In this post, we explained the Good and Bad Sides of Internet Use in Primary and Secondary Schools. The positive or negative impact of the internet on Students and how it should be balance on its usage.
INTRODUCTION.
The Internet allows for access to information 24hours a day, 7 days a week. For schools (public and private), online capabilities not only create entry to a vast number of resources but also facilitate distance learning and collaboration between classes and students in different location along with the benefits the Internet brings.
HOW DOES TECHNOLOGY AFFECT CHILDREN?
The internet can be used in so many different ways, positively and negatively, studies have been performed that confirm the detrimental effects of the internet and yet we see its positive effects on the minds of our children in the joy they show us when they learn something new.
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POSITIVE EFFECTS OF THE INTERNET ON CHILDREN.
The reasons why the internet is good or the benefits of the internet for students in education is given below:
- Relevant Content Available on the Internet.
The internet is full of knowledge and pieces of information. Most relevant and quality content is available on the internet. There is a lot of blogs available which provide the most relevant content and study-related materials for the students. By which students can get help and learn. Students can use the internet for searching for their study relevant materials, assignments, quizzes, presentations, all study relevant materials are available. Not only students but teachers also get help from the internet as they can use it for their research. There are thousands of research papers and books available on the internet.
- Connectivity and Communications Through Internet.
The Internet also helps the students and teachers in the connectivity and communications to each other. With the help of the internet students and teachers can make connectivity with each other and communicate with each other. It helps a lot of the students and teachers to easily discussed the education-related materials with each other online through the internet. They can make online groups on social media plate forms like Facebook, WhatsApp, etc. which is used by the internet, and share the information with each other in the groups.
- Online Education Through the Internet.
The Internet makes a lot of things easier for people including education. Before the internet, getting education from the right place and the right people was very difficult for the students. They spend a lot of money on getting an education. But after the internet, it becomes very easy for the students as they have no need to go to study in some confine place rather they can simply learn from the internet at home.
- Internet Help in Searching and Saves Precious Time of The Students
Before the internet, it was very difficult for the students to search for something. They read a lot of books which was actually very difficult for them and it wastes a lot of their precious time. They also used to go to libraries and borrow different kinds of books for searching for their desired information. But after the internet, it becomes very easy for them. They can easily search for their desired information on the internet and they get it easily. There are thousands of websites and blogs available on the internet which share and publish the best ever quality content with the people to help them in learning.
One of the best benefits of the internet for the students is they can make online discussions with people and learn from them. There is a lot of groups on social media platforms, students can join those groups related to their interest and discuss the topics with the people in the group and learn from them. Also, there are social media sites on the internet through which students can share their points of view, the latest pieces of information, and updates with other students around the world.
- Help in Completing Assignments and Presentations.
Students can get help from the internet to complete their assignments and homework. There are all kinds of information available on the internet. Students can easily get help from them and complete their assignments and presentations.
NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF THE INTERNET ON CHILDREN.
Technology has upgraded the system of education in the world that affects students positively, at the same time this advancement of technology also has a bad effect on education that affects this student.
The internet is made easy and students are becoming highly dependent on the devices to complete their work rather than depending on their own knowledge and this is obviously a negative signal towards the growth of education and humanity in the modern world. The following are the negative effects below:
- Huge Expenditure.
These high-tech devices offer many advanced features to the user which is much more helpful than using pen and paper, but the maintenance of these devices costs a fortune to the owner. The maintenance requires a huge amount of money and the update of the outdated software also takes a fair amount of money. So, we can say that technology has made education expensive.
With the advancement of technology, teachers are incapable of teaching students with modern techniques. The teachers know the primitive way of teaching the students by interacting with them. Research has proved that interactive teaching is the best way for students to learn.
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With the use of technology and advanced devices, the interaction part is totally eliminated. The students only study the topics by themselves and do not discuss any topic. This has a bad impact on the students.
- Waste of Time.
Problems like server issues and connectivity problems take a huge amount of time to get fixed, hence it disturbs the normal flow of teaching and causes frustration for both the teacher and the student. Wasting time due to these kinds of unnecessary problems is not advisable in any educational institution or in schools where every second is important for the students.
With speedy development and improvement in the technology, website owners are eager to rank their websites higher on different search engines. So, the owners are mostly concerned about ranking and are least concerned about the contents on the website.
This is the reason many websites contain wrong information on various topics that are pasted or copied from different sources without verifying the authenticity of the content. Due to this wrong information, the learners are often misguided which can severely harm their educational development.
- Major Source of Distraction: Research has revealed that more than 60% of schools and colleges in the world are using modern devices like laptops and tablets as a means of teaching. So, the students are also using the same devices to be on par with the teachings of the teachers. In the present day, social media has evolved leaps and bounds, with 90% of the world’s population using social media. So, the devices which are provided to the students for studying are instead used to be active on social media.
Students are not studying with the help of these devices; they are interested in checking the posts and status updates of their near and dear ones and many other things. This is how technology is becoming a huge distraction for the learners, thus increasing the gap between students and educators.
- Creates Enough Opportunities for Cheating
- Losing Assignment of the Students
- Difficult to Deal with the Online Courses
- Extinction of Good Handwriting
Even though technology has some negative effect on education, it is undeniable that technology also has made the education system simple and flexible:
Students can take the help of the internet for their studies
The implementation of smart classes in every school and colleges is very good result of the technology
It eliminates all the educational limitations and boundaries faced by a learner
Students can access their work and assignments with the help of these advanced devices whenever and from wherever they want.
So, these are some ways in which technology has greatly benefited the education system.