Intranet in Education: Applications, Word Processors, Multimedia, and TV
What is an Intranet?
Intranets are private networks based on Internet technology. Many schools develop this type of network.
Six Major Educational Applications of the Internet
Interpersonal Communication
The Internet facilitates communication by bridging the gap between students, between students and groups, and between learner and teacher. It raises motivation in learning and is a project of rapprochement between different cultures.
Gathering Information
It means looking for information in a directory, but also examining or surveying other parts of the Internet as a system of extracting information.
Collaborative Work in Groups
This educational application gives each individual a higher learning capacity than they could achieve by themselves. Interaction with others aids in the construction of knowledge and adapting to a new form of teamwork.
Finding Information and Accessing Resources
To give meaning to the search for information online, we need an exploration project, so that all the information available can be selected to give a final format that involves the work to be done and how it can be taught in the classroom.
Electronic Publishing
The web service is the most widespread form of electronic publishing. Electronic publication cannot be controlled. Its easy accessibility from anywhere on the planet makes it accessible to anyone regardless of their level of knowledge. Besides, it is a very economical way to publish information.
The Word Processor
Years ago, people thought a word processor was a kind of typewriter that used paper instead of a screen. However, a word processor is much more. It is likely to include and integrate images, drawings, and photos. It has tools for formatting text, spell checkers, and grammar. It offers a large variety of templates, and you can include special symbols (chemical, electrical, etc.). The best-known word processors are Microsoft Word and Corel WordPerfect, but there are many others.
Seven Disadvantages of Multimedia in Education
Problems with Viruses
Sometimes students’ computers are unconfigured or contaminated with a virus.
Teacher Training
Added cost of teacher training.
Addiction
Excessive motivation can lead to distraction. Students may engage in play instead of work.
Superficial and Incomplete Learning
Free interaction with these materials, which are not always of high quality, can provide incomplete learning of a very rigid reality.
Dialogues
Teaching materials do not allow for dialogues as open and rich as those between teacher and student.
Isolation
Individual work can lead to problems with social interaction.
Fatigue and Other Physical Problems
Too much time at the computer and poor posture can lead to various ailments.
How are the Relations Between Television and School?
Crisis is a time of uncertainty, an uneasy coexistence of old and new. It is a period of change, where ideas and cultural values from the old and new live together. For a while, the old principles will refuse to be contaminated. The old refuses to go away, and the new cannot find its place. In a communications ecosystem, integrating a new element involves the transformation of the entire system. There is resistance to change. Other elements are forced to adapt. The ecosystem rediscovers its equilibrium. The relationship between school and television is one of ignorance that is mutating, but they are doomed to understand each other. In the immediate future, one cannot think of a complete education that ignores the presence of television.