The document discusses the importance of the internet in various aspects of modern life. It begins by noting how the internet has opened up new opportunities and access to information globally. It then highlights several key ways the internet has positively impacted the world, including online education and training providing more opportunities for students, the growth of e-commerce allowing businesses to reach wider audiences, online banking making financial transactions more convenient, and new communication methods like email and social media bringing people closer together globally. The internet is presented as a revolutionary force that has changed how people live and work for the better.

1. St. Joseph College of Teacher Education For Women
SEMINAR ON INTERNET
EDU-103 DEVELOPMENT AND RESOURCES IN EDUCATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY
Submitted by,
Sarah Maria
1st B.Ed. Social Science (2022-2024)
Roll No: 14
Submitted to,
Anu Cleetus,
Assistant Professor,
St. Joseph College of Teacher Education for Women, Ernakulam.

2. The Importance of Internet in Life: Now and Tomorrow
• Internet has opened a new world for many people around the world.
Many opportunities are available here. It is a manifestation of never-
ending innovation and creativity. It knows no boundary but brings
huge economic chances for people in every country. Internet allows
people to improve the quality of their life. It opens access to the
previously inaccessible things.

4. Have you ever wondered how the Internet has impacted our lives!?We
are using the Internet almost every now and then, everyday. The
evolution of the Internet has triggered massive enhancement in the
abilities of the modern man to share information around the globe. In a
way, it has revolutionized the fate and face of the world and how! This
resource elucidates some of the key contributions of the Internet to the
world, at large.

5. SIGNIFICANCE OF INTERNET
• ONLINE STUDY, TRAINING & EDUCATION – A BOON FOR STUDENTS
Internet has ushered in new opportunities for students, too. Now, they can obtain quality
education from the precincts of their homes. Whenever they need to clear some doubts, they
can now look up to the Internet for help. Moreover, they can also contact their teachers and
literally talk to them. So the Internet also serves as a digital classroom and that too of huge
dimensions and well endowed with digital apparatus for competent learning.
The educational websites not only give the students study material but also present them with
practice tests so that they can prepare better for their examinations. Yet another interesting
part is that as soon as their results are out, the students can know the details with the click of
the mouse! The Web is filled with unlimited opportunities for the new-age student.

7. BUSINESS GETS A NEW ADDRESS - THE WORLD WIDE WEB
Internet has given the field of business and trade a new face by taking it online. Undoubtedly, online
business is thriving on the net. The Corporate World can reach out to a wider base of customers,
through their websites. The number of active shoppers online is progressively on the rise and the
business world is tapping this fact for the better. Locating resources like shops, outlets, businesses
offering specific products and services has become easier through Internet. Apart from speed,
reliability and an extensive reach, it also provides the buyers as well as the sellers with a greater range
of products and services to choose from. It also eliminates the geographical limitations of trade and
exchange. Thus, it is proving to be a fairly profitable mode in the business arena.
Advertising and marketing have also experienced a radical makeover, all thanks to the Internet and its
enormous coverage.

9. BANKING AT A CLICK – ONLINE BANKING
The sphere of banking has also immensely benefitted by Internet. Today, the transactions are
completed within seconds and are arguably safer and more secure. The customers no longer need to
stand in queues for their requirements. Online banking also saves paper and hence, conserves nature. It
has brought the Bank closer to those people who live in remote places where a real Bank has not been
built, yet. Banking even on holidays is another key advantage of E-Banking.
Online banking can also be used to pay bills. One can also view one's transactions and transfer money
online. In other words, Internet in the form of E-Banking has made the financial lives of people much
easier to deal with.

11. LETTER @ A CLICK
Internet has revolutionized the area of communication by introducing e-mail and chatting. People
exchange messages-whether small or large, important or casual, in a much quicker way than ever
before. 'Chats' makes their tête-à-tête even livelier. People living across the world are immensely
benefitting from this new-age medium of communication. People can remotely connect to their friends
online through Social Networking websites like Facebook and Orkut.
It is pretty evident that the World Wide Web has brought people living in different parts of the world
closer. Childhood friends meet again and connect immediately on this virtual platform. So it won't be
an exaggeration to call the web a digital meeting place. Further, it has emerged as a cool and efficient
platform for networking. The mammoth success of the social networking websites go a long way to
demonstrate the popularity and significance of Internet in the field of social networking. With the
advent of Internet, the world has shrunk and has emerged as a global village.

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