are people better informed in the information society

Are we as a people really better informed in an information society?  I believe that we are better informed in the information society.  Having access to the internet today can open up a whole new world for people.  Within seconds of logging on the internet we can access so many different networks and become informed about information occuring all over the world.  As we dig deeper into the article we find that two different people have different opinions on the subject matter.  Linda Jackson went on to do an experiment with students ages 10-18 to see if kids who heavily use the internet would have better test scores than those who dont.  Her experiment was a success but Mark Bauerlein still went onto say that the internet isnt making us smarter, only more dumb.  I feel like both sides are right.  With constant advances in technology the internet is definetly an essential function to the future, however it is how it how a person uses it that can make themselves better informed or more dumb.  If a person uses the internet as a valuable resource he or she can gain access to a wealth of information and knowledge.  If a person wants to use the internet to watch mischeif behavior then most likely they will become more dumb.  The decision lies among each person as an individual if they want to use the internet to become better informed or if they want to use it to become less intelligent.