This document discusses the positive and negative influences of the internet. Positively, it provides access to vast information, facilitates communication, and supports online education. However, it can also expose users to unethical content and be misused if not properly supervised. While the internet has benefits, parents and teachers must guide students on appropriate usage to minimize risks. Overall, the internet's positive impacts outweigh its negatives when used cautiously.
3. Internet?
Internet is a universal system of computer
networks that are interconnected to serve
millions or even billions of people around
the world(newworldencyclopedia, 2008).
4. POSITIVE INFLUENCE
Public school children who had access to home
computers used them on average of three or four days
a week, and over 85% of children with home
computers used them for educational purposes
(Macho,2007).
5. Internet is “an ocean of information”.
Millions of pages of information are accessible by a single
click.
Provides latest news of the world.
E.g.
Over 5000 online newspapers of the world are available at
the link http://reporter.asu.edu/newspapers.htm
(Ralph, 2003).
7. o They can;
share information
discuss on particular subject
For example,
Student can discuss his or her homework with friends
anywhere in the world.
Teachers can also contact parents or guardians easily
using internet.
8. LIBRARY
e- library / online- library
Internet is the world largest library
Can read books and other resources which are not available at
school library
Reduce the demand for school library
For instance,
libraries on different subjects, books, newspapers,
journals, magazines, speeches and other resources are available
on the website http://www.libraryspot.com(Ralph, 2003).
9. School library
Search for books and other resources
A single keyword/phrase will provide
All the related books and other resources available
name of the book
author and the content of the book
cover page
number of pages
exact location of the book
10. check the new books arrived
his or her current loans
over due dates
reserve books
request for new books
11. ONLINE EDUCATION
There are many websites of different universities provide
lecturers and tutorials on different subjects
Students can download these lecturers and tutorials
People from any part of the world can join online courses
Many universities are finding ways to bring the benefit of the
classroom into a distance-learning setting (Arsham, 2002).
12. ONLINE RESULTS
some academic institutions provide online results for
their students
enables to check their results in anywhere if internet
access is available
For example : Edexcel
13. HELPFUL FOR TEACHERS
helpful for teachers to get information
there are many academic websites for teachers
helps to prepare the lesion notes
helps to prefer more effective teaching techniques
can communicate with other teachers and experts around the world and can
share ideas
exchange resources
download past papers, marking schemes, specimen papers, lesion notes etc.
power point presentations are readily available
14. Academic games & exercises
For example, there are many academic games on the website,
www.gudli.com
like puzzles, grammar games, vocabulary games etc.
Students spend a lot of time enjoying academic games and
exercises
helps to improve vocabulary, spellings, grammar and general
knowledge of students
18. NEGATIVE INFLUENCE
Students fail to identify what is appropriate and valuable to them
They use what they find rather than evaluating the sources
More dependent on the internet
Access to internet for some academic purpose, but may spend times on
something else
E.g. Access to unethical or unwanted information or websites
Students hack the school website, steal the examination papers and put
them on internet that everyone can see it.
19. How to stop misuse of internet?
supervise
tell them what is appropriate and what is not
to block unwanted websites
maintain an internet filters
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