Lesson 16: The Internet and Education

The invention of the computer and the subsequent software programmed for its use has totally changed the whole concept of progress and communication.  Every part of the world can now be reached and contact with other persons where ever they are can be done through the internet.  The internet is the system that enables the user of a computer to gain access to whatever he needs be it for information, for communication, for business or for personal reasons.  Missing relatives can even be found thru the internet by using different search and social sites.  How much more for the field of education; the internet has become its partner in the ever changing learning process.  Students can interact with students in foreign countries, they can share information, learn and grow with each other.  They can search any topic and subject they want to research.  The globe becomes smaller and its inhabitants become closer and relations between countries are improved and strengthened.

Experience

As a student, the most convenient thing to do for a research is to search the net than to go to the library to borrow a book which is so tiring and time consuming whereas, if we would just search in the internet using a search engine everything is already in there. Moreover, browsing the net is much faster than browsing books in the library.

Reflection

Because everything can be found in the internet there’s a tendency for the students to become lazy and become too dependent on the technology. Although, there are things that users must be cautious especially the learners and that is by avoiding plagiarism. Moreover, students nowadays are contented by copy and paste and not exerting any effort to rephrase and paraphrase the sentence they get from the internet.

Application

Through internet, the learners learning is readily attainable because it will takes a small amount of time to complete a specific task. Furthermore, if the students have their research paper they can just look into the net for an example for their basis.

Reference:


Lucido, P. I. (2012). Educational Technology 2. LORIMAR PUBLISHING INC.