In some countries, using the internet in schools is getting more popular. Is this a positive or negative development?

As national barriers are slowly being broken down through trade, integration, and technology various organisations in society are being influenced especially by the

internet

. Nowadays practically all academic institutions are connected. Whether

this

is a beneficial or detrimental development is discussed in

further

detail below.  On the one

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, there is ample evidence to suggest the benefits of the

internet

are increasing, especially related to an academic environment.

This

is because when a school is connected they have faster access to more information.

Furthermore

, it can bestow increases

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.

For example

, in certain schools across the UK matters

such

as absenteeism, disciplinary procedures and general communication can be performed over the

Internet

through email.

Therefore

, it is clear that being connected to the world wide web entails positive implications. 

On the other hand

, being connected to the

internet

has grave dangers and could even lead to an overreliance.

This

is due to the fact that undesirable facets of society have potential access to innocent children.

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into the habit of consulting 'Google' for answers may be argued as putting too much faith into the hands of technology companies.

For example

, due to modern marketing techniques

such

as SEO and ,

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it is not difficult to tamper with search engine rankings.

Therefore

the over-reliance on technology

instead

of traditional knowledge could be questioned.  To conclude, there are both negative and positive aspects to consider,

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due to the wealth of information, the conveniences that have been gained so far, I am strong of the opinion that school

internet

connectivity is a positive development.