My first concept is Internet challenges and responses. Seeing as how the internet has abundant amounts of information some of it is bound to be incorrect. Some sites are not necessarily "incorrect" they just provide "misinformation", meaning they leave out some information. Others have information that is completely false. n example of a site that has a lot of misinformation is Wikipedia. Wikipedia allows anyone to write their own page, so many times the articles are missing facts, or are just created by people who do not know the information at all. With students having access to the internet they can come across almost anything. With allowing the students to use the internet teachers and parents both need to monitor the children's searches so that they do not come across any inappropriate information, or misinformation. Ultimately it is very important to teach the students the correct ways to use the internet and recommend them against using sites like Wikipedia that may give them incorrect information.
The second concept I would like to address is Cyberbullying. With students added access to the internet, they can also communicate with classmates, friends, and even strangers. This is an extremely important topic for teachers to go over with their students.Cyber bullying can take place using any form of social media, texting, IM-ing, really any form of technology that allows students to communicate with one another. Bullying is unacceptable in any capacity but since access to technology has increased so exponentially it has made it where students can now bully others outside of school using the internet. A friend of mine went through a cyber bullying situation in middle school. He said it was worse than normal bullying because he could never escape it. Teachers need to pay a lot of attention to their students to try and keep this from happening.
So far my post has been mainly about the negative forms of technology so for my last concept I would like to include some positives! Just being in college has taught me many important attributes of technology. One of my favorite tools are E-books. These allow you to access text books, normal books, really any kind of written information you may need right from your laptops. It is incredibly beneficial being a student because before you would have to lug around all of your textbooks from class to class. Now all you need is your laptop. I can access my math course and text book from the same site. After math when I go into my history class I can just pull up that text book. As stressful as it is to be a student, E-books sure do make things a lot easier.
References:
Maloy, R. (2011). Transforming learning with new technologies. Boston: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon.
So far my post has been mainly about the negative forms of technology so for my last concept I would like to include some positives! Just being in college has taught me many important attributes of technology. One of my favorite tools are E-books. These allow you to access text books, normal books, really any kind of written information you may need right from your laptops. It is incredibly beneficial being a student because before you would have to lug around all of your textbooks from class to class. Now all you need is your laptop. I can access my math course and text book from the same site. After math when I go into my history class I can just pull up that text book. As stressful as it is to be a student, E-books sure do make things a lot easier.
References:
Maloy, R. (2011). Transforming learning with new technologies. Boston: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon.
Ahh...glad you found a positive to add! :) Seriously, though, the internet is something (like life) that needs to be looked at via a holistic perspective - there will be a need for balance and seeing both the pros and cons. :) I like your infographic (but you need to start adding your creations as resources in APA citation style!!). Also did you know that WIkipedia is actually monitored by a cadre of volunteer experts who delete grafitti and inaccurate information - makes it a bit more credible I think!
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