Lets get this ball rolling!!!!

Here it is folks:

o Slide 1

§ Enthralling picture with the title “DIGITAL DIVIDE”

o Slide 2

§ Definition

· “The digital divide refers to the unequal patterns material access to, usage capabilities of, and benefits from computer-based information and communication technologies that are cause by certain stratification processes that produce classes of winner and losers of the information society, and of participation in institutions governing information and communication technologies and society,” (Fuchs 2009:46)

o Slide 3

o Inequality: Who Does it affect?

§ Gender

§ Education

§ SES (socio-economic status)(Including family type)

§ Ethnicity (race)

§ Geographical Location

§ Age

o Slide 4-10ish

§ Identify Group facing inequality (as listed above)

· Reasons/ Literature Why

· Charts/Statistical data

o Slide 11ish

§ Areas of Interest

· Literacy

· Health

· Etc

o Slide 12ish

§ Who Holds the Power (dun dun dun)

o Slide 13ish

§ Light at the end of the tunnel

· Discuss positive trends and data

o Slide 14ish

§ What is being done

· Social institutions

· Laws passed

This is always moveable but this is a basic outline. Let me know what you think!!!!!

As for a game show idea…what about jeopardy??? We can divide the class into different groups and then have them come up with ideas and answers to such things as “Why do you think holds the power?” If they answer correctly they get a point. The first team to a certain goal would win a prize??? I am all about getting people involved! What do you think???

Paper Progress...?

Hey everyone!
How's the research coming along? Mine is...well, coming slowly! With everything going on I'm finding it very difficult to find time to work on the actual paper. I'm hoping to sit down and do a bunch of work this weekend...Most likely Sunday mid-morning to probably late-night! Maybe we could all meet during the day and talk about sources we have found and whatnot?? ahhh....

So, I've decided to tackle the generational differences of the digital divide. I have found a few pieces of interesting literature thus far about the potential for the digital divide gap closing due to this huge information technology increase in today's childhood and adolescent generation.

How are you guys thinking of structuring your papers?

Wishing everyone luck!!!

Our Charge

From our Topic sheet:

Computer technology and the Internet have a tremendous potential to increase the quality of life of consumers. However, research indicates that computer and Internet access are not universal. There are segments of the population that do not have access. Please identify a subset of this population and then respond...

We were then asked to respond to a series of questions [which I chose not to add to this post.]

• November 4th 6th - Lit Review Research Papers are due [Date changed for Term Papers on 10-21-09]
  
• December 9th - Group Presentations are due

Now how do we proceed?