Using the Internet

I believe that the Internet is great for students. The research is right there, and easy to access. I am still a huge book reader, and I still use books for my own personal research, but I think for a lot of students, the Internet helps make things flow a little smoother. It certainly takes less time, esecially if you know what you are looking for, than a book.
I would allow my sudents to use the Internet for rsearch as long as they followed guidelines for accuracy and legitimacy. I know that there are plenty of websites out there that are not suitable for the types of projects I would have my students pursuing. I think that by setting up guidelines about what to look for from a site woudl help weed out the bad information.
My concerns would be that the students be working at their top level but not a level beyond their maturity. The Internet can be a racy place, and with a 12th grade World History class, sex sells. I would want them to use research that was interestng to them but also appropriate for class. It would depend on the class entirely, how mature I would allow their research to be. I would want accuracy to be their main concern. I need then to know what to look for and how to use the material. The Internet is a great place to find quality research, but like I said, it is a great place to find garbage as well.