Some critics believe there's no place for Internet projects in today's world of high stakes testing and emphasis on student achievement. What is Harris'(2000) answer to this criticism? What is your answer?
Harris believes that use the internet is helpful for students if it is a well designed project. She emphasizes that the internet itself is not what distracts from teaching well, but that it can help students learn their content area and learn how to process if according to standards if guided in an appropriate engaging manner.
She states, “tools (internet) don’t constitute curriculum. Rather tools should be used in service of students’ learning needs. Therefore if guided appropriately the internet can be a valuable source of information for students and teachers alike.
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I agree that the internet is a valuable tool. I think that someone should come up with a way to use technology to test in different content areas real world knowledge and get rid of most standardized testing.
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