As you know, the use of the Internet is popular in today’s society. Using the Internet is an everyday occurrence for a large majority of people as well as businesses. Education has also come to rely on the Internet. Teachers incorporate a wide variety of resources found on the Internet for lessons. Some students attend distant learning schools, where Internet is essential. While using the Internet can be very beneficial, there are a number of downfalls to when using and relying on the Internet. As educators who plan to use Internet resources, it is important to be aware of these issues and how to prevent such downfalls as much as possible.
Student access to inappropriate material can always cause problems for educators. Schools install firewall and filtering software as a response to this issue. Teachers should also always preview assignments before the students are required to complete the assignment. Teachers need to know what is on the websites they are assigning to students. Safety and privacy issues are also a concern when using the Internet. Online predators, sale pitches directed towards children and student identification are all a risk when using Internet. Fraud, viruses and hackers are also potential problems that occur when using the Internet. Educators should also be aware of the potential increase in plagiarism and copyright issues when students have access to online resources. Students have easy access to a huge amount of information, documents and images, all of which can easily be copied and used illegally. Going over copyright laws with students is one way to address this concern. There are also programs where students can submit work and the program will help detect any material that is plagiarized. Teachers need to be aware of what students are doing on the Internet and how to keep the safety of the students in tack.
In high school teachers had us use the Internet all the time for assignments. Some of the Internet websites that we had to use would not work because the school had them blocked. It was very frustrating because you would think that the teachers would have checked it before they had us use those websites. I think that if a teacher is going use websites they should check to see if they work or if they appropriate for the students. It is very essential to make sure the websites work so that the children can do the assignment.
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