At the time when I was student there was no pc at my home.Now a days parents are much conscious for future of their childrens as we know internet my be harmful as it has some of disadvantages like pronographic matterial on internet websites which can even spoil the carrier of students. on the other hand there are a no of plus point of it. Internet can be very helpful to students in their studies. I want you to discuss about how we can prevent childrens from its misuse sholud we sit together and keep a watch which may not be possible for parents doing jobs, should it be completely avoided by students. Do you know any software who can solve this problem?
[question posted by skbadhan]
responses and comments:
All the material things can be used for good things and badthings .for eg:your body you can use your body for good things and bad things.your pen,you can use your pen to write good things and bad things ,you cant avoid tech or net coz of bad reasons.students whom use it has to decide ot use it for good or bad things.i don t know about any software .the best thing is to keep it in a living room so that every body is can see what the children is doing .if they want to look prono things there are cafes outside.so restriction i dont thind is going to work [Manoj_s]
Thanks flojo.....ur help will really help parents to take care of their children's internet surfing.....Thank god.....I am not a parent rite now......I dont know how people handle their children....its amazing.... [rakhii]
As a medical student i am using internet as a big library.it helping me a lot in my study. what i need ,every thing i available here on internet.The biggest advantage is that evrthing i available on a single click. and i enjoying it.i cant say that it should be avoided because of pornographic material only. parent should watch that what his son or daughter is doin on net. i dont have idea about such type of software. [devrajrao]
I dont know any software but they say that there are certain "LOCK" that doest allow kids to view those sites. Internet is useful for students because its like a BIG reference book especially WIKEPEIA (im not sure if i spelled it correctly) which is like an encyclopedia. You are also right, the exposure of pornography is high and also webcam scams are high too. Cyber sex is the worst that i have heard of here in the philippines. Its really bad that those things are dangerous. I think you are right too about teaching them the proper use of computers and the internet. I think you really need a software that can detect those bad sites. [Abbyey]
Hello Internet Explorer offer a restriction mechanism based on ratings. Go to the Tools/Internet Options menu and open Content tab. There is a button "Content advisor" that enable ratings with password. I know about this facility but I never used. So you must do your own research. On the internet exist services that offer ratings. You must serch for them and see what they do. After you set up ratings you can create a userlimited account in win xp for your child in order to avoid other browser instalations. Sorry. That's all I know about this subject. [flojo7]
yes, it helped me a lot and i saved time in searching in the library where I can find only some but internet helped me a lot for doing my research in thesis. It happened to me that all of my research was trash. It wasted my time going to the library and got wrong information. Sometimes, i get some but not enough. [bianroxas]
Hello, bianroxas. Yeah, computer can save our time in searching what we need but I don't think that searching in the libraray makes us get the incorrect information when we go there. We can also find what we are looking for. [mexshyl]
I think computers are a double edged sword for kids in educaiton.... yes it may be helpful to research on the computer, however, that being said..... Kids today have learned a whole new language and netspeak from computers....some has completely effected the way they write, and communicate.....it effects their grammer and their learning skills. There are a lot of programs out there that can sensor out strings that cut down on porn children see.....but it also pick up strings in different words, allerting them them even when a child is surfing for something legitimate.....like mars explorer.....some programs pick up the string s from mars, and the ex from explorer adn tag it as the word sex....and will not allow the person to search on it.... But in short itshelpful, and its a hinderance.....I think students have become to dependant on the internet and computer in general.....being able to look something up and research it in books just doesn't happen as much anymore. Mooch [oneandonemakesix]
The computer and internet is some what helpful for the children. But avoiding them from adult websites is not possible because the atmosphere they are growing is like that. If you want to keep your child out of that then you should not let him know about the internet and that stuff. But knowing such things will not effect their career. I think so.... [chaitrakrishnan]
i am student of engineering and i have been using internet from past 2 years. I should say that it helps a lot from stdying point of view, but i frankly speaking i also use it for viewing porn. As i am 21 its no problem, but youngsters shoudlnt be allowed. Once you put a barrier like there are various setting which we can do, then i think internet is a boom. Also allow kids to open up internet only when you are around somewhere. By this we can delete all the drawbacks and kids will et only the + points of the internet. [federickp]
Yes, the internet is a BIG help to students. I know that it has helped me a lot right now and I've gained most of my practical knowledge from the internet. Though the downside is, young children could also get access to porn sites. I think that some anti-virus, or Norton has a program that can monitor and prevent your child from accessing unwanted sites. [natalie1981]
My daughter is home schooled and she depends on the internet a lot. She attends a virtual class room...so it is accessible only via the internet. My husband watches her all the time, and my daughter knows that there are places/sites she cannot go. She knows not to click on pop-ups. We have pop-up blockers too and parental controls. You can also try putting in spyware...to watch what your child is doing. Internet has come a long way, with a few clicks you can get to the information that you need. Once a month we take her to the library to do research, so at least she knows how to do it to prepare her for Highschool and college. [favefive]
There is no doubt about the sentence that Computer/Internet is helpfull for students in their studies. The age of Computer/Internet has made us relaxable for every area in our life. World will appear on your monitor for just a click. For student >>They may collect Books, Notes, Tutoril, Documents, Audio & Video Program for just few clicks. No physical labour is necessary for that as well as a lot of time is being saved. Pornography is really a problem for student. If you order them about not allowing pornography then it may effect bad. You should provide time to recognize them that net is useful but like every other things it has also good & bad side.. if you awarely avoid bad side only & only then you will be gain from it otherwise you will be looser in the long run. [nill_07]
I think the easiest way to put a password on the computer. I think we SHOULD be there when our children use the internet. Not just in the other room. They will learn a lot from us as well as we can learn about their abilities about the internet!! [mada9898]
A computer is helpful for students in their studies and even more with internet. They can do research, save word documents, check for word meanings and much more. [koikoikoi]
I believe it can be really addictive but I did use it alot for studies and my course actually posted material for us to use online. I also met my husband online [c_sapphire]
i'm an enginner here i also helpful from internet i have already my seminr topic from internet........ here i uptodate with more new topics.....etc so i think internet is the more important thing in our student life who want to studied more. and also want to know more...... [vampire7800]
I had no pc too.But now they can use a lot of information and this is knife with two edges.The bad side is that they can buy or hack course projects, several test results and even dyplomas. The good one is that some students who are poor and cant pay a lot of money for all things they need to know. For example a student from poor country needs additional practic of English language. He have no time and money for private lessons.There are some free courses online and also a lot of chat rooms and forum where this student can exercise his knowledges. [magica]
Buy or hack course projects? You mean copy from previous students and make it your own? I doubt you can get away with that at a good university. 1 - Projects are always different each year. 2 - Answers are not kept on the university's server. 3 - Lectureres always check for plagarism. They compare your essay with every other essay. They check for sentences that are copied directly from the internet or even books. (At least that is what happens at my uni. They have a complicated software to do this.) Hmm buying diplomas, what uni is that? I've yet to hear of anyone buying famous universities' certificates. Changing test results: If you can hack into the university's server and change the results - if you can do that, you wouldnt' need to do it at all because you are already scoring very well on your exam papers. ------------------------------------------------------ Chat rooms can improve your english to a certain extent after that you got to read article and books to improve further. I personally do not recommend chat rooms because the English used there are slangs and short forms. Those English are not suitable for essay writings. There's also spelling errors and grammatical errors to be found on chat rooms. So if you are still a learner better stay away or you may confuse yourself. I personally find that to learn how to write in a language is easy. However to speak in the language is harder than writing in a language. It is better to focus on speaking a language because if you are fluent in speaking, you will be fluent in writing. There is no need for private lessons if you are only needing practise. No teacher can help you improve your English, they can only teach you the rules. Assuming that the student knows all the rules and has enough vocabulary but only lacks practise, he can purchase/borrow English books and read it. He can write essays often and ask some teacher to look it over. I am sure most teachers would be willing to look it over and put in comments on the writing skill and styles. If needed he can pay the teacher a bit (certainly is a lot cheaper than private lessons) [evelynlyp]
yes its helps me alot especially how to used computers, how to surf some topics.And i used also when doing my research.You can lear alot using internet too, about news what happent to toher countries.You can know all what you want on internet.Its helps me alot to know some ideas that i dont know. [jogie_bien]
i find the internet useful for research because of the wealth of information that is out there on the web...unfortunately, students take advantage of the internet in that there is very minimal challenge or work involved in using the internet for research. some kids tend to just use the internet instead of trying to look through other reference materials - encyclopedias, library materials, etc. [QnAQueen]
I only find that its really important to be able to have internet access for your studies once you get to university level. That's just my experience. My lecturers post study materials on their site. Our uni emails us frequently as well. Also I only had to do research for materials for essay writing when I was in university. Anyway I'm sure by the time you are in university, porn is legal. I'm not really sure if you should worry about porn. You should worry more about your children doing online chatting. There are people out there who prey on children and use internet chatting as a way to get to them. The best way is to show your children that you are interested in their online friends and encourage them to tell you about their friends. That way you can keep an eye out for any suspicious online friends. [evelynlyp]
I think it is very helpful to have a computer to help students with their studies. I mean I quit school years ago and do a home school class and having a computer helped me out a whole lot.As far as porn goes for teenagers I think that parents can get a guard agianst this sort of stuff. i'm not all to sure though. [Shaun72]
One of the most popular parental filters I know of is K9. And I do believe it's free. In fact, I know it's free. Here it is: http://www.techsupportalert.com/more/extended.htm#78 Besides parental controls, you should have traditional antivirus, antispyware, and firewall protection as well. One free solution that is completely integrated and almost fully automated is AOL Safety and Security Center. The only interaction it ever needs from you is web authorization for a program it doesn't regognize. But this is nothing like ZoneAlarm's first-generation IDS that constantly cries "WOLF!!!" This one is much quieter. AOL S&SC also offers parental controls, spam filtering, and the like, but these extras only work with the AOL browser (anyone can get around that). Nevertheless, this suite should be plenty, as long as you don't have download junkies using your machine. This firewall's IPS will block malicious programs on the web from compromising your machine, and the scanners are there in case you should happen to install badware locally. http://daol.aol.com/safetycenter [santuccie]
surely it helps if its used in a right way! u know wat i mean! [r0ck_r0ck]
Internet is indeed a BIG advantage in sourcing for information. However, one will need to source even more due to misleading information or information that is fraud in order to ensure that the information retrieved is accurate. As for pornography and other disadvantages of Internet that could harm the children, there will be other means that the children can get access to these information. I think the only way to solve this problem is to educate and guide the children on such things. Prevention will only lead to curiousity and rebellion on the children. [daveisdavid]
It is very essential for students these days.But it depends if students must use computer for studying purpose only.It depends on them how do they use it,or if misuse it.I believe mostly students who are adult or in college need computer for sure for their studying purpose,parents of teenagers must keep an eye on their kids when they are using internet,cause teenagers are very much curious about everything by their nature and they might misuse it.Not harmful because of pornographies only but also young girls make friends online start dating them and then sometimes results are not good.I believe it is really important and useful thing both computer and internet,but unfortunately students are misusing it and not taking any advantage that they should. [taurean83]
I liked the first poster's explanation telling that everything created here has its bad and good side of things. It will totally depend on the the user how will he used it for. It kind of said everything I have in my mind. [rsa101]
I find the internet extremely helpful with kids and their studies. I have 7 grandkids and the 4 oldest use the computer for a lot of things. It really helps them with their homework. Computers are here to stay and its great that kids are learning to use them. [renonanapam]
Computers and Internet can make a student's life but it can spoil a life too... I don't think there is a way out.. Only thing is trust.. [nandans]
These days kids are very smart. You cant stop them from doing what they want. You can only offer a friendly advice about the advantages and disadvantages of internet. Internet is very useful and the kids should be made aware of its proper usage. A parent cant stop buying a internet connection for kid, but one cannot guarantee the kid from going to a internet parlour and do whatever he likes. [nrsatish29]
Using the Internet is the norm for today's youth. Due in large part to high profile and sometime controversial education technology public policy initiatives, it is conventional wisdom that much of this use occurs in schools. Internet-savvy students rely on the Internet to help them do their schoolwork. They describe dozens of different education-related uses of the Internet. Virtually all use the Internet to do research to help them write papers or complete class work or homework assignments. These students consider internet as: The Internet as virtual textbook and reference library, as virtual tutor and study shortcut, as virtual study group, as virtual guidance counselor, and the Internet as virtual locker, backpack, and notebook. I think you can use softwares that help you keep a track as to what all sites have been visited by your child and for how long. Such spy softwares are available in market. I do not remember any name but a search in yellow pages might help. [deepti15]
i rally think so.because im a student in university so i always need it when the teachers gave me some homework to do.and i sometimes search for my lessons to get more information.i think so and i use it. [kemal67]
man think in censure the internet, internet is the best thing for a student but if you have kids it would be a good idea get some filter for them, btw they don't work pretty good but it is all you can do because if you don't have a computer in house your kids can go with a friend so it is better keep them in home with a internet connection :D [steve9737]
you can do it by blocking porno sites in your internet. that the only way you will be at each even if your away from your child that he cant see any pornograpic in your computer. [sheryl_natividad]
when you needed ,it gives great heip doesn't it? but now i find too much kids killing their time by gaming , my little niece only 6 spending 3 hours in computer everyday , homework is the last thing before bed, this made me anxious about, what can a kids learn from internet? just gaming, chatting, not something useful. so students should under tight control, supervise and some conduct will be fine. [bigcage]
Hi, skbadhan. I think computer helps us a lot not only for adults in their works also for students in their studies. Just like you mentioned, there also are some disadvantages on it. As far as I'm concerned, you can set up your landing website to avoid landing on those websites concluding the pronographic material. Wish you find the best way to solve this problem as soon as possible. :) [mexshyl]
Well i feel that computers and internet are a great use to the students nowdays. They can get a whole lot of information from it. So, it is a very essential tool for the education of a child. But, everything comes with its share of bad stuff and so does computers and internet. It is ultimately up to us to tell our juniors to follow the right path and on the part of the students to take up the right path. [cyclops_online2004]
Hi,skbadhan! Computer and Internet are both helpful for me in my study,I cannot imagine if I don't have both of them in my study!! Both computer and Internet are important study tools for my study.I use my computer do my homework and look up for information on Internet.They are the key tools for students' academic writing.With the help of computer and Internet,students can gain what they want immediately. Efficient! [shinjiao]
MR. Badhan, there are various perspectives of a single thing like there are always two sides of a coin. it is always up to you to choose the right one. i am a student and INTERNET is a boon for me. it helps me get the best marks in all my projects. it helps me to communicate with my relatives and friends living abroad.it helps me giving reference for study materials and for online subscription of books at a lower price. Next, i want to answer to your question for in case a child watches pornographic sites, there are ways to solve ti out. Firstly, is the Internet explore restriction mechanism which restricts such sites but that is only if you know them and for that i think you have got the steps from earlier blogs. I have another method of tracing some bodies activities on my computer when i am not there. the solution for all this can be a KEYLOGGER. a keylogger is what you are searching for. there are various keyloggers and many of them do the job you are searching for. keylogger can be installed which stores a record of all events and keystrokes made in your computer and stores in a particular directory specified by you ad its access password can also be set which makes it more protective. [anurag4u]
Well I believe that everything has it's own positive and negative points. Yes indeed internet is a treasure load of information for the students but then again it is also a distraction. The usage of the internet depends entirely on the individual so it is very difficult to monitor as to what students are upto. For every parental proxy there is a proxy breaker on the internet which can be found after a few minutes of search from Google itself. And the internet is filled with all types of materials, the only best thing to do is to educate the children about the world of internet because a young explorer will want to go to deeper depths to get the know how and this can end up getting the student on the wrong track. Banning the use of internet will do no good because the tests that a student flunked in will be "due to the lack of internet" [vampirestonez]
Sorry,I don't know any software which can solve this problem.I think we should ask help for the computer engineer and let them creat such kind of software. But I think self-control is much more important.To improve the abilty of self-control of students with the help of parents can solve this problem effectivly. I'm a student too,but a college student.I have good self-control ability.As to me,the iffluence from family is essential to the growth a child. [miaolin]
Indeed,everything has good effect or bad effect that the two parts are ambinalent .Something is controled by good person,it will benefit,or by bad one,it will be harmful. I'm also a student.yes,internet actually give me much convenience.recently,I'm busy for my thesis.on the internet,i can find information about my major speedly and most of them are advance. Of couse,there are so many trash information.So,it need myself activly to resist. [sunlightday]
In my opinion in some cases Its not that big help for the students. They will just copy and paste it in their report or projects. Some teacher does'nt checked it anymore because they are to lazy to do that. The student does'nt make their own unique explaination or views they just search it on the net then put it in their papers. For me It is one act of piracy. But for the student that will just make it as their reference, I think thats the right thing to do. We should not depend on the net, we should also make our own decisions in life. [oliverdt]