The Scary, Scary Internet
I was just thinking about the internet, and I am a little worried about the apparent shift that seems to be occuring. Is it just me, or does it seem like information found on the internet is a little shady? I find myself always on edge when I locate information on the internet (with the exception of csusb’s online databases). I think I have to work three times as hard when I research online because I have to thoroughly check my sources so many times that I am looking at 7 articles when I could be looking at only 2 or 3.
What does this mean for English classrooms as the internet is used more and more? I myself am guilty of not visiting the library as often as I feel I should when researching information for papers. I know I am technically “going” to the library when I access it online, but it is just not the same.
I didn’t get my first real working computer (as in one that didn’t have the green screen and the printer with the edges that you rip off on both sides) until I was 12, so I have relied primarily on books and the like for most of my younger schooling. I think that Microsoft Word is a godsend, but I am just worried about the internet…
