I believe that the Internet is a wonderful tool for everyone to use from everyday searches for simple items to doing research. It is right at the finger tips of everyone and makes using it convenient, fast, and it provides a VAST amount of information. A library or research office doesn’t even compare to the amount of information that can be housed online. However, this is where it becomes treacherous. Too much information that may not be properly cited, backed up, thoroughly researched, or straight up lies can lead students down the wrong paths. Students doing research papers may take a short cut and just use any information they may find floating on the web, this can lead to faulty papers as well as copyright infringement, i.e. plagiarism. Teaching students how to properly search the internet for viable sources is key.
A paragraph on other ways you might use web-based resources to support student learning. Share a few resources that are of interest to you. Use your book and online resources.
Web-based resources such as the Encyclopedia Britanica online, Oxford dictionary online, as well as journal and video databases can provide relevant examples, pictures, audio commentary, and numerous other things that can help the student better understand the material. No student likes just straight lecturing so using these other online resources is away to capture student interest as well as a way to drive learning.
A paragraph on your concerns about being a teacher who supervises students in a technology environment. Be sure to mention the age/grade level of your students.
My concern for my students would be because I wish to teach high school students, preferably seniors (twelfth grade). These are young adults that find obscene and outrageous and often blocked content highly amusing. My concern would be to make sure I could be able to walk by or view all the students’ computer screens as a way to monitor them. Also, if there was a program that would let me view what they do on my screen I could make sure they do what is necessary. It is also necessary to state to the students what rules are in place as well as the consequences of violation of those rules so as to cut down on rule breakers.
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