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Flipping the Classroom: Does it Benefit All or Some Students? (1). Statement and brief explanation of question or problem The concept of flipping a classroom has quickly embedded itself as a pedagogical model of the today’s modern classrooms. The idea of “flipping” originated with Harvard professor Eric Mazur in the late 1990’s; however, two high school Chemistry teachers, Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams, were the driving forces behind its popularity in the high school classroom. In simple…

nations such as India, Africa, and southern parts of Asia have been in large, unable to invest in the internationally growing technologies, which would allow their nation to have and maintain Internet access, due to the initial start up investment necessary (Reference). A country not having Internet access in today’s digital age leads to a number of economic consequences. This can be highlighted through; schools being unable to educate or teach students IT skills, preventing them from taking…

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…

Everyday there are many users that access copyright infringing material. According to Music Streaming; Piracy Is Down but Still Very Much in Play. the Author states, "About a fifth of Internet users around the world continue to regularly access sites offering copyright infringing music, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry." This suggests that the DMCA does not restrict the flow of copyright infringing material on the Internet enough. S.O.P.A. and P.I.P.A. could…

are more reliant on the internet than ever before, in america our whole lives have begun to revolve around it from work to play. Because about half of our lives are now on electronic there are many parties feel as though they need control over this as well. Internet censorship is the act powerful companies and governments blocking sites and information they see as unacceptable for the public to access. In America there are many forces who are working towards making internet censorship a thing.…

computers and Ipads so students can turn in their work. Almost everything has something to do with computers. I would say the best benefit having computers would be the easy access to information on the computers. But…

The internet is a global network system in which people can rapidly transmit information to one another; it has become more popular with the increase in technology. Browsing the internet had grown popular to not only adults, but teens and children as well. Teens use the internet to communicate with other people throughout the world instantly. Social media has caused a lot of controversy in the world today, yet it still continues to grow bigger and bigger. People can instantly access whatever…

Easy access to information, over lenient colleges and professors, coupled with deteriorating moral standards enable college students to effortlessly cheat on assignments. Most colleges advertise disciplinary rules regarding plagiarizing, and teach students how not to plagiarize, but all this really does is show students what not to do so they can get away with it. There are many applications schools use to automatically check assignments for plagiarism but students have access to these same…

Communications Decency Act of 1996 was an attempt by Congress to censor and regulate obscene material and pornographic on the Internet. This legislation addressed concerns Congress had was regarding juveniles’ being able to search pornography on the Internet. The Act’s focus was to protect children from viewing indecent or inappropriate sites from public areas on the Internet. Those for the legislation feared that young children would be in danger of child predators. Also, some believed children…

connected to a school network or internet and encountered a filter? Of course you have! This makes you angry because you were trying to do an honest mans work and your websites have been blocked due to the overprotection of your superiors! According to the The American Association of School Librarians (AASL), ninety four percent of United States schools use internet filters. Students should not be required to use internet blockers because: they often restrict access to websites that can be used…