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Debate: Pros and Cons of Web-Based Instruction
Side: Cons

In our discussion tonight, the Uriartes and myself talked about the pros and cons of online learning. The con side of online learning that we agreed was most critical was undependable or unreliable technology. This actually is another version of "accessibility" which we also agreed was the greatest "pro" of online learning. We've all at one time or another had technology fail us - it's a fact of life. For successful online learning, these technological failures must be few and far between.
Debate: Pros and Cons of Web-Based Instruction
Side: Cons

Though I do use and appreciate online tools, we would be neglectful if we did not offer some of the downsides to web-based instruction. Take this "create debate" format itself. It offers what could be considered very simplified and stereotypical interaction. Are you for or against? Where is the nuanced discussion about ways in which one could be both for AND against? That is just one example: Sometimes online instruction oversimplifies things. It also limits interaction to individual assessment of the group conversation by the user in real time, whereas when people get together, there are many voices being simultaneously expressed.
Debate: Pros and Cons of Web-Based Instruction
Side: Cons

I included the Benefits of Online Learning link in my "Pro" post, and I'll include it again here: http://www.worldwidelearn.com/education-articles/benefits-of-online-learning.htm.  Many of the benefits of online learning can also be seen as hinderances or negatives. The flexibility of online education can cause a roadblock for those who have trouble staying on task. An online student has to take responsibility and initiative of their own learning, or they can fall behind, become frustrated, and eventually miss out on learning.
Debate: Pros and Cons of Web-Based Instruction
Side: Cons

Con: Socialization A lot of online students complain because they do not have the chance for interaction with their peers like they do in a traditional setting.
Debate: Pros and Cons of Web-Based Instruction
Side: Cons

I agree that lack of socialization is a Con of Web-based Instruction. I think about how important it is for my elementary students to socialize in class. They learn a lot from each other by just being together. In web-based you can socialize but it is harder. Students don't get that real face to face interaction.
Debate: Pros and Cons of Web-Based Instruction
Side: Cons

Con: Maintaining motivation is more difficult in an online learning environment as compared to learning in a classroom. The article Online Teaching and Learning, suggested that is a big reason why many students drop out of online courses. Because people work at their own pace, it is easier to put things off and procrastinate. This can leave students to fall behind and eventually become so overwhelmed that they drop out. Resource: Herie, M. (2004). Online Teaching and Learning. International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction, 2(1), Retrieved from http://www.ijma-journal.com/pdf/v2i1a04.pdf
Debate: Pros and Cons of Web-Based Instruction
Side: Cons

The cost- in researching available online courses, they seem to cost much more than regular courses.
Debate: Pros and Cons of Web-Based Instruction
Side: Cons

Technology in a variety of forms. Student access to technology (dial-up vs modem, availability at home vs only at school, etc.), technological difficulties (i.e. the time delay on our chat, websites like lifeblog.com going down while you are trying to meet deadlines, etc.) and different technology skill levels of the teachers and students in a particular course (i.e. do I know enough about the technology as the teacher to help students with technology problems or is there a "help desk" I can send them to?).
Debate: Pros and Cons of Web-Based Instruction
Side: Cons

As online courses gain in popularity it is important to look at the cons and address their shortcomings to help students be successful. Students who don't have good time management, are not self disciplined, and are prone to procrastination will not be successful in an online course. It is important for people to know honestly if they have the skills necessary to be successful. A second con is the amount of time it takes as an instructor to facilitate and for a student to participate in an online course. Administrators need to know it will take an instructor more time to facilitate an online course and the number of students participating in the course should be less than a traditional course. Students will need to consider the extra time necessary to participate in an online course when deciding how many credits to sign up for during a semester.Debbie and Mary
Debate: Pros and Cons of Web-Based Instruction
Side: Cons

A con of online learning is the lack of face-to-face contact. Nothing can replace the skills and knowledge you receive from in person conversations. Face-to-face conversions also help students develop social skills needed to other aspects of their life.
Debate: Pros and Cons of Web-Based Instruction
Side: Cons

My group, Mike Heinz and Anthony Serafini agreed that the biggest con of WBI was the lack of F2F contact and socialization. Anthony and myself have taught freshmen for years and we both fell that it is extremely important for the students to not only learn the content but to learn how to handle themselves in a group setting, with many different personalities making up that group. The only way that is learned is through actual F2F contact.
Debate: Pros and Cons of Web-Based Instruction
Side: Cons

Working in a lower socioeconomic setting, I see students for whom school is the refuge from the community, as well as a chance to learn. The home situation is super chaotic, and the access to the web is hit or miss, depending on the parent(s)/guardian(s). Until high speed web access is provided to all as a basic utility such as electricity, I think the playing field is completely tilted to those with more resources. While WBI can level the playing field in terms of courses offered, it must first overcome the access hurdle, and the acceptance of unions and school districts to utilize it.
Debate: Pros and Cons of Web-Based Instruction
Side: Cons

Online instruction is not accessible to all--many students do not have computer access at home and rely on the technology at school and in public areas such as libraries. Even when students do have access, the technology may fail to work properly.
Debate: Pros and Cons of Web-Based Instruction
Side: Cons

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Debate: Should children be allowed to have their own and use mobile phones?
Side: Children should use

I don't think children should have advance phones. Children should have those phones that can only call about three numbers for emergencies though.
Debate: Should children be allowed to have their own and use mobile phones?
Side: Children should use

Mobile phones are safe for children to use – we should ignore terrible stories in the media. The latest research says that mobile phones do not damage brain cells. Even earlier studies had suggested that there is might be a problem if people use a cell phone for 8-9 hours a day there will be definitely negative effect. It is true, but I do not think that a small children will use mobile phones for such long-term hours.
Debate: Should children be allowed to have their own and use mobile phones?
Side: Children should use

teenagers should be given 2 use phones because as we all know that india is developing fast ......... through mobiles sitting in the home we can get the information about the world which is very good for the children......... and we should also walk with the time and developing world.we all think that children should not use mobiles so we should remind that mobile is not bad but the usage is bad .......... so, we should check ourselves and make the good use of mobile ...............................
Debate: Should children be allowed to have their own and use mobile phones?
Side: Children should use

Yes, scientists did not 100% proved that using mobile phones are harmful. If it really was, they will already proof it, so let's turn to another advantage of using mobile phone among children.Mobile phones keep children safer, as it is easier for parents to stay in touch with their children. Through calls and texts, parents can know where their child is and be sure that he or she is safe. And in an emergency, young people can call for a help quickly and easily.
Debate: Should children be allowed to have their own and use mobile phones?
Side: Children should use

Yes, some children carrying phones have been robbed, but thieves are always looking something new. And parents do not always buy the latest model of Iphone, for example, to their children, because it is too expensive and of course, they understand that their child can just lose it. Another argument for using mobile phones among young people is because they are now a valuable part of student life. Parents feel their children are safer carrying a phone and they allow them to travel to school on their own rather then driving them to school. This promotes greater independence for the children. Mobile phones should not be banned; however they can be turned off in lesson.
Debate: Should children be allowed to have their own and use mobile phones?
Side: Children should use

I believe that they should be able to utilize phones. I think this way, because essentially, It could save someones life. My father had told me a story about a young preteen who was kidnapped on her way home from school. The man had thrown her in his car, tied her up, and bought her home with him.After they were at his house, he brought her to his basement. He bound her with almost prison like shackles around her hands and feet.After her captor left, she realized that she still had her cellphone in her pocket. After most likely wriggling like a madman for hours, she produced her phone from her pocket. Since she couldn't call, (he would over hear her) she used the tips of her toes to text her mother, who called police. They traced the call signal back to that house, and she was rescued. This new age technology isn't all that bad, we just need to teach them how to use it!
Debate: Should children be allowed to have their own and use mobile phones?
Side: Children should use

I think it is normal if childrren use mobile phones. Nowadays it's very necessary thing. At any moment something can always happen, so it's worth Owned give their children cell phones. With them they can call their parents.
Debate: Should children be allowed to have their own and use mobile phones?
Side: Children should use

Yes but only if its function is to make calls and thats it. No internet, no photo taking, no annoying text messaging. None of that crap. Just phone calls and only phone calls.
Debate: Should children be allowed to have their own and use mobile phones?
Side: Children should use

Children definitely should have a mobile phone to stay in touch with parents, to tell ahead what they are planing to do or where they are planing to go...It is the matter of safetyAlso nowadays it is impossible to live without a cell phone... Imagine that you don't know where your child is, what he is doing, is everything OK with him, you would be so stressed and feared about what's going on with him. You won't have a way to connect your child... To avoid this situation parents must buy their children cell phones, so that they will be sure that everything is going fine with their children...I don't say that children should have expensive phones like IPhone or Galaxy, but a usual phone to call parents and let them know what's going on with them
Debate: Should children be allowed to have their own and use mobile phones?
Side: Children should use

yes, mobile should be allowed if we are in emergency we can contact to your parents or police .or if see believable things we can capture in our mobile phone.
Debate: Should children be allowed to have their own and use mobile phones?
Side: Children should use

if u are in emergency what u will do did go to pco? and that time u need and understand the power of mobile phone
Debate: Should children be allowed to have their own and use mobile phones?
Side: Children should use

It really depends on the maturity of the child. If the child is trustworthy, it can be a lifesaver and get the child out of trouble someday, but if they aren't... well you know the answer!
Debate: Should children be allowed to have their own and use mobile phones?
Side: Children should use

I think children should use devices because children can learn things in them and many more things.
Debate: Should children be allowed to have their own and use mobile phones?
Side: Children should use

TLDR: Basic phone yes, Smartphone no, because no unsupervised internet access for my kids until I feel they're old enough.I don't see any problem with children having a basic phone for making calls/sending SMS messages from, both to talk to their friends and to keep in touch with parents when on field trips, visiting others, etc- even just to notify mom that soccer practice ended early and the kid needs a ride.I draw the line at smartphones, though. I don't believe that children should have unsupervised internet access (for a number of reasons), and don't intend to allow such to my son until I decide otherwise; I'm not committing to a specific age, more a loosely-defined set of standards regarding his mental development. Given how ineffectual various controls one can put on a smartphone are, it pretty much entails giving the kid unsupervised internet access even if you intend otherwise.Case in point: I know better than to trust parental controls to do the job- I was 12 years old when Surfwatch (the first commercial filter/parental control software, think Net Nanny and the like) was first released, and it took me no time at all to figure out how to temporarily disable it, as well as several of its successors. Even bypassing corporate filters is easy enough given the know-how, which is out there to find.Even if the phone has no data plan, it still has a wifi module.Ultimately, though, most of the 'smart' of a smartphone comes from its 'always-connected' state. There is little use for a smartphone that never accesses the internet above and beyond what a standard mobile phone provides.
Debate: Should children be allowed to have their own and use mobile phones?
Side: Children should use

I believe that children SHOULD be allowed to have and use their own mobile phone. Mobile phones can be very handy and especially useful in an emergency situation where they need to contact someone quickly. Furthermore, with how many smartphones there are nowadays, children can keep themselves entertained on their mobile phones through many different applications.
Debate: Should children be allowed to have their own and use mobile phones?
Side: Children should use

Kids should have advanced phones because if they do then they can call anyone from anywhere and they can play games and be entertained.
Debate: Should children be allowed to have their own and use mobile phones?
Side: Children should use

yes they should have a mobile because it is safe for their life
Debate: Should children be allowed to have their own and use mobile phones?
Side: Children should use

As long as the parent gives permission, then the children can be allowed to have cell phones.
Debate: Should children be allowed to have their own and use mobile phones?
Side: Children should use

Should children be allowed to have their own and use mobile phones? These are my Balanced Arguments:Children should not have a mobile phone . However, children like to talk on the phone. Often this creates tension between children and their parents. The question often becomes “should children be allowed to have their own and use mobile phones”The topic for discussion today is ‘should children be allowed to have their own and use mobile phones’I would like to put forward the arguments that children should have a mobile phone.Children should have there own mobile phone so that the children themselves will have the freedom to have their own mobile phone and be more independent. Secondly, children know how much time he/she needs and when they are tired. Thirdly, children know the children’s family circumstances (ex. child might have slept very early). On the other hand, children shouldn’t have mobile phones and not look at it for too long so that children will be healthy and strong. Children who does not look at the mobile phone for too long can also focus better at school the next day.On balance, I believe children should have freedom and can look at their mobile phones.
Debate: Should children be allowed to have their own and use mobile phones?
Side: Children should use

I think children should be able to use a mobile phone because it is educational in the way of fact files Wikipedia etc. and there parents can locate them if they have there phone on them. yes too long on a phone is not good for them but if they know better they would go do something else and take a break from it.
Debate: Should children be allowed to have their own and use mobile phones?
Side: Children should use

to help with so much like school anxiety and so much more like safety
Debate: Should children be allowed to have their own and use mobile phones?
Side: Children should use

I think they should because parents can track their phone and see where they are if they get lost,also if they get stuck in class and they’re confused,they can research it and that way they won’t need to ask the teacher so the teacher can continue with there work instead of being distracted. So it’s a ‘Win,Win’.
Debate: Should children be allowed to have their own and use mobile phones?
Side: Children should not use

Don't u think that mobile phones make children less safe???Firstly they are carrying an expensive fashion item that makes them a target for criminals. Millions of people are robbed of cell phones every year, sometimes with violence.Secondly, many children spend so much time talking on the phone or texting and they don't aware what is going on around them. Each year children cause car accidents because their attention was on their phone conversation, not the traffic while crossing the street.
Debate: Should children be allowed to have their own and use mobile phones?
Side: Children should use

Firstly they are carrying an expensive fashion item that makes them a target for criminals. Millions of people are robbed of cell phones every year, sometimes with violence.Yeah, I'm sure someone is going to want to rob me of my $20 phone I got at Kmart.Secondly, many children spend so much time talking on the phone or texting and they don't aware what is going on around them.Yep, for sure, they just get sucked into the phone and are unaware of anything else  Each year children cause car accidents because their attention was on their phone conversation, not the traffic while crossing the street.Unless you were deaf, the chance of you walking across a busy road with a phone is highly unlikely
Debate: Should children be allowed to have their own and use mobile phones?
Side: Children should not use

No, Mobile phones should be banned, because they take students’ attention away from their lessons and destroys discipline. Mobile phones are inappropriate in schools. Rules about having them turned off in lessons are impossible to enforce because some “smart” students just put them in silent mode and successfully text or play games in the back of the class. There have been many cases of students using mobiles to cheat in tests, and some of students recording and taking different photos from teachers and then post on the internet. Schools are for learning and anything which gets in the way of that should be banned.
Debate: Should children be allowed to have their own and use mobile phones?
Side: Children should use

No, Mobile phones should be banned, because they take students’ attention away from their lessons and destroys discipline.Okay, what???? So should we ban video games because kids should be doing homework instead? Should we ban tv because that's a distraction as well? Should we ban sex because teenagers think about it too much? See how flawed your pathetic argument is? Grow up.Mobile phones are inappropriate in schools. Rules about having them turned off in lessons are impossible to enforce because some “smart” students just put them in silent mode and successfully text or play games in the back of the class.Then that is their choice to do so, if they want to fail they have every right to.There have been many cases of students using mobiles to cheat in tests,To be recorded they would've had to be caught, so I don't see the problem hereSchools are for learning and anything which gets in the way of that should be banned.Your argument is centered around why kids shouldn't have phones in school. THIS DEBATE is whether kids should own phones at all. You are off topic and your arguments are flawed and biased without any real evidence.
Debate: Should children be allowed to have their own and use mobile phones?
Side: Children should not use

I disagree with you, because there are possible long-term health risks from using mobile phones, especially in children usage. Some research suggests that the radio waves from mobile phones may harm people’s brains. Because children’s brains are still developing, any possible damage to them is even more worrying than for adults. Until science can prove mobile phones are completely safe for young people to use, they should not be allowed to have them.
Debate: Should children be allowed to have their own and use mobile phones?
Side: Children should not use

I'd say it's just risky for them. Most kids of curse wants a iPhone or a Galaxy but instead of giving them a phone you could give them device which can help them study. Like a e Reader ps: I'm 12
Debate: Should children be allowed to have their own and use mobile phones?
Side: Children should not use

I think children should not have a phone because if a parent give them a phone basically what the parent is telling the kid here's a phone now get out of my face. Why do kids need a phone? Who are they going to call/text? Did you know why the people made phones? It was because that adults could use them and not kids. Also already kids my age are starting to have glasses because they are too busy texting or looking at a screen for long periods of time. Also it is a distraction to learning and even if they have homework they will be more focused on there phone then there work.
Debate: Should children be allowed to have their own and use mobile phones?
Side: Children should use

what the parent is telling the kid here's a phone now get out of my face.There is no evidence for this, at all.Why do kids need a phone? Who are they going to call/text?Their friends so that they can socialize maybe? Keep in contact with their work (like I did when I was younger) perhaps? Or be able to call their parent, but ya know, that isn't important is it?Did you know why the people made phones? It was because that adults could use them and not kids.Incorrect, they were made to make life easier for everybody; and they do.Also already kids my age are starting to have glasses because they are too busy texting or looking at a screen for long periods of time.Kids have needed glasses ever since they have been invented, and yet again, there is no proof of what you are claiming. Also it is a distraction to learning and even if they have homework they will be more focused on there phone then there work.AND YET AGAIN, no evidence for this.Just out of curiosity; you are a kid, yes? Are you actually an overprotective, insecure parent trapped inside the body of a kid or what? Seriously, I'm not trying to offend you or anything, but what kid thinks like that? ...Are you Amish?