I believe using the Internet for research is very useful. There is so much information on the Internet. Even though there is a large amount of its is not useful because it does not come from a creditable source there is also a large amount that is legit and can be very useful to students. Websites like wikipedia or other websites that any person with Internet access can change the information are not good to use. Websites that you find at places like google scholar or any website that ends in .edu are very helpful and you can trust that information.
Other ways that you can use web-based resources to support student learning is online encylopedias. A few resources that I have used are encarta encyclopedia or websites that you can pay to see the information.
Being a middle school teacher a conern that I would have when supervising stuendts in a technology environment is that they would be on personal profiles sites such as myspace and facebook. These sites can be very dangerous when students talk to people that they do not know. Even if students think they could possibly know the person they are talking to, they might not. There are a lot of adults out there who find plesure in taking to children and wanting to meet up with them which can lead to the child being abducted, raped, or murderd.
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