The Internet, Social Networking and Education

So these days the internet is everywhere including in the schools. It doesn’t even have to be directly in the classroom to have an effect on the classroom. The fact that you can get the internet pretty much everywhere is something that I think is huge for education and making sure that we are constantly letting our educational system evolve. I have even seen on the news about how one school had decided not to ban cell phones because most kids had access to the internet on their phone so they decided to start letting them use their phones to access the internet and use them for in class exercises.
Colleges and Universities are the types of schools using the internet the most as part of education. Between using the internet as an actual classroom and just having the ability to use the internet to communicate with other students or the teacher. It’s normal now to go into a class and have the professor give you their email and say that is the best way to reach them. Also I can remember when in some classes we would share our phone numbers so that we could get help or share ideas and now it’s just automatic that you have an email and you communicate that way first and foremost.
As far as social networking and education aside from being able to connect with other students either in high school or college classes and so maybe you would be able to work together on things or get ideas or help. Aside from that kind of stuff though I don’t really think social networking sites have a great benefit to education.

Here is a link that has some research on education and the internet.