Book Research vs Internet Research Essay

technology more often to communicate because it makes finding people and friends a lot easier than face to face interaction, is a much faster way to communicate with people through text and email, and makes it much easier to find research on items or information. Most people like making a lot of friends and through technology it has made it much simpler to find people with the same hobbies and likes. “I connected your Zing account with the total Circle community, so you just got 10,401 new followers!” (98).…

Does the Internet make you smarter vs. Does the Internet make you dumber? Have you seen the debate of the intelligence and the stupidity of the internet and how it effects the way the human brain works? The Internet has turned the way we live in a completely different direction. This make the world wonder what is the internet doing to our life as we evolve into the modern world. Today we will look at why Nicholas Carr thinks the internet make you dumber in has article from Wall Street Journal…

devices like smart phone use code. There has been an ongoing discussion on whether the code should be in an open form or a closed form. In other words value neutrality of code vs. non-neutrality. The reality however is that code cannot be value neutral. There are several examples, which show that codes are not value neutral. Let us take an example of a site, “Yahoo.com” when establishing itself in China. To allow for the operation of this website, the Chinese government formed rules to develop…

In a world of high-spend internet, and instant communication, the world has gotten its self into a rush. In the process of trying to find the faster, easier, and cheaper way of doing things, there are those that are being left in the dust; those trying and struggling to keep up with their peers. Institutions (collages) have left behind a few groups of academics for the fast, easier, and cheaper way of issuing students their text books. These academics do not have access to internet, or have a…

The U.S. Department of Education and the National Training and Stimulation Association have recently conducted studies that show that students who use a form of technology in schoolwork lessen the amount of time it takes to learn a topic by 80% (Reiss). Statistics from the U.S. Department of Education, National Training and Stimulation Association claim that using a form of technology reduces the amount of time it takes for students to reach a certain goal ("Should Tables Replace Textbooks in…

students using the Internet grows annually each year (as cited Metzger, Flanagin & Zwarun, 2003). Therefore, in this study, social media is a term that refers to Internet-based sites and services that promote social interaction between participants. A few examples of these Internet-based sites and services are discussion forums, blogs, wikis, podcasting, and social networking sites. Social media has become a great online platform for students, since it makes a much…

Kirsten Purdie Is Censorship in schools a threat to Education? I recently read the article ‘Internet filtering as a form of soft censorship’ by Mitch Wagner which addressed the fact that Internet filtering software, which is designed and implemented to protect students, could be doing more harm to their education than good. This got me thinking about the different forms of Censorship in schools and the effects that the removal or manipulation of materials could have on the learning process of…

John McCain vs Barack Obama. That is what Charles Pierce talks all about in this chapter. To my surprise, Charles is for the most part in between the then presidential candidates at the time. Charles also has a go with Sarah Palin. “While Obama merely bowed clumsily in the direction of Idiotic America, John McCain set up housekeeping there. Desperate to dissociate himself from the previous administration, which had spent seven years crafting policies that it could sell to Idiot America while the…

Serial Killers: Are they born or are they made? It seems to be a question to ignite a debate and has so for decades. The nature vs nurture debate has been regarded as the most essential argument in psychology. Regarding serial killers, it may be the most important. A number of things can play into a person becoming what they end up being or doing. Whether it is their hormones or genetics; or their background, it has an effect on a person’s outcome. Parents can determine the life their child will…

I found the Sucess Plan activity to be a great way to understand my learning strengths and weakness. My strongest learning styles were Aural (auditory-musical), Physical (kinesthetic), Social (interpersonal), Solitary (intrapersonal). I am an avid music lover, so all music does motivate me to work or study. As far as physical, I am very hands on type of learner or like to be actively involved, such as my online learning setting vs. a traditional classroom (lecture). As for Social and…