UESB 2014

TEXTO:

The Internet and education

    Until quite recently Silicon Valley and its innovations

had little effect on teaching and learning. But with the

rise of the Internet, information technology is now

beginning to have much more influence on education.

[5] Two areas that are becoming more and more significant

are “blogs” and “wiki.”

    The word “blog” is short for “weblog.” A blog is an

online diary or “log” of someone’s life, thoughts, or

opinions. Anyone can create their own blog and blogging

[10] is becoming extremely popular. Type “blog” into Google

and you’ll get over 500 million hits. For educational

purposes, scholars, teachers, and students create blogs

as personal online study sites: places to work together

and share information and ideas. Some universities even

[15] give their students and staff free space on a server to

start their own blogs.

    “Wikis” are websites where anyone can add content

and make changes so that the site becomes a group

creation. “Wiki” stands for ‘What I Know Is.” These sites

[20] can be a valuable source of information and opinion for

students. However, the information may not be totally

accurate and some scholars refuse to use them. Perhaps

the best-known wiki is the online encyclopedia Wikipedia,