Internet Vs Education Kent Conrad once said, “Access to the computer and the internet has become a basic need for education in our society.” However, since the creation of the internet, websites such as Wikipedia have been created. Websites like Wikipedia offer detailed information into what some would consider facts. Nonetheless, when looking more in depth, this website is neither factual nor credible. In contrast, the internet also contains databases consisting of scholarly journals; however these databases are both factual and credible. With this being said, today’s youth must be educated on determining the difference between valid and invalid material presented throughout the World Wide Web. The internet can be a very useful resource providing
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When looking into the first effect caused by misuse of this resource, one can see that if not using proper sources, discrediting of research or other serious consequences can occur on the matter. In addition, another effect that occurs is improper information collected on a subject, like the information being irrelevant there for leading to little or no coverage on the assignment at hand. When looking into the article, “When the Internet Thinks it Knows You”, the author states that “Focusing on the personally relevant news-the squirrel-is a great business strategy. But it leaves us starring at our front yard instead of reading about suffering, genocide and revolution” (Pariser). This quote reinforces the fact that, having relevant information is key to one’s research and education. Thus, without relevant information one may be misled about current data and statistics, thus possibly affecting one’s job status or even research essay. This can happen if he or she were to include this information into their research presented into an assignment or even within job. Finally, the last effect that occurs is that when a lack of concentration is presented when using the internet, one may not be able to understand the complex meaning of an article available online. In fact, “only when we pay deep attention to a new piece of information are we able to associate it meaningfully and systematically with knowledge already well established in memory” (Carr). Therefore, if this does not occur, one’s education can be impacted, because if one does not fully understand the article at hand, they may assume a different meaning to the
When looking into the first effect caused by misuse of this resource, one can see that if not using proper sources, discrediting of research or other serious consequences can occur on the matter. In addition, another effect that occurs is improper information collected on a subject, like the information being irrelevant there for leading to little or no coverage on the assignment at hand. When looking into the article, “When the Internet Thinks it Knows You”, the author states that “Focusing on the personally relevant news-the squirrel-is a great business strategy. But it leaves us starring at our front yard instead of reading about suffering, genocide and revolution” (Pariser). This quote reinforces the fact that, having relevant information is key to one’s research and education. Thus, without relevant information one may be misled about current data and statistics, thus possibly affecting one’s job status or even research essay. This can happen if he or she were to include this information into their research presented into an assignment or even within job. Finally, the last effect that occurs is that when a lack of concentration is presented when using the internet, one may not be able to understand the complex meaning of an article available online. In fact, “only when we pay deep attention to a new piece of information are we able to associate it meaningfully and systematically with knowledge already well established in memory” (Carr). Therefore, if this does not occur, one’s education can be impacted, because if one does not fully understand the article at hand, they may assume a different meaning to the