Does Digital Divide Affecting America

Imagine having to turn off all electronics and not being able to use it for a week. Technologies, such as the Internet, have provoked questions about the effects it has to students overtime. Although Internet users have become dependent to the internet, schools should not participate in national “Shut Down Your Screen Week” because the Internet is an exceptional source of information, the Internet is used for instant communication, and Internet users have shown increased signs of social interactions.

There’s no denying that technology has grown to play a major role in education and learning. Students are using laptops, tablets, and smartphones to research, complete, and even collaborate on assignments, both in and outside of the classroom. Timothy D. Snyder and Thomas L. Friedman both have written articles expressing their opposing opinions on technology in the classroom. Timothy Snyder is a Professor of History at Yale University who has written five different award-winning books. In his article, “Why Laptops Are Distracting America’s Future Workforce”, Snyder explains to students and teachers why he is against technology in the classroom. Thomas Friedman is a reporter and columnist for The New York Times, author of six award-winning

Technology has been around for decades and has been improving and developing ever since. Currently, the school board is debating whether or not the students and the staff should participate in “Shut Down Your Screen Week.” This is a national movement where nobody may use any electronic media for an entire week. In our generation now, modern technology is simplifying our lives to make it easier and better. This is the reason why it is almost everywhere. It is in homes, in our work, and in our schools. Although some individuals might argue that too much technology is bad for us, we should not participate in “Shut Down Your Screen Week,” because technology is able to help children become more interested in learning, can improve student’s skills, and it can also make work for teachers easier.

Due to this reasoning, Wong implies that the people in charge of education are under the notion that, because this is the digital age, students must already be fluent and know how to exactly intertwine technology into everyday life. Yet, this is not the case, glamorizing this notion is faulty with the several complications that fall in line, such as being clueless as to how to perceive things on the internet, and, of course, the dangers. Another problem with having technology incorporated into education, as suggested by Loewy in Wong’s article, is that there are educators out there who feel “digitally illiterate,” and it is of no help when there’s an increase of demand with mixing school content and electronics together. How is teaching “digitally illiterate” students possible, when the educators themselves are “digitally illiterate?” It only creates a paradox and creates further issues. If the people in charge of education want to place electronics as a needed material, they should, at the very least, teach their educators. That is why, according to a teacher in Florida, the solution to these problems is to have a “‘coherent plan to teach digital citizenship in schools’- not as an add-on,”

Children in this generation are losing the basic development skills we once grew up with 15 or so years ago. This in a sense that being wired to technology, that the thought of not being able to use a laptop to help write a paper is already, “feels strain” (source D). Students today rely on typing that, when it comes time to write on paper, “more the erratic, anonymous scrawl of someone learning to write for the first time’ (source D). Most people will say that technology isn't cause this sudden disinterest in doing things the “old fashion” way, technology is “the key ingredient of the cake” (source A) this transition would better prepare and equip children in their development skills. In a rapidly changing generation, it's obvious that many more people are focusing on the shorter term solution to a long term situation as “school system focus on test results” (source C) students aren't using technology to better educate themselves, instead they are just using it to find an easy answer to a question they would very well know but don't care enough to answer

Since the launch of the Internet as a global communication network and the boom in communication technologies, our world has been overwhelmed by a new phenomenon – digital divide. It has gradually turned into a major, constantly growing world issue, threatening to further increase the gap between advanced and developing countries. Yet, is digital divide really an unprecedented occurrence or a natural and unavoidable trend? “Divide” is certainly a word whose meaning could be traced back to the mere dawn of human history. It goes even deeper – to human nature itself: to sex and racial differentiation, to unequal physical and mental powers, to different

The biggest problem with today’s education is how rapid technology is advancing. So rapid, in fact, that schools are attempting to keep up, but are sadly falling short. Teachers are being required to incorporate new technology into their everyday methods of teaching. The use of IPads or laptops in classrooms can be helpful to both teachers and students(edreform online classes)”. If a teacher is not overly familiar with the new devices, then the students will lose what little time they have to learn. As a teacher is attempting to fix technical problems in one class, the class that has a tech savvy teacher will be advancing far ahead. On the other hand, if a classroom is full of students who are very unfamiliar with the technology will have to be taught how to operate it, which wastes valuable time. In today’s society technology usage is so much more widespread than it was just five years ago. The new toys can allow schools to broaden their curriculum. Since most work can be done on a single device, kids can work at their own pace and potentially reach heights they could never reach with book, pen, and paper. The benefits of this new tech greatly outweigh the downsides. The biggest problem with technology in classrooms is their lack of use. So few schools have jumped on board with these programs, and therefore are holding their kids back. These products are readily available, but “the use of new technology

As the years progress, our society as a whole, is advancing in technology at a rapid rate. Nowadays, according to the article of the week paper, The next civil rights frontier is digital by Juan Andrade, states that access to home internet connection is a prerequisite for academic success, and for the most part it is true. Teachers now have access to new websites such as Google Classroom where they are able to post homework assignments and is expected by the teacher for the student to get the homework done. Unfortunately, many families cannot afford Internet access, and are limited to public library visits and to mobile data plans, these people find themselves at a disadvantage compared to their peers. In this essay I will elaborate on the subject matter of, digital access and if it is a “fundamental civil rights issue”, how Internet access can “radically change lives”, and if I make wise use of my Internet time.

The film “ Digital Nation” is an exploration of diverse people's views on digital media, in today's world. Some of the most important topics were on the virtual world, and the pros and cons of technology within different groups like gamers, students, families, teachers, administrators, children, military and businesses, as well as the experience of general people. In the movie, Prof. Sherry Turkle said, “Technology challenges us to assert our human values. Technology is not good or bad, is powerful, and it is complicated which means first we have to figure out what they are”. Currently, technology has taken over, wherever one, goes one will find it. Over the past years, social media in particular have spread worldwide; from Facebook to Instagram. There is constantly something new, extra advanced and creative. Overall, the technology has evolved the way humans interact with each other. In particular, technology influences by motivating students towards learning, saving time, building literacy and communication skills.

The digital divide is related to the access that certain people have to the knowledge and the resources necessary to keep up with society or to better their lifestyle. Researches has indicated that people from different socio-economic groups have limited access to technologies like unlimited internet access, the latest smartphones, or IPads which limits their personal and professional development. These restrictions contribute to what is known as the digital divide. Simply put, the digital divide is the division of knowledge and resources between the haves and the have-nots. The digital divide does exist but this should not be an excuse for people not to learn. As learned in our Principles of Adult Education class, adult learning can take place anywhere and anytime. People can learn in a classroom, on the job, or at home but learning is a contact sport and people have to want to

Can you imagine yourself not knowing the word “internet”? How about not having a cell phone or a computer for the rest of your life? Not everyone, globally, has touch a phone or laptop. Many poor families or poor countries are not able to get a computer and have access to the Internet. New modern inventions are always wanted in the United States, but globally having a background of a low poor class affects the use of technology, and learning style. Professors Eastin, Cicchirillo, and Mabry reports “Digital divide was centered on the gap between people who did or did not have access to this technology” (2). Since the 1950s, new technologies (such as books, papers, etc.) were sold to the rich people and slowly

Although digital technology is wide spread, that does not mean all people have access to technology or the internet. Use and access to technology can differ greatly from place to place and person to person, due to computers age, connection speed, internet access, cost, usage, geographic location, culture, religion and social economic status; this is called the digital divide. When sending homework home, such as research, computer work and assignments this can be a real issue for teachers. To minimise the effect of these issues, teachers must make allowances and determine whether information can be gathered by students from other sources, such as books, be provided to take home or create work base on classroom learning materials.

The poverty of our students causes limited access to resources outside of school including technology which increases the digital divide for our students. Currently, there is very limited amounts of technology within my building as well, so the digital divide is growing for many of my students.

I think that the use of technology in schools is one of the best decisions the school system could have made. Living in a time period of accelerating change, I think that it is important to lean away from the more traditional educational tactics of teaching and learning that may have worked in the past. And start to transition into the more modern-day style of teaching and learning, which involves technology. Students are always using technology. Whether it is them on their laptops, tablets, or using their phones to surf the internet or an app, it is a vital part of their daily lives. I think that because technology plays such a primary role in students' lives, the best way to connect with students in the classroom, is to incorporate technology into some part of the lesson. I believe that

Technology has made great strides in the past 20 years. It plays a very important role in our lives today and even plays a critical role in the way students learn all over the world. Unfortunately, students now rely on technology instead of learning key fundamentals. Technology has replaced the need to learn and most answers are just a google search away. Technology has also become expensive and lower socioeconomic school districts have found affording the newest technology difficult because of their lack of funding. Technology is a great learning tool when used appropriately. The lower socioeconomic school falls behind in the expanding frontier of technology in the classroom because they cannot afford it compared to their counterparts and results in a gap in education. The development of technology in the classroom has caused students to fail the learning of fundamentals and has exploited lower socioeconomic school districts.