Post 5

I think the Internet is very useful to use to support student research.  There are times when it is not though.  Some useful parts are the information is not limited to text and pictures (as in printed books), it has animation, audio, and video.  Two things that can complicate student research is that the quality of information on the Internet is highly variable and it can be copied directly into a word processor.  

There are many other ways I will use web-based recourses to support student learning too.  One way will be using search engines, such as google, yahoo, and dogpile.  I also might use virtual classroom if a student is ill and cannot make it to class.  There are several web-based resources that are helpful to support student learning.

I think it is very important to be a teacher who supervises their students in a technology environment since there are so many bad things that can be put on the internet.  No matter what their age, I will make sure they don't put any personal information on the internet such as address, age, phone number, etc.  For elementary and middle school students, I would show them search engines such as KidsClick and Ask Jeeves for Kids.  For high school students, I would show them Google and Yahoo.