I have just read Lucy’s blog posting where she has commented on an article titled “Internet is Making Kids Lazy”. I did not realise that there was so much negative controversy regarding the internet. Everything I have read so far for E-Learning is about how the internet is beneficial for children and how it needs to be used more in the classroom. I agree with Lucy, as she states that the internet can make kids lazy if used in the wrong way. If children are constantly sitting in front of the computer and not using it for educational purposes or for learning, then they may become lazy.
I believe that children should be exposed to the internet in schools as it can be used to research information, complete learning tasks online, use web quests and may other possibilities for learning. If children are completing these acivities and are learning form them, then they are not being lazy. They are creating opportunities for their learning as well as being autonomous with their learning.
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