Blog #6 Internet use in elementary classroom

I think there are many pros and cons to using internet in an elementary school classroom. A few pros I can think of are that the internet is so broad and has such a variety of information that you could always find information, pictures, videos, songs, or anything else to relate it to a topic you are teaching to better relate the topic to the children as well as give them different ways of absorbing the material you are teaching. It would be good to have when you are working on multiple subjects as well, because there are so many good educational sites for children, and for that of young children that assist them with the basics of numbers and letters, but of also things such as math and science to.
However, I think that the cons that would come into play concerning the use of internet in an elementary school setting would be things such as make sure the sites are appropriate for the children, that there is no chance of them finding inappropriate material while looking up things for a topic, and I think the biggest one would be the fact that there are still quite a lot of school districts that can not afford to have computer or the internet becasue of funding. I think that the lack of funding for the school or the assumption that all students know how to use technology could be a problem as some students may not have computers at home or may not be familiar with how to use the internet. I feel that it would be a good asset to have in a the classroom, but that it would not be necessay to use in a classroom. I know that technology is a huge part of our culture, but I feel that there are other ways to teach material to the children while they are in the classroom, instead of doing the easy way of letting them find information online. Besides that I feel that school districts already have trouble with funding and I don't really see elementary schools using computers as often as older grades.
However, I think that my favorite educational website to date that I have liked would be the one that is called the new Britanica Learning zone for elementary school children (http://school.eb.com/learningzone). I like how animated it is and is a great learning tool for children for any subject! It really has a great variety for the children and is a great interactive website that is greatly educational for the children.