Goal: Gain an understanding of the digital divide and how it affect the education environment.

Submission:

• Choose one of the following topics and provide a complete and in-depth review and discussion of the topic. A minimum of 5-6 paragraphs is expected.
  • What is the Digital Divide and with the large dissemination of smart phones has it gotten worse or better?
  • If the Digital Divide exists, should educators be worried about it? How does it impact your school or classroom?
  • How much bandwidth to the Internet does your school have? What is it being used for? Do you have extra bandwidth? If so, what would you use the extra bandwidth to do in your class?
  • How does bandwidth impact the selection for tools that could be used in a distance education program? Give examples.
  • Social Media can require large amounts of bandwidth. What effects has this had on the Digital Divide. Has this caused issues with using social media in the classroom. classroom