Students are becoming more and more reliant on the Internet. While the Internet is convenient, it has many negative effects and its use for educational purposes should be restricted. How far do you agree with this statement?

Nowadays, the

Internet

is used widely in education around the world. Some people say it is beneficial for teaching and learning because there is so much

information

available.

However

, others claim that the

Internet

is bad for

students

'

research

skills and believe that its

use

should be restricted. I believe that the

use

of the

Internet

should be limited in some ways, but it is still a valuable educational tool.

Firstly

, the

Internet

is essential for many people today. It is widely used in the workplace and people's everyday lives, both for finding

information

, for personal finance, for keeping in touch with friends and family, for social networking and so on.

Therefore

, school

students

should learn how to

use

it correctly.

In addition

,

students

also

need it for

research

in school and university subjects. Nowadays the most up-to-date

information

can be found on the

Internet

, rather than in books which can become out of date very quickly. Using the

Internet

is a convenient way of finding out

information

and developing independent

research

skills.

However

, the

Internet

has some negative aspects.

For example

, not all websites are reliable or contain accurate

information

.

Students

need to learn how to evaluate and check the material they find on the

Internet

.

Also

, many

students

simply copy large amounts of material,

such

as essays from the

Internet

. Some

students

then

pretend that

this

material is their own work, which is illegal. If

students

simply copy

information

or material from the

Internet

without understanding or analysing it, they will not learn it fully. Teachers need to teach

students

how to

research

and

use

information

from the

Internet

properly. In conclusion, schools and universities should teach

students

how to

use

the

Internet

by teaching them good

research

skills. If

students

know how to

use

the

Internet

effectively, they are likely to become better

students

and have better employment opportunities in the future.