Peter McNamee


21st College Research HW 10/13


1) If you believe that all students should be Web literate, what is the best strategy for your school to prepare you with this skill? Explain.


2) What skills should all teachers have to be Web literate? Explain.


3) What role should school filtering play in your school district? Explain why schools should block or not block Web sites.


4) Do you believe the Internet is as big a transformer of culture as the printing press? Explain.


5) If yes, what parts of our culture do you believe will be most affected? Explain.


1. I believe that all students should be web literate. The internet creates a platform for students to engage in several different learning processes. The best strategies for CSIHSIS to prepare students with this skill is to give them lessons on how to research as well as what to use to research. The school needs to use a variety of different factors of the internet such as search engines and multimedia strategies to engage the students in the lesson, and gain their interest better. By using strategies of teaching about the internet, its factors, and ways to use it, students can communicate with international students, take part in chass room discussion, share solutions/ideas, gain experience/knowledge from others, learn about the numerous diverse cultures of the world, and all that they can do all  over the internet.


2. The skills all teachers should have to be web literate is for them to familiarize themselves with the capabilities they have with the internet to utilize in their teaching process. For example, using a blog or website, teachers can share lesson notes, assignments or homework on their blog. If a student is absent or misses a certain lesson, they will be able to know what was taught through the teacher’s blog on today’s assignments/lessons and if they have a question or problem they can ask through the same forum. Another example is Engrade, where it shows the students' overall performance in each class. This website allows students to know what they have or have not completed, and what will be assigned in the future. Teachers can use this to keep track of the progress of all their students, and inform them when something is wrong. All teachers need to test and find ways in the internet to use to teach their students, and allow methods of multimedia to enhance the learning and teaching process.


3. The role should school filtering play in my school district is that they should keep the students off of the factors of the internet that can distract them such as Youtube and Facebook, and factors that can illegally change the curriculum of teacher-only websites or programs. Their role is that they prevent their students from getting off topic, and manipulate ways to do things that aren't part of the original purpose of the internet education curriculum that is supposed to be used. Schools should block websites because not all students will follow directions, and go to the right pages they are supposed to go. They should block websites that way the students can't cause corruption or disruption of their school lives, and that they can focus on what they really need to use the internet for during school hours.


4. I think the Internet is as big a transformer of culture as the printing press because it has become an extremely beneficial tool for people as they are able to carry out research, and access learning resources that might not be available in a library or newspaper. The original printing press brought rapid economic and socio-cultural development of the late medieval society in Europe, and created favorable intellectual and technological conditions It led to an increased demand for books, which the which fell far short of accommodating. Students were able to use those books for their studies. As for the internet, it did the same way in a similar method. Since the mid-1990s, the internet has had a tremendous impact on culture and commerce, including the rise of instant communication through email, instant messaging, phone calls, and the world wide web (with its discussion forums, blogs, social networking, and online shopping sites). The internet still continues to grow, as it is driven by greater amounts of online information and knowledge, commerce, entertainment and social networking. Moreover, the internet has become an essential technology for students in nurturing creativity, innovativeness and in expanding student’s knowledge. Like the printing press, it has become the information cornerstone of students’ lives.


5. The parts of our culture I believe will be most affected is the social aspect of our lives. Since the internet as evolved, it had a bigger impact on communication creating numerous programs and website for social media and networking. It created video sharing with Youtube, photo sharing with Facebook, video phone calling connectivity with Skype, and information sharing with Wikipedia. It has expanded itself as a library for people to explore, and has effected the social part of our culture, including communication and researching.