Computers are becoming an essential part of education. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages and give your own opinion.

Devices that use the Internet are increasingly commonplace in learning.

This

essay argues that there is an overall benefit from

this

phenomenon.

Firstly

,

this

essay will suggest that the instant availability of huge amounts of information as the main advantage.

Secondly

,

this

essay will argue the potential of

such

devices to distract students from studying as its key disadvantage.

This

will be followed by a reasoned conclusion. The principal benefit of computers, tablets and other devices with Internet

access

being more ubiquitous in schooling is that loads of learning resources can be accessed with just a few clicks. The convenience in using these learning resources makes

education

so much easier for these students nowadays.

For instance

, Google is a well-known search engine that gives

pupils many

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pupils, many

search results when they want to find articles relating to a subject they are confused about.

However

,

such

tools of learning

also

contain

gaming

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games

, streaming and social media applications that serve to distract students from learning. These applications have ease of

access

.

Moreover

, these applications are designed to ensure that the user continues to stay on them.

For instance

, Facebook has an algorithm that recommends a student more related videos once he has finished the

first

video. As

this

student watches more of

such

videos, he can easily waste large amounts of time that could have been used for studying. In my opinion, I still feel that the wider use of these Internet-based tools of learning in

education

is overall, a positive development.

This

is because the wide

access

to information does help students to understand concepts more easily, and

this

helps students do better in examinations. While it

also

contains applications that distract students from their study,

this

can be circumvented with discipline.

For example

, after students from National University of Singapore began using tablets a few years ago, it was reported that about 15% more students graduate with

First

Class Honours as compared to the time when computers were less commonly used in

education

. In conclusion, while computers being more widely used in

education

enable students’

access

to information and

thus

easy grasp of concepts, these computers

also

act as a potential source of distraction from studying.

However

, so long as the student is disciplined, he or she can still reap the full benefits of using computers

more often

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most often

in

education

.