TRIANGLE
In the article, Digital Divides Research; its main focus is inequality, access and society. There has always been a gap between those who have technology in their homes and those who do not. During this research inequality was observed. Inequality has persisted for some time but, when it comes to technology it creates a gap. For instance, concepts of inequality in terms of possessions, status and profession have still been relevant in many cases. Some of the children that live in lower income household do not have a computer, vs. those who are middle class and are always exploring different alternatives to have fun. Technology access should be seen as a process with many technological causes and not as a single event of obtaining particular technology. There are several types of access, first a computer user has to acquire operational skills, then the individual has to develop and apply information skills and finally strategic skills. Usage access is the final stage and ultimate goal of the process of technological appropriation in its applications. Non- users are relatively scarce due to the lack of money and skills that they might have. Another striking result from digital skills research is that people learn more of these skills in practice, by trial and error, than in formal educational settings. There are different types of access to technology, but in this research the most educated get an opportunity to do best with technology access. Society has different believes some believe that without education there is no high income, but the truth is that society has shaped the world into what it wants the world to be. Current computer and internet have notoriously statistics. Technology will be changing constantly and some of the change that will occur is for the best of its people.
SQUARE
I agree that technology has many important aspects in children; this is because they build many skills. School is a great place to learn some of these skills. For instance, many of the teachers teach their students to write a resume. This is extremely important for the student because they are learning how to construct a resume and skills.
CIRCLE
In the video, Virtually Equal, it is interesting to know that many children have the access to technology. But, this is not true for children that are living in poverty, because some of these children have limited access to technology. One of the issues that children are facing is that some are becoming addictive to some games that the internet has. This could have a negative effect in the children. What can be done so that children do not become addicted to the internet?
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