digital divide powerpoint

Accessibility:

Accessibility Alisha Huschka 1

What is Accessibility?:

What is Accessibility? 2

Where is the divide visible?:

Where is the divide visible? Between Races Between Incomes Between Schools Between States Between Countries 3

Income:

Income In 2000, 12.7% of Americans earning less than $15,000 had internet in their homes 4

The Digital Divide Cycle:

The Digital Divide Cycle 5

Race:

Race 41% of blacks and Hispanics use a computer at home for school related work compared to 77% of whites 6

Internet Usage:

Internet Usage 7

Illiteracy:

Illiteracy It is not uncommon to come across a town in China where less than 5% of children attend school 8

Solutions :

Solutions E-Rate provides public and private schools and libraries with discounts of 20%-90% for different services 9

Workshops For Teachers:

Workshops For Teachers Before implementing technology into the classroom, teachers need to know how to use it 10

What Now?:

What Now? Actions have been taken to help close the gap in the Digital Divide. For more information and ways to help, visit my blog at http://ahuschka.blogspot.com/ 11

Bibliography:

Bibliography “Digital Divide." Gale Encyclopedia of E-Commerce . 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 30 Apr. 2011 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Digital Divide." Wikipedia . Web. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_divide#Education>. Thomas, David. United States. Internet Access Soars in Schools, But "Digital Divide" Still Exists at Home for Minority and Poor Students . , 2003. Web. 30 Apr 2011. <http://www2.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2003/10/10292003a.html>. 12