I believe the internet is a great way to help students in a compostion class. Even if some students don't like to use the internet you can have them do their assignment or writing by hand. Teachers should give their students options rather than just giving them one option to do a certain assignment. The internet can also, be useful for students who don't know how to use it and the teachers can introduce this technology. By introducing the internet for those students who never had access to it, they can show them the benefits of using the internet and the right ways to use it, rather them knowing the cons.
Thats a good question, is the internet all a pipe dream? Well for right now I would have to say yes and no. The internet has it's pros and cons, but if we take someone elses work from a source and don't cite it is called "plagerism", which helps everyone to think on their own. The benifits of the internet is finding information about a certain topic and learning different facts ect... I think in the near future as technology grows it will all "be that PiPe DReAM".
I don't think the internet could supplement the pedogogy, but it can be another source for the students to use if they feel more comftorable using the internet.
The internet could be a danger to students because they can come across images that are not very pleasing, but this is why some parents teach their kids to stay out of things that they are un aware of. Their is a lot of bad things out their that technolgy brings to society, but at the same time the most intelligent students learn through technology.
I would say im a big fan of technolgy because sometimes thats what keeps me busy, most of my classes consist of me being on the internet. Also, I love my ipod it keeps me jammin lol.....who dosent love their ipod!!
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i agree that students can definitely learn from technology, but i think that it definitely needs to be monitored. if students are given too much freedom, they can abuse the use of technology and not use it for educational purposes like they should.
ReplyDeleteI know that on my son's laptop that the shool provides, they have wireless internet, but it is very HIGHLY monitored... they cannot even access youtube or Yahoo... they are very limited to the sites they can access, so I wodnder what exactly they CAN use their computers for! Ha ha... my point is - there is very little access to anything that could harm them such as pictures and whatnot.........
ReplyDeleteOh and YES i LOVE my ipod... if I am travelling to school and I figure out that I forgot it, it ruins my whole day! Technology is my best friend... if only we could find a way to keep up with the new trends and never be far behind!
I also think that the internet is a great tool but can also be a negative influence if it is abused or not monitored properly. I think that by teachers introducing the internet to kids that don't know what it is or might not have a computer at home this gives the first impression that it is for academia only. This maybe will increase the kids that use it and don't abuse it.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the internet has many advantages to students and teachers in today's society. I also agree that there are bad things about it as well. However, I believe that it is the responibility of both the parents and the teachers to watch what the children are getting into, and the responsibility of the parents to teach their children how to properly deal with the bad things.
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