Answer to Question #217204 in English for TA 21

Question

 The internet offers young people amazing opportunities to connect and learn, but it can also expose them to content that is both age and developmentally unsuitable. Discuss five ways in which learners can be protected from accessing inappropriate online material during the use of internet as an educational research tool.  

Answer 1

1. Using firewalls that restrict access to inappropriate content.

2. Ensuring that learners can only access online material in the presence of an adult.

3. Working together with government officials to close down sites that have unsuitable data.

4. Using secure approaches such as passwords to restrict random online access.

5. Training learners on the probable dangers of accessing suspicious sites.