Instant Knowledge

With Internet access easily available everywhere and in mobile phones too, students rely on the Web for doing research work for their school projects .In fact , most students seldom enter a library or refer to a reference book or an encyclopedia these days. It's an age where any information is just a click away.
While the utility of information technology is revolutionary, some conservative educators are concerned about this trend among students for several reason. Students are relying so heavily on online resources and that is taking them farther away from books. Secondly, in the name of research, all that the students do is copy the information and paste it elsewhere, without really understanding and assimilating the information that they are using . Learning and assimilation on of information is a laborious and slow process and the instant online method only facilitates a superficial understanding of the subject. In the age of fast facts , the zeal for a comprehensive research and learning of a subject in order to master it has been lost. While educators continue to debate on the pros and cons of online research, one must acknowledge that the use of the  Internet is here to stay and flourish.