Educational Technology

January 15, 2011

Grand Rapids students caught in the digital divide as more school assignments include online aspect

Filed under: Educational Technology — admin @ 12:40 am

by Jessica Scott, The Grand Rapids Press

An increasingly digital world has pushed school districts to incorporate more technology into the learning process. Students tap the Internet to do everything from researching assignments to collaborating with classmates on projects. But while the “digital divide” is narrowing, it hasn’t closed in urban and rural communities. One-third of U.S. households has no Internet access. Those families look to public libraries and school media centers as resources for their children.

http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2010/12/grand_rapids_students_caught_i.html

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