Digital Inequality: Rashell, Tyler, Angie, Kim

8/9/2019 Digital Inequality: Rashell, Tyler, Angie, Kim

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Digital Inequality

PresentationBy: Kim Hefty, Angie Kruzich, Tyler Zunker,Rashell Clarke


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Digital Divide vs Digital Inequality

● Digital Divie refers t! the ga" that e#ists $et%een th!se %h!have access t! techn!l!gy an th!se %h! ! n!t

● Digital &ne'uality refers t! ine'ualities that e#ists am!ng

vari!us gr!u"s in s!ciety that affect their techn!l!gy accessan use( These fact!rs are:o )'ui"mento Aut!n!my !f *seo +killso +!cial +u""!rto *se attern


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Importance of Addressing Digital

Inequality

● Digital ine'uality influences s!cial ine'uality● -.ashingt!n is an inf!rmati!n enigma( +!me !f the nati!n/s

leaing igital0techn!l!gy c!m"anies are hea'uartere inan ar!un +eattle, yet vast areas !f the state are starve !f

l!cal ne%s( (((&n sh!rt, .ashingt!n is a igital state %ith arural inf!rmati!n ghett!(- 1.ashingt!n state, +eattle Times2


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Scenario:

.e, the Digital &ne'uality Task 3!rce, have $een hire $y the

.ashingt!n +tate +u"erintenent !f u$lic &nstructi!n, RanyD!rn( He has $een given a s"ecial all!cati!n !f 4567 t! aressigital ine'ualities in the state !f .ashingt!n, an he %ants us,

the Task 3!rce, t! c!nsier several !"ti!ns(


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Ideas for Addressing Digital

Inequality

● &nstall c!m"uters in "u$lic li$raries

● )#"an staffing an res!urces in "u$lic sch!!ls

● r!vie c!m"uters t! iniviuals in isavantage

c!mmunities

● r!vie high0s"ee &nternet an m!$ile access t! all

resients

● r!vie l!%0c!st &nternet access t! all resients

● r!vie inf!rmati!n literacy c!urses t! resients

● Devel!" free !nline eucati!nal c!ntent t! the "u$lic


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Alternative Ideas

● r!vie su""!rt an8!r create 9&nternet cafes-

● Create m!$ile c!m"uter centers


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#1 Recommendation

● )#"an staffing an !ther res!urces s! that "u$lic sch!!lscan $e !"en t! the "u$lic after n!rmal sch!!l h!urs, !n%eekens, an uring the summer m!nths(

Reas!ning:● Acc!ring t! Bernar, three fact!rs that are vital t! leveling

the igital -"laying fiel,- inv!lve aressing: Availa$ility !f the evices themselves Accessi$ility !f the techn!l!gy at han iteracy


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#2 Recommendation

● &nstall c!m"uters in all "u$lic li$raries in the state ane#"an the h!urs %hen the c!m"uters are availa$le(

Reas!ning:

● Alth!ugh this !"ti!n "r!vies the techn!l!gy an e#"ansh!urs s! the techn!l!gy is availa$le t! the "u$lic, it !es n!tinclue funing f!r su""!rt staff t! "r!vie literacy eucati!nt! th!se %h! nee it(


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#3 Recommendation

● r!vie high0s"ee &nternet an m!$ile access f!r all stateresients

Reas!ning:

● This !"ti!n "r!vies the techn!l!gy an accessi$ility $utlacks funing f!r literacy eucati!n(


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# Recommendation

● Create m!$ile c!m"uter centers

Reas!ning:

● This !"ti!n "r!vies the techn!l!gy $ut lacks funing f!rliteracy eucati!n an techn!l!gy accessi$ility(


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#! Recommendation

● r!vie inf!rmati!n literacy c!urses t! enhance c!m"uterskills an ena$le kn!%legea$le use !f igital techn!l!gies(

Reas!ning:

● This !"ti!n !nly aresses !ne vital fact!r f!r cl!sing theigital ga": literacy eucati!n(


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#" Recommendation

● +u$siize &nternet +ervice r!viers t! "r!vie l!%0c!st&nternet t! all state resients(

Reas!ning:

● This !"ti!n is ranke ;th $ecause it !nly aresses !nefact!r f!r cl!sing the igital ga": techn!l!gy accessi$ility(


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# Recommendation

● r!vie iniviuals in isavantage c!mmunities %ithc!m"uters

Reas!ning:

● This !"ti!n is ranke


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#$ Recommendation

● Devel!" free !nline eucati!nal c!ntent, giving first "ri!rity t!c!ntent m!st relevant t! l!%er s!ci!0ec!n!mic gr!u"s $ef!re

c!ntent that is relevant t! the rest !f the "u$lic(

Reas!ning:● This !"ti!n !nly aresses literacy eucati!n( H!%ever,

eucati!n re'uires techn!l!gy availa$ility an accessi$ility,%hich the funing !es n!t all!% f!r(


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#% Recommendation

● r!vie su""!rt an8!r create 9&nternet cafes= in ur$an anrural areas > !"en ?@8< at n! c!st t! th!se %h! 'ualify, anminimal c!st t! general "u$lic %h! can aff!r(

Reas!ning:● This !"ti!n is ranke last $ecause it !nly aresses

techn!l!gy accessi$ility(


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&onclusion

Cl!sing the igital ivie is critical f!r s!ciety as a %h!le( .e nee t!enc!urage th!se igitally une'ual t! im"r!ve their skills %ithtechn!l!gy an increase their kn!%lege !f all things igital( As !urs!ciety $ec!mes m!re e"enent !n techn!l!gy th!se %ith!ut theskills t! access ata !r utilize ata %ill have t! $e assiste( +!ciety %illnee t! create a system t! "r!vie assistance an t! effectively eal%ith ine'ualities !f igital learning an eucati!n( Th!se %ith!ut thea$ility t! utilize techn!l!gy %ill suffer c!m"are t! th!se %ith these"rivileges( The l!nger s!ciety %aits t! aress this issue, the harer it%ill $e t! cl!se the ga"

( As C!!"er state, 9(((igital techn!l!gies change s!ciety very 'uickly(The a$ility t! "artici"ate an "r!s"er in the ne% ec!n!my %ill $eseverely restricte if a h!useh!l is cut !ff fr!m techn!l!gy f!r m!rethan a ecae= 1C!!"er, ?66@, "g 2(


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References

Bernar, +( 1n((2( Cr!ssing the Digital Divie: Briges an Barriers t! Digital &nclusi!n(

Edutopia( Retrieve fr!m

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C!!"er, 7( 1?66@2( )#"aning the igital ivie an falling $ehin in $r!a$an(C!nsumer 3eerati!n !f America an C!nsumers *ni!n, ct!$er( Retrieve fr!mhtt":88%%%(c!nsumerfe(!rg8"fs8igitalivie("f

Hargittai, )( 1?662( The igital ivie an %hat t! ! a$!ut it( New Economy Handbook ,?0E(Retrieve fr!m htt":88%%%(eszter(c!m8research8"u$s8hargittai0igitalivie("f

Kang, +( F amukcu, A( 1?66E2( Digital ine'uality: &nf!rmati!n "!verty in the inf!rmati!nage( The Greenlining Report , Retrieve fr!mhtt":88greenlining(!rg8res!urces8"fs8igitaline'uality("f

.ashingt!n stateGs rural inf!rmati!n ghett!s( 1n((2(The Seattle Times( Retrieve uly 5,

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