I recently read an article that described some of the uses of technology in the classroom. This includes things like online research, online assessment, and creating web pages. It also discussed some of the problems of using technology in the classroom. One of the problems that I have the most experience with is finding accurate information online. As a teacher, it is easy to tell students to do research for essays and papers on the Internet. However, students can often find information that is biased or even flat out wrong. Anyone can put information on the Internet with very little regulation. No one is ensuring that the information on the Internet is correct.
I believe that we need to teach our students how to evaluate the information they see on the Internet. Students need to be able to distinguish between accurate and inaccurate material. They cannot always use the first source they come across.
It can also be very time consuming to sift through resources trying to find appropriate material. Trying to find an obscure topic online can take a lot of time, especially if you don't know how to evaluate online resources.
Teachers can help students develop their ability to analyze the usefulness of information that they find online. This website has several suggestions for how to review websites, including evaluating accuracy, currency, fairness, adequacy, etc.
http://www.fno.org/jun97/eval.html
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