs. This is especially true when dealing with the likes of the Internet. Countries in the European Union and Asia have realized this and have taken action against the threat of net neutrality to protect their citizens, even at the cost of online privacy. Internet censorship is required to protect us from our opinions and vices. Every country should adopt Internet censorship and regulation since it improves society by reducing pornography, racism/prejudice, and online identity theft.
“Board staff taking steps to make the Internet filters more effective .These include a review of search engines, tighter restrictions on apps , greater promotion of digital citizenship”.. (source 1) The board needs to have more effective filters. Also they should take more ways to filter everything grade by grade, because blocking everything the same for everyone some times blocks the sources they need at a higher level , or they cannot access most of where their assignments are for class.. “ The board acknowledges that filters don't always catch everything right away due to everything, changing internet where there is constant flux between rules , criteria, hardware, software, and apps “says the report”.
With practically 100% of public schools using wifi or a way of connecting their students to the internet according to www.education.com, all students aren't going to always be the most cautious nor respectful while using the internet in school. One example of the abuse of the internet at school is going on social media instead of doing school work, which would most likely distract students from getting work done. Obviously school censorship would help prevent this, it would block the websites students should not go on and provide the websites that are most optimal for study and
Throughout the United States there are over eleven million people working at home at least part-time. In cities such as New York, federal legislation put into effect required a decrease in the amount to commuters that drive the city's streets during rush hour. Forced to make changes, Merrill Lynch decided to give the telecommuting program a try. Merrill Lynch started a program where potential telecommuters working at the firm, go through an extensive training course by taking a two-week stint in a simulation lab where they are isolated from co-workers and managers just as they would at home. Some people find it more productive while others realize that telecommuting is not for them. Most telecommuters will find the job comfortable if they themselves are self-motivated and focused.
The proposed internet filter is not only a flawed concept, but an expensive one. If implemented, it will do little to nothing to prevent online crime. The cost of the filter far outweighs any benefit and the potential for abuse in the future is frightening. Viruses will still exist, phishing scams will continue, illegal downloading of movies will still exist and paedophiles will still get their child porn.
Cyber loafing is using personal internet during working hours (Liberman, Seidman, Mckenna & Buffardi 2011, pp. 2192). Cyber loafing is one of the issues that employees need to deal with at work. Websen (cited in Vitak et.al 2011, p. 1751) claims that there is a huge loses in work productivity in the US that cost the companies milli...
During the past decade, the internet has revolutionized and changed the way organizations do business by offering rapid communication systems and enhanced information access and innovation of technological advancements have created a brave new workplace. Further, the internet enables organizations to decrease expenses, reduce product life cycle time, market goods and services more efficiently (Anandarajan et al, 2000). However, with these kinds of benefits, the internet provides employees with a technique
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...ed by technology to inform us that something happen. Technology means a lot in the deaf community.
The Internet is an extremely educational and communicative tool. Everyone can access a tremendous amount of information and connect with people on the other end of the planet; it is capable of doing everything. Nowadays, the society is facing a variety of challenges and controversies which are mostly related to religion, morality, the economic crisis, etc., and the most talked-about issue in today’s world is “Internet censorship”. Although the Internet is very useful, many people are suggesting the idea of censoring the Internet; however, the government should not censor the Internet because a free and open Internet usage has many positive impacts on people’s lives.