Introduction The internet has helped students, of all ages, have easier access to information, expand ways of learning, and it has helped the amount of online graduates increase dramatically. Internet has brought education and learning to a whole new level.
Access To Information
Everyday students are complaining about how they don't want to carry all their books around, how they are heavy, and just downright annoying. Just one computer can contain all that information in those books and weigh less than half of them, thanks to the internet. “The world’s encyclopedia is as weightless, free and instantly accessible as Wikipedia, which is quickly gaining legitimacy in the education sphere. Using the Internet, you can learn a new language or delve into the depths of metaphysics with just a click of a mouse. The Web has unlocked the keys to a
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There are millions of websites that can help someone find information. The possibilities are endless when it comes to the internet. Not only students use the internet for help on homework, research project, or other school based activities. Adults can use it to learn and help when they are having trouble. “While the Internet does a lot for students, there are also benefits for parents and teachers. The interactive learning that the Internet provides can help students and parents with little or no English skills to learn English. Parents can become more involved in their children's education by connecting the school with homes, libraries or other access ports”(Lui, 2015, p.1).
Expanding Learning Abilities
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Head to head hits are still a prevalent issue in the Nfl. Should head to head hits lead to an ejection from the game? If a player in college football commits an intentional helmet to helmet hit, the penalty is an ejection. If college football can input this penalty, couldn’t the NFL? We see that former football players who suffered many concussions over their playing careers, have long lasting effects. Some current players feel as though that they can’t control where their hits land and injuries are just a part of the game. Some fans feel as though all these penalties are taking the fun away the game. Former NFL players are an example of what helmet to helmet hits can do.
One of the most widely used technologies is the Internet, or also known as the World Wide Web. “In August 1981 about 200 computers hosted Web servers. By July 1998 there were over 36 million Web servers, that are hosts to approximately 150 million people” (Strauss). The Internet proves to be very beneficial to education, since students have unlimited access to millions of websites with tons of information. There are only so many newspapers, journals and magazines that you can find in libraries or subscribe to. Therefore, the Internet offers an unlimited pile of information that students can always have. Moreover, students are enriched with the most current information in any subject, along with regular updates. Students are able to use the Internet anytime of day, as long as they have a computer at hand. The research process will not have to end when the school day is over (Wissick, 82).
Newspapers becoming available on the internet, which can be accessed from most any mobile device, allows people to be informed while on the go. Rupert Murdoch created a newspaper called the Daily that allowed anyone with an iPad to view issues for ninety-nine cents a week (Vivian 95). Though this app was directed at a specific audience – iPad users who are willing to pay for their news. This app shows an example of the profitable world for newspapers online. Bringing the news online like this could result in a more informed democracy.
...be expected to live up to its potential.”(Winzer, 98) Some of the problems associated with the internet are inaccurate information, lack or need for censorship, cost and proper use. Other types of programs that are in this category are electronic field trips and interactive distance learning. Through these types of programs, children can gain knowledge and experience different places without having to leave their classroom.
The Internet gives us a seemingly endless supply of resources; we can search for information, communicate with others, or use it for our own personal work or pleasure. The Internet connects us to the rest of the evolving world, in all different countries around the world. With the ability to seek information on the Internet, we can gain knowledge about an endless supply of topics. For example, if someone wanted to learn how to plant a tree they can simply navigate to Google and type in “how to plant a tree.” Furthermore, thousands of pages will appear with step by step instructions demonstrating the process of planting a tree. This knowledge has made our society smarter because we can figure things out on our own, but at the same time save money; we do not have to pay someone else to tell us how to plant a tree. It can really benefit students in school because it allows u...
Sociocultural factors have had influences as to how a family is to function based on societal norms. Society has created an image as to what certain family members are expected to do as a family, but has also prevented family members from doing what they are supposed to do. Factors such as preschool, parent’s education, applying to college, and working parents have affected parent’s involvement in their children’s education, creating benefits and threats. Schools now offer early childhood classes where parents can enroll their children to get a head start in their education. Depending on the parent’s circumstances of enrolling their children, it is usually based on having low income or it is a great way to maintain their children ahead for the upcoming school year.
TOK Exploratory Essay Echo Xu 5/12/16 How should a college student decide a major? One of the challenging decisions for future college students falls on choosing a major. Major choices will strongly impact students’ future life and living standards based on earning, future pursue of degrees and career choices. It is a dynamic decision for college students and they should decide their major by their personality, interests and future occupational choices.
This article discusses the use of the Internet in the classroom and how it can be used to personalize education. The effectiveness of the Internet in the classroom is evaluated at the Henry Hudson Regional School in Highlands, New Jersey. A faculty member at the school explains that the Internet was introduced to their classrooms to expand limited electives, advanced placement, and foreign language offerings. The use of the Internet allows small schools to provide an education that would not be economically possible without it.
Did you know that students/children socialize and get smarter using the internet! Students tend to talk more on the internet instead of reality, also students use resources like Youtube and Khan Academy to get smarter if they don't understand a subject. Therefore, children/students get more socialized/smarter while they are using the internet.
First of all, the Internet, one of the greatest inventions in the history, joined almost all types of telecommunication invented previously such as telephone, radio and television into one, and created new forms of communication such as online text messages, video chatting and social networking. The opportunity of adding and receiving the information on the Internet is one of the aspects stimulating people go online. The simplicity of using the Internet is attracting more and more people in all over the world and the popularity of the Internet is growing even among the youngest aged group of people. To this extent the variety of the information online and vast amount of opportunities provided by websites attract especially children due to their curiosity to know and learn more about the world. However, as in the case with almost all technology, along with benefits come the negative impact of the Internet on children’s development overall.
Numerous people praise the Internet and its ability to educate young people. More and more schools are switching to online learning to help children academically. Studies have shown that educational games can help children’s visual intelligence skills (Subrahmanyam, Kaveri, et al. 128). Similarly, some research has found that computer use helps kids in their alphabet recognition, language, early mathematical knowledge and learning (Bremer 412). Contrastly, homework may contribute to academic and intellectual benefits, but the gains are relatively small compared to the negative effects of the Internet on mental health (Shields, Margie, and Behrman 10). Other research has shown that computers alone are not a sufficient replacement of actual teachers and classrooms. Several studies show the Internet to be a hindrance when it comes to academic achievement and cognitive development. Even computer learning software has been know to smite creativity (Bremer
Most of the time the Internet makes learning fun, unlike the plain fashion of the "almighty" textbook. Computers and other technology can also heighten the learning process by actively engaging students in the task of exploring data. Some students may be tempted to simply download information from the Internet that does not have anything to do with a particular subject that they were asked to research. This shows that the Internet may have a greater impact to education than to learn that information from a typical textbook. Since computers and the Internet have expanded the way with which
The Impact of the Internet on Education A dusty, one-bedroom schoolhouse on the edge of a village. An overworked teacher trying to manage a room full of boisterous children. Students sharing schoolbooks that are in perpetual short supply, crammed in rows of battered desks. Children worn out after long treks to school, stomachs rumbling with hunger.
In total the Internet has not only increased the amount of learning possibilities in the classroom but it has created infinite amounts of learning opportunities for students and teachers.
their dorm room or apartment is sit down at their computer and go online. They proceed to either, read their e-mail, check their online courses for new assignments, or go on one of the many communication websites or programs that are available currently to this generation. None of this would be possible without the readily available Internet access that we often take for granted. The Internet has proven not only useful for entertainment purposes, but has also dramatically changed the educational approach, for both students and educators, and the way knowledge is being obtained.