Exposition

Parental Supervision for Children in Using Computer and Internet

These days, computer along with the internet is very useful for anyone including children. To protect children, information on the safe usage of computers and the internet should be supervised by each family.

A computer connected to the internet is an easy way to socialize with others. It can not only be good but also bad. Recently we hear a lot of children get the advantage of social networking sites but we often see the news about the disadvantage of the internet for children.

The role of parents in assisting and directing children in using computers and accessing the internet is necessary. Installation of software monitor on children’s computer such as key logger which has a function to watch and note all activities relating to keyboard usage is helpful but not enough to protect children from potential harms. Children tend to hide what they have done in front of the computer from their parents. They see that all they have done are their privacy and no one may know.

We can not prevent children from using a computer because it is multifunctional. However, many parents worry about what their kids do in front of the computer, whether they are doing homework or just playing games or spending all their time surfing the internet which the materials do not proper for their age. There is a tendency, especially for teenagers, to want to become acquainted with many strangers outside.

The lack of parental supervision of children using the computer and internet is likely to pose a potential danger to them. So, parental monitor against the use of computers and the internet of their children should be done from time to time. There are some ways that can be used by the parent to monitor their children in using a computer and accessing the internet, such as: setting reasonable rules for computer use by your children, getting to know the ISP which children use, considering purchasing certain filtering software.

The writer’s main purpose is to…

• to persuade the parents that supervising the information of computer isn't necessary.

• to reveal to the parents that supervising needs to be done.

• to persuade the parents that they should monitor the use of computers and the internet of their children.

• to persuade the teachers that they should monitor the use of computers and the internet of their students.

Parental Supervision for Children in Using Computer and Internet

These days, computer along with the internet is very useful for anyone including children. To protect children, information on the safe usage of computers and the internet should be supervised by each family.

A computer connected to the internet is an easy way to socialize with others. It can not only be good but also bad. Recently we hear a lot of children get the advantage of social networking sites but we often see the news about the disadvantage of the internet for children.

The role of parents in assisting and directing children in using computers and accessing the internet is necessary. Installation of software monitor on children’s computer such as key logger which has a function to watch and note all activities relating to keyboard usage is helpful but not enough to protect children from potential harms. Children tend to hide what they have done in front of the computer from their parents. They see that all they have done are their privacy and no one may know.

We can not prevent children from using a computer because it is multifunctional. However, many parents worry about what their kids do in front of the computer, whether they are doing homework or just playing games or spending all their time surfing the internet which the materials do not proper for their age. There is a tendency, especially for teenagers, to want to become acquainted with many strangers outside.

The lack of parental supervision of children using the computer and internet is likely to pose a potential danger to them. So, parental monitor against the use of computers and the internet of their children should be done from time to time. There are some ways that can be used by the parent to monitor their children in using a computer and accessing the internet, such as: setting reasonable rules for computer use by your children, getting to know the ISP which children use, considering purchasing certain filtering software.

In paragraph 3, the writer implies that…

• children have many ways to hide their search history.

• key logger isn't strong enough to protect children from harm.

• parents must not intrude on children's privacy.

• parents must find the most effective way to prevent children from accessing the unsafe web.

Parental Supervision for Children in Using Computer and Internet

These days, computer along with the internet is very useful for anyone including children. To protect children, information on the safe usage of computers and the internet should be supervised by each family.

A computer connected to the internet is an easy way to socialize with others. It can not only be good but also bad. Recently we hear a lot of children get the advantage of social networking sites but we often see the news about the disadvantage of the internet for children.

The role of parents in assisting and directing children in using computers and accessing the internet is necessary. Installation of software monitor on children’s computer such as key logger which has a function to watch and note all activities relating to keyboard usage is helpful but not enough to protect children from potential harms. Children tend to hide what they have done in front of the computer from their parents. They see that all they have done are their privacy and no one may know.

We can not prevent children from using a computer because it is multifunctional. However, many parents worry about what their kids do in front of the computer, whether they are doing homework or just playing games or spending all their time surfing the internet which the materials do not proper for their age. There is a tendency, especially for teenagers, to want to become acquainted with many strangers outside.

The lack of parental supervision of children using the computer and internet is likely to pose a potential danger to them. So, parental monitor against the use of computers and the internet of their children should be done from time to time. There are some ways that can be used by the parent to monitor their children in using a computer and accessing the internet, such as: setting reasonable rules for computer use by your children, getting to know the ISP which children use, considering purchasing certain filtering software.

According to paragraph 5, the way to supervise children in using the computer is by...

• purchasing certain banning software.

• knowing the password which children use.

• knowing the ISP which neighbors use.

• purchasing certain filtering software.

• knowing the ISP which children use.

Mobile Phones should be allowed in School

Technology has come to long ways and mobile phones have become far more advanced than few decades back. They have become more of a necessity than a fancy item. (1) It is undeniable that they have become a part of their everyday life and banning mobile phone for students in school is not sensible. There are several reasons why mobiles phone should be allowed in school.

Firstly, most students nowadays have their own mobile phones as they are getting cheaper, and become very handy and useful as a communication device. In case of some emergency, students can swiftly call their parents or helpline numbers like the police. In reverse, parents also can inform their children at school easily.

Secondly, if students need something from home, they can call and ask someone at home to bring it. (2) On the other hand, if the students miss their school bus and any other transport is not available after school, they can call home and ask to be picked up. They can also inform their parents that they are going to go home late in case of some extra class or doing a group project.

Thirdly, students should not only be allowed to carry mobile phones but encouraged to wisely use this smart mobile device. They can use their phones as massive online resources of knowledge by browsing news websites or educational portal. (3) Hence parents would be easily providing a smartphone to their children.

Lastly, mobile phones can help students to avoid miss any point from the lesson. During a classroom session, it is very much possible for students to miss out certain crucial points. Here, mobile phones can be used to record the teaching process and playback the entire lesson anytime. (4) However, only a certain age or class students are allowed to use mobile phones for this purpose, for example, ninth grade or higher.

Based on the several facts above, mobile phones can be beneficial for students in school. Therefore, the teacher should show them how to use mobile phones judiciously and embrace modern technology to make a better, captivating teaching and learning process.

Where does this sentence belong?

Additionally, a low priced smartphone costs less than a common laptop.

• (2)

• (4)

• (1)

• (3)

Mobile Phones should be allowed in School

Technology has come to long ways and mobile phones have become far more advanced than few decades back. They have become more of a necessity than a fancy item. (1) It is undeniable that they have become a part of their everyday life and banning mobile phone for students in school is not sensible. There are several reasons why mobiles phone should be allowed in school.

Firstly, most students nowadays have their own mobile phones as they are getting cheaper, and become very handy and useful as a communication device. In case of some emergency, students can swiftly call their parents or helpline numbers like the police. In reverse, parents also can inform their children at school easily.

Secondly, if students need something from home, they can call and ask someone at home to bring it. (2) On the other hand, if the students miss their school bus and any other transport is not available after school, they can call home and ask to be picked up. They can also inform their parents that they are going to go home late in case of some extra class or doing a group project.

Thirdly, students should not only be allowed to carry mobile phones but encouraged to wisely use this smart mobile device. They can use their phones as massive online resources of knowledge by browsing news websites or educational portal. (3) Hence parents would be easily providing a smartphone to their children.

Lastly, mobile phones can help students to avoid miss any point from the lesson. During a classroom session, it is very much possible for students to miss out certain crucial points. Here, mobile phones can be used to record the teaching process and playback the entire lesson anytime. (4) However, only a certain age or class students are allowed to use mobile phones for this purpose, for example, ninth grade or higher.

Based on the several facts above, mobile phones can be beneficial for students in school. Therefore, the teacher should show them how to use mobile phones judiciously and embrace modern technology to make a better, captivating teaching and learning process.

Where does this sentence belong?

Even students can be seen carrying this device, either for chatting or browsing on the internet.

• (4)

• (1)

• (3)

• (2)

Advantages of Mobile Phones at School for Students

Technology is playing a major and important role in our lives. In modern society, nearly everyone has a mobile device. Being able to access to mobile technology can be both a blessing and a curse, especially for students. While many schools ban their students from bringing mobile phones into school or classroom due to its distraction potential, but there are also many positive effects that can be obtained from using mobile phones at school wisely.

First, mobile phones are not just phones. Most modern phones nowadays come with many features. They can provide students with electronic dictionaries, maps, magazines, reference books, drawing tools, and scientific and musical instrument through applications. Besides, the availability of internet access on their phones makes students can access the internet as massive online education resources effortlessly.

Secondly, mobile phones can encourage digital literacy development among students. It is now an essential skill in higher education and in the future workplace. A report on the most important skills in the workplace in 2030 by The Foundation for Young Australians predicted that early-career jobs like teacher or pharmacy assistant would spend on average ten hours more per week on tasks that require digital skills. The analysis which involved 4.2 million job ads revealed that since 2012 the demand for digital skill has significantly increased by more than 200 percent.

Thirdly, mobile phones can be used to improve students’ engagement in learning. We know that the learning process will be effective when the leaners are interested in or at the very least find any relevance about what they learn with their lives. A neuroscientist, Mary Immordino-Yang states that thinking deeply about something that we do not care about is literally neurobiologically impossible. If teachers want students to genuinely learn in school then they need to connect students with the things they think are important. Involving technology such as mobile phones as an instrument in teaching and learning process will certainly boost the learners’ engagement.

In addition, the phone is not the real problem that leads to low scores. A study published by The Centre for Economic Performance on student phone access and the achievement gap showed that phone bans at school have very different effects on different types on students. The study found that banning mobile phones improves outcomes for low-achieving students, but has no significant impact on high achievers. Low-achieving students are more likely to be distracted by the presence of mobile phone, while high achievers can focus in classroom regardless of whether phones are present or not.

In conclusion, I believe that mobile phones can be a useful learning tool if their use at school or in class is properly structured. They can help students to access digital resources for educational purposes, develop digital literacy among students, and also boost students’ engagement in teaching and learning process.

Which THREE of the aspects below are answered in the passage?

• Phone bans at school have very different effects on different types on students.

• Using mobile phones at school brings many negative effects.

• Modern phones provide many features.

• What kind of prediction that The Foundation for Old Australians makes?

• What are Mary Immordino-Yang's statements?

People nowadays, can’t be separated with technology. Technology is something that can help us to do our activities. Technology can be the knowledge of techniques, processes, and the like, or it can be embedded in machines to allow for operation without detailed knowledge of their workings

Technology has some advantages one of them is easy access to information. With technology like the internet, we can access information from around the world. We don’t need a long time to know the information. Technology makes study easier. With technology, we can study online. Sometimes we don’t need a book to learn. Just use the internet, we can study easier. Also, technology makes finding a job easier. We don’t need to read the newspaper to find jobs. We can visit some jobs finder sites on the internet the example is jobstreet.co.id.

Besides the advantages, technology has disadvantages like job loss. Nowadays factories prefer to use machines rather than humans. Because of this, the number of unemployed increases. Technology makes people lazier. Increased dependency on modern tools reduces our activity and intelligence. Technology also increased loneliness. Technology sometimes makes people don't want to go to social life. They prefer to stay in the house rather than go outside.

There are some ways for us to avoid dependency on technology like leave your handphone for a while. This can reduce our dependency on handphones. We can enjoy our day without handphones. The other way is to try to find information without using the internet. Try to get some information from the book, not from the internet. This way can reduce our dependency on the internet and make us read more often. We can not be separated from technology but don’t make technology mastering us.

The word 'embedded' in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by:

• installed

• ingrained

• introduced

• entrenched

Advantages of Mobile Phones at School for Students

Technology is playing a major and important role in our lives. In modern society, nearly everyone has a mobile device. Being able to access mobile technology can be both a blessing and a curse, especially for students. While many schools ban their students from bringing mobile phones into school or classroom due to their distraction potential, but there are also many positive effects that can be obtained from using mobile phones at school wisely.

First, mobile phones are not just phones. Most modern phones nowadays come with many features. They can provide students with electronic dictionaries, maps, magazines, reference books, drawing tools, and scientific and musical instruments through applications. Besides, the availability of internet access on their phones makes students can access the internet as massive online education resources effortlessly.

Secondly, mobile phones can encourage digital literacy development among students. It is now an essential skill in higher education and in the future workplace. A report on the most important skills in the workplace in 2030 by The Foundation for Young Australians predicted that early-career jobs like teacher or pharmacy assistant would spend on average ten hours more per week on tasks that require digital skills. The analysis which involved 4.2 million job ads revealed that since 2012 the demand for digital skills has significantly increased by more than 200 percent.

Thirdly, mobile phones can be used to improve students’ engagement in learning. We know that the learning process will be effective when the learners are interested in or at the very least find any relevance about what they learn with their lives. A neuroscientist, Mary Immordino-Yang states that thinking deeply about something that we do not care about is literally neurobiologically impossible. If teachers want students to genuinely learn in school then they need to connect students with the things they think are important. Involving technology such as mobile phones as an instrument in the teaching and learning process will certainly boost the learners’ engagement.

In addition, the phone is not the real problem that leads to low scores. A study published by The Centre for Economic Performance on student phone access and the achievement gap showed that phone bans at school have very different effects on different types of students. The study found that banning mobile phones improves outcomes for low-achieving students, but has no significant impact on high achievers. Low-achieving students are more likely to be distracted by the presence of mobile phone, while high achievers can focus in the classroom regardless of whether phones are present or not.

In conclusion, I believe that mobile phones can be a useful learning tool if their use at school or in class is properly structured. They can help students to access digital resources for educational purposes, develop digital literacy among students, and also boost students’ engagement in the teaching and learning process.

The word 'digital' in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to:

• algorithmic

• abacus

• numerary

• cyber

How To Use The Internet Should Be Required

In this age of technology, all students in the Montana University System should be required to learn Internet use, and there should be a course to teach it as a core requirement.

The first reason is going to school in the twenty-first century almost all classes require some computer use. Every time you go to the library at M.S.U.C.O.T, you need to know how to go online as there are very few books anymore, and almost everything is on the Web.

Following that when you go to find a job, more and more companies are using computers. It’s getting almost impossible to find a job that doesn’t require computer skills of some sort. One of the big things is communications within the company. Most companies use electronic communications of some sort, such as e-mail or memos online.

Even the jobs people used to think of as unskilled labors such as a mechanic are using computers. All cars built today have a computer built into them. The mechanic uses it to figure out what’s wrong with your car, then a lot of time they go online to find out the best way to fix it faster, saving time and money.

Some people might say that the courses that need to have computer skills have them built into them, but I say we should get a jump on the future and have all students learn the internet. If people don’t learn it, they will fall behind in the job market and in life.

'Web' in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to:

• labyrinth

• network

• plexus

• lacework

Mobile Phone Should be Banned in School

Recently most people own mobile phones. Why does mobile phone user increase dramatically in recent years? First, the feature and functions have increased. Mobile phone is not used just for calling, but sending text, taking pictures, recording videos, accessing the internet, playing games and much more. Second, the mobile phone has also become a lot cheaper. Now, this communication device does not only fill the pocket of adults but also teenagers and students. Even a lot of phones are intentionally designed for the teenaged market. However, should they be allowed to bring them to school?

Many schools do not allow students to bring cell phones to school. It is very reasonable because bringing phones to school potentially disrupts the learning process. Most students use cell phones irresponsibly. They use cell phones to talk to their friend during class time. They also use the calculator and camera features in the class as well. Those potentially lead to less concentration in the time of learning and teaching process.

Students go to school to learn and behave fairway. Mobile phones provide a large temptation to cheat in tests. They can communicate with anyone and almost anywhere in the world. Because of the small size of the cell phone, students can send a text quietly and discreetly. The text can go unnoticed anywhere to get help on answering tests, homework, and other class assignments. Learning in school is to behave fair not cheating.

Therefore, schools should ban students from bringing their cell phones. However, it should be done fairly. In case of an emergency, some students need a call for help, providing easy access to phone is better.

Which THREE of the following statements aren't supported by the text?

• Bringing phones to school can make lessons become more fun.

• Mobile phones provide a temptation to cheat in exams.

• Mobile phones have become a lot cheaper.

• Many schools allow students to buy mobile phones.

• Schools must ban mobile phones from students even in case of emergency.