The Internet and Technology are Helping Students Nowadays

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Teachers of today’s classrooms have been using various ways of technology to teach, help, and aid their students in learning whether it’s by using phones, computers, Internet, etc. How have the advancements of modern technology in the classrooms of today affected the way students think and learn? Technology has been advancing rapidly over the last few decades, and it has been impacting the entire world and even the educational systems. Today’s technology use is changing and affecting the way that students learn in school in a positive manner. The power of the Internet is giving students a quick way of finding information, new technological tools for the students to develop their learning skills, and increasing students’ motivation while developing their problem-solving skills. These three benefits will demonstrate evidence to why technology is influencing students in a good way.
The Internet introduces a vast amount of information generated in a quick manner. This amount of information provides students with a multitude of choices to look at which helps them with decision making and developing their researching skills. Many teachers also believe that Internet usage has a strong impact on how students learn. This was demonstrated in a survey conducted by The Pew Research Center that surveyed 2,462 teachers to determine their opinion as to whether or not they think Internet usage impacts students’ learning. The final results were that 75% of the teachers surveyed believe that the internet had a positive impact on the student’s research skills (The New York Times). They also were of the opinion that the internet helped students become more self-sufficient researchers. This evidences why many teachers and scholars believe that th...

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... spans (The New York Times). However, researchers who have studied the effects of media on society have shown no long-term studies proving that student attention spans have changed because of the use of digital technology. All of these examples of technology use in the classroom show that the advancements of modern day technology affect the students in a positive manner.
The benefits of technology are improving student’s study skills and ways to learn in today’s classrooms. The power of the internet is giving students a quick way of finding information so that they don’t lose interest or focus in their assignment. Technology also helps to develop the student’s research and problem solving skills. While there are some ups and downs to technology, the overall positive impact that technology brings to the classrooms far outweighs any of the negative consequences.

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