Blogs, or Internet web logs, allow for a free, online journaling option. You can approach this topic from an affirmation stance by researching the effects of the blogging atmosphere on a student and potential benefits from a more informal writing structure on a student's composition skills. Alternately, you can approach the subject from a negative stance by researching the growing problem with Internet-based language and its effects on a student's comprehension of English and the ability to write professionally. Persuade your audience to either give classroom blogging a chance or to reject the idea as a technical folly.
Cell phones give students a wide array of access and connectivity to the outside world. If you approach this topic from a positive stance, you can research the benefits of cell phones on student lives and focus on the benefits of having a cell phone in case of an emergency. If you prefer a negative approach, you can research the attention-related problems that students face when in control of a cell phone and the various games and social networking options that can distract a student from paying any attention to the lecture in class. Persuade your audience to either accept or deny cell phones in schools.
Internet piracy is the act of downloading content from free sources when the content was never intended to be available for free. You can approach the topic from a positive view of piracy by researching the buying trends of people after listening to free music online and attempting to show a corollary to increased purchasing. You can approach the topic from a negative view of piracy by researching the intellectual property rights of the individuals who created the work initially.
Electronic books are long text files that can be accessed with a computer application or through specialized technology such as Amazon's Kindle or Barnes and Noble's Nook. If you approach the topic with a positive view of e-books, you can research the benefits of electronic storage and daily convenience both in personal lives as well as the benefits for students. If you approach the e-book topic with a negative view, you can research the shift away from physical books and the loss of tradition associated with this change.