internet vs books

I think it's true also. It's just easier to type something in and get the info your looking for right in front of you instead of searching through the pages of a book. I like books myself, but even I use the computer to get information almost daily. I don't even use cook books anymore, if I want a recipe for something I just look it up and get it online. I just find it's easier. I think it will become the source that's used more by students, now and future, but also for everyone because I think many people rely on internet for alot.

books can be expensive and bulky so its only practical to look in the internet for information.

I always like to reading from books. But sometimes when I don’t find any particular topics or when I am not satisfying with any topics then I searched this topic on internet and mostly time I find more details about the topics. So I like both things.

Yes there is a possibility that the books will not be longer use by the next generation. Many children are now using ebook-reader like kindle as substitutes with for their books.

I think this would be another leap of man-kind to more advance form of living if books are substituted by online learning methods. This is bound to happen. Unfortunately for us, we will become history then. I think this change is hard to accept for most of the hardliner who still think learning should evolve books, however, the ease of finding the information to finger-tips will help most of the student in future.

Hi there toni: The subject you have discussed regards the use of electronic media versus printed material. I say, this is a very crucial issue for it may affect the future trend of learning, data storage/retrieval, study habits, and a whole new field on educational psychology. For thousands of years, the printed media has always been the most common source of reliable information. It can be handed down from one generation to the next. Oral traditions are written down to preserve them and what is not written are lost forever. Titles, deeds, testaments and many other important documents are written down on stones, walls, paper, placed in vaults, kept in boxes, duplicated, every precaution taken to keep it from destruction. Learning by the printed media is also our very first step in acquiring higher knowledge. Spoken lessons need to be supplemented by what is being written down on book pages and we have to write down what we learn too. Using electronic media, on the other hand, is still a few decades old. Studies are yet to be conducted to determine the learning rate, retention and other factors that constitute higher learning processes. Information Technology is still in its infancy in spite of the leaps and bounds of development. Hardware and software change overnight and one cannot yet rely on them for long-term and reliable data storage. I am not sure whether the documents in my flash disk or hard drive can still be read a hundred years from now. A few minutes from now, it may be lost to a virus attack or hardware failure. I say, printed media are still here to stay. It is much cheaper to pack my books than to carry a laptop to the backwoods. It is also easier to read them 24/7 with or without electricity. If I drop them from my favorite branch 30 meters up, the information are still intact in its pages. If I have to submit an assignment, receive grades or do transactions, the old pen and paper are still the most used technological tools. For temporary, fast, and readily available information, go electronic media. For permanent, long-lasting, reliable and durable data, print them on paper.