Emilie
Johnson
SLM 521
Elective
#11
Should teachers filter the Internet?
Pros |
Cons |
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Children will not be subjected to pornography or hateful ideas
and words. |
The Internet can be overblocked preventing the use of “good”
sites. |
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Teachers will be able to let students work on the Internet
individually without worrying about what her students may be reading about. |
The Internet can be underblocked, allowing “bad” sites to seep
through the cracks. |
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Teachers can use the Internet more often in instruction. |
Filtering software does not block chat rooms. |
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Parents will feel more at ease when their students are doing
projects on the Internet in and out of school. |
There may not be access to information about particular points
of view that a student would like to research. |
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The educational sites will not be filtered, therefore
encouraging the students to use them more often. |
Children may feel that they are not trusted and filters may
cause them to be even more curious about the “bad” sites. They will want to find a way to get to a
particular site. |
How will I make sure that my students are using the Internet appropriately
and effectively?
Children of today’s society will know how to
search the Internet; therefore Internet etiquette should be discussed at the
beginning of the school year. I will
make sure that my students are aware of what is expected of them when using the
Internet and what is considered appropriate use in my classroom.
Before using the
Internet for instruction, I will…
1.
Make sure that all websites are appropriate for
the classroom.
2.
Make sure that parents are aware of when we will
be using the Internet.
3.
Have my students sign a contract with me
accepting the Internet rules in my classroom.
I think it is also important that students
have a chance to explore on their own to some degree. I will give my children the opportunity to explore and search the
web using an extensive list of appropriate sites to choose from. The Internet should be fun, not something
that the students dread.