Digital Divide
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Digital Divide: Children in the D.D discusses the digital divide faced by children from disadvantaged backgrounds in gaining access to and literacy with technology. While internet access in schools has grown significantly over the past decade, children from low-income homes and certain racial backgrounds still lack quality internet access at home, putting them at an educational disadvantage. Expanding affordable home internet access and public access programs could help close gaps in technology access and literacy faced by many children.
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Digital Divide
- 1. Digital Divide: Children in the D.D Shannon Kestner
- 2. IntroductionConcepts:Basic accessQuality of accessTechnological literacyAccess to useful content
- 3. The Current D.DGrowth in the past decade2001: 4/10 had never used the internetVariationsRaceslow income homes
- 4. School performance improving93% of teachers believe home internet provides education advantageNo definitive answerStudents with home and school access do better academically
- 5. Computers in the class1994: 1/3 public schools had internet2002: 99% of schools had internet accessGreater basic skills with computers in classrooms1 wired computer for ever 5 students
- 6. Now what?Expanding home accessUniversal ServiceLeverage Low-Income HousingFocusing on Public Access