Internet Accsess in Indonesian Secondary Schools
Internet Access in Indonesia Secondary Schools
The issue of whether internet access in Indonesia secondary schools has been widely debated in recent times. It is an important issue because it concerns essential for both learning and for future career opportunities. This essay will consider arguments for connecting the internet in Indonesia high schools and point to some of the problems with these views. It will then put forward reasons why schools should be wired to the internet.
It has been argued that poor quality control in the internet materials, especially for students, may lead to accessing harmful information such as pornography and rudeness (Young Media Australia, 2006). Moreover, Bartlett and Miller (2001) assert that there are many digital users who access information without considering its reliability. These arguments seem to become supporting reasons why the internet is dangerous for students. However, Commonwealth of Australia (2006) states that there are many useful tools that can be used to filter harmful information such as filters, labels, and safe zones. Schools can provide internet filtering software to prevent students from accessing harmful and pornographic websites. Students, consequently, can only be connected to approprite sites which can support their learning activities. Futhermore, schools can promote teachers supervision to encourage students to collect appropriate and reliable information.
David Gelernter (n.d) contends that internet access is “an educational disaster in the making” (Time, n.d). He says that while the internet may be attractive for students because of its stylish and fancy packaging of information, the content it provides is quite often unreliable. However, the internet could be a fundamental teaching tool in the near future. Becker (1999) point out that the internet is beneficial to help teachers generate an efficient and effective learning environment. Techers may also search for examples of lesson plans and
The issue of whether internet access in Indonesia secondary schools has been widely debated in recent times. It is an important issue because it concerns essential for both learning and for future career opportunities. This essay will consider arguments for connecting the internet in Indonesia high schools and point to some of the problems with these views. It will then put forward reasons why schools should be wired to the internet.
It has been argued that poor quality control in the internet materials, especially for students, may lead to accessing harmful information such as pornography and rudeness (Young Media Australia, 2006). Moreover, Bartlett and Miller (2001) assert that there are many digital users who access information without considering its reliability. These arguments seem to become supporting reasons why the internet is dangerous for students. However, Commonwealth of Australia (2006) states that there are many useful tools that can be used to filter harmful information such as filters, labels, and safe zones. Schools can provide internet filtering software to prevent students from accessing harmful and pornographic websites. Students, consequently, can only be connected to approprite sites which can support their learning activities. Futhermore, schools can promote teachers supervision to encourage students to collect appropriate and reliable information.
David Gelernter (n.d) contends that internet access is “an educational disaster in the making” (Time, n.d). He says that while the internet may be attractive for students because of its stylish and fancy packaging of information, the content it provides is quite often unreliable. However, the internet could be a fundamental teaching tool in the near future. Becker (1999) point out that the internet is beneficial to help teachers generate an efficient and effective learning environment. Techers may also search for examples of lesson plans and
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