Sometimes the problem of the divide isn't vertical (have vs. have-not)
computers, but, rather, horizontal, and there the issues are so much more
painful and regressive it's hard to compare. Sure they've got computers, but
still use phone modems and only email; sure the college has got computerized
Yes! This is something that came up several times in my work with CTCNet
Chicago. The Digital Divide is seen as "bridged" because of the
circumstantial evidence available: teenagers from poor communities using
ipods in school, having cell phones, and using MySpace, for example. It
doesn't help that
digital divide by providing
access to technology for children.
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Our agency is in the
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Our agency is in the process of trying to reach more underprivileged
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However,
we are ha
Andy's comments only serve to underscore what colleagues and I have
previously argued basd on our research, that the digital divide only begins
with the do/ do not have access to technology question but is even more
critical when considering the skills to use the technology, appropriateness
of cont
Pew's data from earlier this year is one of the most
recent studies. They suggest that nearly 3/4ths of US
households are online, and document a surge in access
by English-speaking Latino households. Spanish-only
households weren't polled, though, and I would surmise
they still lag behind other dem
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Our agency is in the process of trying to reach more underprivileged
children based on the need in technical underserved
Our agency is in the process of trying to reach more underprivileged
children based on the need in technical underserved communities. However,
we are having a problem making a case to our sponsors based on the belief
that their is no digital divide in the US. Does any one have any recent
dat
