ED 526ED 526Internet Literacy for Internet Literacy for

EducatorsEducatorsResearch ProjectResearch Project

Kalena E. SmithKalena E. Smith

Effects of the Effects of the Internet on Internet on EducationEducation

POSITIVESPOSITIVES Easier for students to research topics for Easier for students to research topics for

projects, term papers, research projects, etc.projects, term papers, research projects, etc. Great resource for parents to stay in touch Great resource for parents to stay in touch

with teachers.with teachers. Ex: ParentConnect, email, online grading, etc.Ex: ParentConnect, email, online grading, etc.

Easier for adult workers to earn online Easier for adult workers to earn online degreesdegrees Increase in knowledge and salaryIncrease in knowledge and salary Allow people to work at their own paceAllow people to work at their own pace

Bulletin boards, classroom chatrooms, and Bulletin boards, classroom chatrooms, and email allow 24 hour a day access to resources.email allow 24 hour a day access to resources. Unlike libraryUnlike library

NEGATIVESNEGATIVES

Hard for parents/teachers to control Hard for parents/teachers to control what websites students are visiting.what websites students are visiting.

Online degrees sometimes do not Online degrees sometimes do not have high credibility when a person have high credibility when a person interviews for a job.interviews for a job.

PlagiarismPlagiarism The internet makes the work done by The internet makes the work done by

others very accessible to students. others very accessible to students. Students also find it easier to cheat and Students also find it easier to cheat and

copy other people’s work.copy other people’s work.

SUMMARYSUMMARY

Largest effect at the collegiate level.Largest effect at the collegiate level. Effects at the Elementary – High School Effects at the Elementary – High School

Level becoming more and more positive Level becoming more and more positive as teachers are trained to integrate as teachers are trained to integrate technology.technology.

As with anything, there are positives As with anything, there are positives and negatives.and negatives. The good news is that the positives seem to The good news is that the positives seem to

outweigh the negatives in the world of outweigh the negatives in the world of education!education!

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PodcastsPodcasts

What is a Podcast?What is a Podcast? A Podcast is a web-based A Podcast is a web-based

audio broadcast that is audio broadcast that is available through a available through a subscription from the subscription from the internet.internet.

A A PodcastPodcast is a type of is a type of Webcast that can be Webcast that can be listened to or viewed listened to or viewed through personal through personal computers or portable computers or portable media players, such as media players, such as iPods and MP3 players.iPods and MP3 players.

Podcast websites can Podcast websites can directly and constantly directly and constantly feed or stream music to feed or stream music to the subscriber, the subscriber, automatically making automatically making new songs available.new songs available.

How Is It Used Today?How Is It Used Today?

AudioAudio Listen to musicListen to music

VideoVideo ImagesImages TextText PDF FilesPDF Files iTunes enable iTunes enable

LEGAL downloads LEGAL downloads that are paid for.that are paid for.

Can It Be Used In The Can It Be Used In The Curriculum?Curriculum?

An absent student can An absent student can download a lesson.download a lesson.

Students and teachers can Students and teachers can share information with each share information with each other at any time.other at any time.

Teachers can create playlists Teachers can create playlists of news programs, language of news programs, language lessons, audio tours of lessons, audio tours of museums, articles from museums, articles from Wikipedia, etc.Wikipedia, etc.

Teachers can record Teachers can record vocabulary lessons and Book vocabulary lessons and Book Talks (much like read-alouds).Talks (much like read-alouds).

Video Podcasts can be used in Video Podcasts can be used in all of these ways as well.all of these ways as well.

HOWEVER, do any of us have HOWEVER, do any of us have the resources and classroom the resources and classroom material to do this?material to do this?

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CensorshipCensorship

What is Censorship?What is Censorship? Removing or withholding Removing or withholding

information from the information from the public audience.public audience. The government, religious The government, religious

organizations, corporate organizations, corporate organizations, political organizations, political organizations, and many organizations, and many other controlling other controlling organizations can censor organizations can censor information to the public.information to the public.

A way of controlling A way of controlling what information is what information is accessible to us.accessible to us.

Censorship is currently a Censorship is currently a HOT TOPIC in society!HOT TOPIC in society!

What does SOCIETY think What does SOCIETY think of Censorship?of Censorship?

Many people think that Many people think that censorship is a conflict or censorship is a conflict or violation of:violation of: Freedom of SpeechFreedom of Speech Freedom of ExpressionFreedom of Expression Human RightsHuman Rights

It is understandable why It is understandable why certain forms of certain forms of censorship are used (for censorship are used (for example military example military censorship to keep censorship to keep information out of the information out of the enemy’s hands). enemy’s hands). However, there are still However, there are still several debatable issues several debatable issues pertaining to when pertaining to when censorship should be censorship should be allowed.allowed.

What about EDUCATION What about EDUCATION and Censorship?and Censorship?

The topic of school textbook censorship, or The topic of school textbook censorship, or “whitewashing,” is a widely debated topic.“whitewashing,” is a widely debated topic. Do we remove critical or damaging information when teaching Do we remove critical or damaging information when teaching

topics such as the Holocaust or Vietnam War? Is that right to do topics such as the Holocaust or Vietnam War? Is that right to do that?that?

One example of this is the novel One example of this is the novel Fahrenheit 451Fahrenheit 451, by Ray , by Ray Bradbury.Bradbury.

This novel was ABOUT the protest of censorship and it was censored This novel was ABOUT the protest of censorship and it was censored when being taught in the classroom until it was eventually banned. when being taught in the classroom until it was eventually banned.

Many schools are censoring the teaching of evolution Many schools are censoring the teaching of evolution due to religious reasons. These same schools are also due to religious reasons. These same schools are also censoring sexual education and contraceptive practices censoring sexual education and contraceptive practices in the health classroom.in the health classroom.

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