Digital Divide

By: Rebecca Smith and Patrick SimmsDigital DivideWhat is it?Digital divide is defined as the gap between people that have access to the internet and those that do not.

It is also defined as the gap between those that constantly use the internet and those that do not.** make notes to be read aloud, make the power points shorter2Why is it important?With the distribution of wealth already heavily unbalanced in society, those with access to the Internet are becoming even richer through the power of information

The digital divide is compounding the effects of socio-economic divisions Personal ExperienceNot having internet access,VacationNo serviceNot having a certain piece of technologyDead technologiesSolutionsAffordable broadband access Wireless networks educational programsworkshopsLibrary administrators could provide a workshop on how to search the internetWireless networks: cheaper and easier to set up; also benefit rural areas where there are more distance learners. Educational programs: intended to bring competency skills of searching the internet. Workshops: library administrators could provide in order to learn how to search internet5Poll everywhere surveyhttp://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/LTExNTcxMjY0OTM Reference pagehttp://www.westga.edu/~distance/ojdla/spring131/block131.html http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~eroberts/cs201/projects/digital-divide/start.htmlhttp://dictionary.reference.com/browse/definition