The digital(数字的)age has come into our life. In the USA, some teachers think digital search tools(工具)have had a good influence on the American teenagers, but others don't think so. More than 2,000 high school teachers took s survey on the Internet.
75 percent of the teachers agreed the Internet and digital search tools have had a "mostly good" use for their students' research habits and skills. But 87 percent thought that these technologies" make the students not have enough attention." And 64 percent said the technologies "do little to help them in courses."
Judy Buchanan is a director of the National Writing Project. Ms. Buchanan says digital search tools are helping students learn more, and lean faster. Teachers really like these tools because they are ways to make some of learning very exciting. Young people enjoy using these tools. And the goal is to help them do creative work, and not just that kind of copyist(模仿者，抄写员).
But one problem is that many students don't have a good understanding of how to use the digital knowledge well. In other words, they trust too much of the information. Judy Buchanan says these students have not developed the skills they need to tell whether the information on the Internet is good or bad.
Another problem is something that might not seem like a problem at all, being able to quickly find information from the Internet. Teachers say the ability of their students to work hard to find out answers is becoming weaker. They say students depend too much on search tools and do not make enough use of printed books.
Besides, many teachers are also worried about the problem that the Internet makes it easy for students to copy work done by others, instead of using their own abilities.
The survey on whether digital tools American teenagers
| Purpose | Students should learn how to use the digital tools in a right way. |
| Different opinions | •Three quarters of the teachers were in that the Internet had a mostly good use for students' research habits and skills. •87% of the teachers thought technologies may students from having enough attention. •64% said that the technologies are almost to them in courses. |
| of digital tools | Digital tools help students learn more and learn faster. •Teachers think some learning by using digital tools is very •Young people also think they help them do work. |
| Disadvantages of digital tools | •Many students have not developed the skills they need to tell whether the information is good or bad. •Many students too much on search tools and do not make enough use of printed books. •Internet makes it easy for students to copy work, instead of using their own abilities. |
