International Educational E-Journal, {Quarterly}, ISSN 2277-2456, Volume-I, Issue-II, Jan-Feb-Mar 2012
The Educational Advantages of Using Internet
Mr. [Link]
PVDT College of Education for womens, SNDT women’s University, Mumbai-20,
Maharashtra, India.
Abstract
Internet is defined as a collection of various services and resources. Although, many
people still think e-mail and World Wide Web as the principle constituents of Internet,
there is a lot more in store than e-mail, chat rooms, celebrity web sites and search
engines. Internet makes more easy to teach nay content using LCD player it become
visually as well as auditory effect. It has also become the best business tool in the modern
scenario. Today, Internet has brought a globe in a single room. Right from getting news
across the corner of the world to accessing knowledge resources to shopping, everything
is at your fingertips. Internet has tremendous potential and a lot to offer in terms of
services. However, like every single innovation in science and technology, Internet has
its own advantages and disadvantages.
KEYWORDS:- Internet, education
Introduction
The Internet offers a world of information in one place. It is a helpful tool in
communicating and researching all different subjects. It is also a great way for students to
use computers with proper supervision. Yet using the Internet in an educational system
can be controversial. Some of the disadvantages include students giving out too much
information about themselves, sites too commercialized with little educational value, and
access to material that parents might not want their children exposed to. However,
teachers and students have seen many benefits.
The Internet helps students develop their computer skills. It can also help students
with their writing skills. In some forms, the Internet can help students with critical
thinking skills. Students are faced with more information than they could ever use or
need. This requires them to sort through the information and decide what is most
important and relevant. With e-mail, students can have contact with other students around
the world studying the same things they are.
The Internet can be a huge source for student trying to look up information for a
college project or do homework. It also eliminates barriers for handicapped students who
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may have trouble getting to a library. It allows all students to have access to information
whether or not their family has a set of encyclopedias.
The Internet allows students to read the latest news of a certain subject they are
studying. If they are studying Indian politics they can do a news search and find out what
is happening in the world of politics at that very moment. This can help them connect
what they are learning to the real world. It can also keep them interested in a subject.
Students may have longer attention spans with technology than with other forms of
traditional learning.
Students will have to use the computer for research in college, in their jobs and
their everyday lives. The Internet is a way of life for almost everyone now. Using it in a
classroom is one of the best and safest ways to help them learn about this tool. The
Internet is an added bonus for teachers looking for more information on subjects for
giving lectures. It allows them to efficiently communicate with teachers through email.
The Internet is a powerful tool for assisting students and educators with
conducting research. Going to a library and searching through a card catalog by hand can
be laborious and inefficient compared to searching for the same information on a
computer. Many college offer online library systems which allow students to find
information on books using lab computers, or to access databases of scholarly articles
that they can read online.
One of the most powerful benefits of the Internet in higher education is its role in
e-Learning. E-Learning uses course materials that exist entirely on a computer or the
Internet. Some schools offer courses that are entirely e-learning based, meaning all texts,
assignments, quizzes and tests are accessible online and no face-to-face meetings are
required. E-learning allows students with limited mobility or inflexible schedules to take
courses and study at times that are convenient for them. E-learning also allows students
to learn at different rates; one student could go through a certain course and finish it in
half the time of another student. Many brick-and-mortar colleges and universities offer
online courses or have courses with aspects of e-learning, such as online quizzes and
exams.
Conclusion –
Hence we conclude that,
Internet is a most powerful educational tool for teaching Learning .
Internet is useful for self-study to student.
Internet gives to student a lot of information for student to achieve goal.
Internet could also be used for assignment and the progress of student.
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