The Role of internet

At present, internet has become part of life in human beings life. It would be hard
to imagine the world without internet. We would have never seen a world as it is
now without the medium. So, there is a greater importance to internet in both
personal life and professional life of an individual. There are positive as well as
negative impacts of usage of internet. Here, I will mainly focus on students who
are still pursuing their academics
Some of the positive impacts of the internet:
The internet allows and makes possible for the schools and university students to
exchange knowledge with corporate clusters and organizations related to various
subjects. Such interactions help the students have the functional and technical
exposures which shall help them in their job life in future as well as benefit the
companies with their knowledge. Today, almost all the schools/ colleges have
moved to a laptop and projector classrooms, advanced classrooms wherein usage
of blackboard and chalk is not much. Students are taught through online videos,
subscribed online research portals which, needless to say, have to be accessed via
the internet. Teachers have become more advanced. Students get assignments
more on their student email ids or online portal. The internet helps the students
access the information and latest news about their Subjects. Students can also
refer to the job proposals offered worldwide in any field of their choice which
helps them in choosing a right job according to their needs and demands.
Though the internet has lots of merits, it does have lots of demerits which are
harming and impacting the students’ lives a lot. Few of the disadvantages are
listed below:
Some of the Negative Impacts of Internet:
Unsuitable or prohibited materials are obtainable on the internet sites which are
spoiling the students which lead to often wastage of their precious time. Students
are very much addicted to social media and sites. These sites harm them a lot as
they impact their way of living and academic activities. In the era of technology, a
student doesn’t much exposure to outdoor games. They are becoming lonelier
which raises chances of depression in them. Thus such situations lead them to
end their lives. There have been various instances wherein students have
searched ways to end their lives/ suicide. Internet activities are also leading to
very criminal activities. Students who are well versed with hacking and other
activities are directing themselves to the wrong path which has led to several
lawsuits across the globe.