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Subject: Re: Bridging the Digital Divide
Posted By: Shelley Pasnik
Date: April 04, 2000 at 21:38:43
In Response to: Re: Bridging the Digital Divide - posted by Bob Tinker on April 04, 2000 at 18:30:15

This is an excellent point: current inequities go far beyond hardware. Too often, discussions involving the "building of infrastructure" pertain only to technological infrastructure: wiring, connected computers, server capacitity. In addition to sustaining the success of federal and state networking programs, we need to give our attention to building worthwhile content and human infrastructure: both pre- and in-service teacher training, technology integration coordinated with classroom practice, rich online resources, alternative points of access -- such as computing centers and libraries -- staffed by capable individuals helping to meet community needs.

Who knows of any programs -- on federal, state, or local levels, government-sponsored or public/private partnerships -- that attempt to create meaningful experiences for all children despite exisiting economic, social and political inequality?

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* Comments: > This is an excellent point: current inequities go far beyond hardware. Too often, discussions involving the "building of infrastructure" pertain only to technological infrastructure: wiring, connected computers, server capacitity. In addition to sustaining the success of federal and state networking programs, we need to give our attention to building worthwhile content and human infrastructure: both pre- and in-service teacher training, technology integration coordinated with classroom practice, rich online resources, alternative points of access -- such as computing centers and libraries -- staffed by capable individuals helping to meet community needs. > Who knows of any programs -- on federal, state, or local levels, government-sponsored or public/private partnerships -- that attempt to create meaningful experiences for all children despite exisiting economic, social and political inequality?