homework

1) If you believe that all students should be Web literate, what is the best strategy for your school to prepare you with this skill? Explain.
The best strategy for my school to prepare me for this skill, is by an increase of internet usage. In order for all students to be Web literate, everyone must frequently use the internet to improve our skills. Also, I would suggest that my school should have all of the students use a variety of different websites, and learn how to explore the internet more thoroughly. Therefore, in order for all students to be Web literate, the best strategy for my school to help prepare for this skill, is an increase of internet usage.

2) What skills should all teachers have to be Web literate? Explain.
Some skills that all teachers should have to be Web literate, is a high level of knowledge of how to use the internet properly. Teachers should have a wide span of internet usage. Also, teachers should be able to grasp the concepts of being web literate and should be able to teach students about this knowledge. An important skill that teachers should have to be web literate, is knowledgeable about the internet.

3) What role should school filtering play in your school district? Explain why schools should block or not block Web sites.
The role that school filtering should play in my school district, is only allowing access for websites that are appropriate for students to use. Also, schools should allow usage for websites that are educational. Schools should block websites that are inappropriate for students to use. If a website doesn't serve an educational purpose, then the website should be blocked.

4) Do you believe the Internet is as big a transformer of culture as the printing press? Explain.
I believe that the internet is a big transformer of culture as the printing press, because of its large role in society today. Many citizens in today's society rely heavily on the internet for a variety of reasons. These reasons include for educational purposes, work preferences, or out of choice. Because of the internet's large role in society, I believe that the Internet is as big a transformer of culture as the printing press.

5) If yes, what parts of our culture do you believe will be most affected? Explain.
The parts of culture I believe will be the most affected, are specifically teenagers. Teens rely on the internet for all sorts of reasons, and I believe specifically this part of culture is the most affected. Additionally, I believe adults are affected  by this, because adults use the internet frequently, due to work purposes. Therefore, both teens and adults are the most affected.