Technology Equity: The Digital Divide

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Technology Equity The Digital Divide

• Kevin Brown
• Kellie Magi
• Josh Maluchnik

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Overview

• Digital Divide
• Technology in Schools
• Access in the Community
• Home Internet Access

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Equity at School

• History of Education Technology
• Technology in Schools Catches On
• Funding for Technology Education
• The Technology Literacy Challenge Fund

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The Internet Factory

• World Wide Web
• NetDay Phenomenon
• Students Without Computers
• E-rate

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The Internet Factory Cont.

• E-rate Continued
• MOUSE
• Norris Dickard

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Access in the Community

• Diverse Programs and Organizations
• Diverse Clientele

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Community Technology Centers Users

• Average Age 35
• 37 High School Dropouts
• 1/3 Unemployed
• 3 Out of 4 Family Incomes of 30, 000 or Less

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Community Technology CentersWhat Are They Used
For?

• 76 of Customers Took Classes at the Centers
• 68 Improve Job Skills
• 68 Personal Project Success
• 58 Internet Research
• 38 Searched for Jobs
• 70 Email

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Other Forms of Technology Access for Communities

• Computer Camps
• Seniors Technology Training Program

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Home Internet Access The Nucleus of the Digital
Divide

• Rural Black and Inner City Hispanic Families
• Inner City female-headed families v.s married
  couples
• Computers in the Home

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Moving Closer to the Red Zone

• School Efforts
• Buddy System Project
• Anytime, Anywhere Learning
• -Net Schools

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Less Costly Ways

• Connect a Student to Technology (CAST)
• Think Detroit Balls and Bytes Program

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Beyond the Divide

• Everyone should have the opportunity to use the
  internet to access information relevant to their
  health to be involved in their childrens
  education and to participate in their democratic
  government -Reed Hundt, Author and former
  FCC Chair

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Citation Page

• Revenaugh, Mickey. Beyond the Digital Divide
  Pathways to Equity. Technology Learning. May
  2000.