A learning funnel from web to class

Every child in the 21 century is very well versed with Face book and Google. These constitute a part of their daily use of the Internet in many cases. So the question is who will come to mind every educator would be why there are those students who use the power of the Internet and a virtual social media to their advantage in the process of learning everything? Online media has always been regarded as effective dissemination of cognitive knowledge, and this time knew, were to be implemented for use by people across the globe via extensive Internet technology.

If we look at various aspects of education which has been placed on the web in recent times, they are mostly educational content, online testing, virtual classrooms and a network of teachers and students from around the world to share ideas, experiments and ideas to boost education through forums, bogs, etc. In all these cases we have a system where content is created by a teacher / faculty and the students have the opportunity to see / hear or test their knowledge on these subjects .

There are many questions concerning the online platform for educational content, which has raised many questions as content that is not owned by the teachers are being put online, but for educational purposes. Teachers can share with students in a classroom material can be from any source in order to educate the class, but when the same material is required to be posted on an online space that is copyright, legal and distribution laws regulating it.

Exercises and online tests has been known for providing the necessary efforts to enable students to assess and determine their standing in some key areas. A student may desire to not only evaluate and learn from an online media, this flexibility is also provided with many online platforms. Here, the problem arises when there has been a change in syllabus or changes in the requirements for a given test. A student may not be able to implement his knowledge of the new syllabus in this type of a platform, and these tests must be reviewed by teachers themselves before they can be further used.

Distance learning programs have gained wide popularity through the years and the number of students register for it has also increased rapidly, with some universities reporting a 12% increase in distant students compared to previous years. Virtual classes has made a major contribution to this possibility, but the usage is limited to those who have a high speed internet facility, advanced technology, which is also up and continuous access to the same for a period to participate in these classes. There is also an ongoing discussion about the possible problems the students may encounter if the classrooms are completely carried out online, which is certainly impede social learning. They need the physical classroom and teacher - student interaction occur in front of them to be able to understand and learn from their experiences. This should not be covered by this paragraph and therefore must be addressed again later.

With new players in teaching online stream, we see a more open approach to be employed in which the students have a greater degree of control over the subjects and content, they are tested, and also give them a chance to change the details with changing times and updates that occur. The content has been seen to be redundant in the past, which requires substantial input in the form of ongoing updates from teachers themselves or content managers employed under them.

In all the above cases we see that the most important goal for educators is to disseminate new knowledge and assist in the process of learning. We did not come across platforms, where the goal is to help students refine, understand and absorb new knowledge they have acquired. Many new educational web sites have tried to incorporate such features to bear in mind that a classroom training has its plus, where appropriate with the children a review of lessons so as to have a deeper understanding of concepts.

Online educational games have a positive effect on children, allow a better retention of facts in connection with the graphics on the screen and make learning process more relaxed instead of sitting with books at an examination table. Innovation in games and quizzes attract different kinds of children, mainly based on the topics they have interest in. A game which includes the location and an award scheme tends to create a competitive spirit and push the kids to know to learn from their experience in the process. Teachers around the world have used this technique to cast a lasting impression in the minds of young people, enabling them to connect words with situations, and thus remember the details easily.

When dealing with older children, so we have a slight disadvantage here, they are more concerned with a lesson, and may not be interested in small games, but only to prove their intellect among a class. A ranking of intellect or posting their performance is still pushing the basic human nature to show superiority, and this can be used to enable older children in their learning process. Children are known to have a short attention span, so we have to weave a method where there is a positive learning and should also have a large archive of material to take into account the needs of pupils from different social backgrounds. Let the kids create online games and quizzes are also another way in themselves, where they learn without actually taking the quizzes or tests themselves. The test preparations in themselves ensure that the lessons are understood and preserved.

These different methods have been seen to be freely available on the Internet today, and this seems to be an issue unfamiliar to many children who need it. Many children are seen to struggle with teaching after school, and in many cases all they need is the right method to be implemented in understanding their lessons. Parents and teachers play a central role in the child's education and they can help to show them more fun ways to learn and more importantly, retain all that they have learned, and thus results in fewer cycles before the exam.