Auto-didacticism

When a person uses a tool to learn on their own they are able to explore the world in a much wider way.  The internet can also be used for projects and activities in the classroom. As I said in my first post, I used the internet as a major source of learning for a year. I still do it now. If I hear something that catches my interest on the television or in conservation or books I will look it up later and read about it. Reading about something or experiencing it can be valuable. For example, learning about Buddhism in high school, a friend and I decided to go and visit a temple and learn from the monks. We went to the Chuang Yen Monastery in New York and combined the knowledge the monks gave us with the knowledge we got in class, helping us with an assignment to attempt to live Buddhist for a month and tell of our experiences.  

In the American Life article it is said people use the internet to draw attention to issues. If this is true that people learn about problems that the world faces from the pages of information that they see on their screens. The internet is also used as a way for the people that want to get these problems out in the open more support and communicate with other members.  The internet is the fastest way to do it. The implication is that the internet is a powerful tool and it can be used to do many different activities and assignments. If teachers used technology to enhance learning instead of using it as a crutch or ignoring it completely then they would have more well rounded students.