Thursday, February 26, 2009
Blog Posting # 6
I think the discussion today about the differences between print and web was really interesting; especially when we broke the web into two different categories, 1.0 and 2.0. I think print and philosophers go hand in hand. People are a lot more reluctant to publish something in a book, and it’s a lot harder to find someone to publish your work, if you are writing about non sense. With the internet and rhetoric era people are just trying to persuade one another that they have knowledge they might or in most cases might not have. I made the argument in class that sites such as Wikipedia are probably pretty safe because people wouldn’t waste their time writing about something unless they were passionate and knowledgeable on the subject. However, as the day went on and I continued to think about that, I take my statement back. I think there are enough bored, ignorant people out there that would just put information on open forum sites because they have the power too. They are trying to convince themselves as much as they are trying to convince others that they know what they are talking about. I have come to find that people argue, just to argue, regardless of if there is a point… It is examples like these that make the internet less credible and dangerous for children. I am glad we have started switching to the 2.0 version of the web because I think it gives a lot of intelligent people a way to speak out and share their intelligence. Sites such as wikipedia can be a good reference point as long as people remember to use a filter when reading the information. The responsibility of patrolling kids on the internet is in the hands of parents AND teachers. If a child is chatting online or looking at their myspace I think that is more geared toward the parents’ responsibility. But as far as teaching students how to find credible research sites, that is something teachers should show them.
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i totally agree that its the job of parents and teachers to control this new internet integration. I also think that as teachers, we can encourage positive internet use by teaching credability and academic honesty.
ReplyDeleteYeah I tend to agree with the statement that there are more bored people out there that want to just post on sites like wikipedia simply because they can. It's sad but I think as long as you use a filter, like you said, this can still be used as a valuable resource in some settings.
ReplyDeleteWere there always so many weird, mean and delusional people in the world or did the internet create them? It seems like a certain part of society has not necessarily kept up with the technological progress we have made. I personally think many parents shelter their kids too much these days. They don't always know how to deal with the real world when it lands on them.
ReplyDeleteI like how you said that it should be the teacher's responsibility and the parent's. It would be a waste of time for the teacher to have to be concerned with anything else in classroom besides credibility. But I think the problem lies in the fact that, sadly, I don't think ALL parents will take the time to properly control their children or they might not even know the internet themselves. The internet is too large of a distraction in the classroom if the parents are doing there job.
ReplyDeleteWhen you said in class that people would not waste their time puting nonsense or misleading information online I did not agree. I agree with your new position that there are people who would do this simply to mislead people because they can. I also think that you are right about it being both the teacher and the parents' responsibility depending on the situation.
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