Access to Technology: The Great Equalizer
Access to technology has been called "the great equalizer."
What happens then when access to technology is not equally distributed among the population?
Is this just another way that historical inequalities are reinforced?
Or does this represent the opportunity to combat those inequalities?
View the following video.
Why I Fight To Close The Digital Divide? (YouTube - 12:17)
https://www(dot)youtube(dot)com/watch?v=JJndJUzPTEE
Inequality In America: A Look At The Digital Divide In Home Schooling (YouTube - 6:05)Links to an external site.
https://www(dot)youtube(dot)com/watch?v=u6Th2UEsHZs
Remote Learning Looks Radically Different on Opposite Sides of the Digital Divide (YouTube - 9:10)Links to an external site.
https://www(dot)youtube(dot)com/watch?v=7_YoSFNe2lM
Consider the following questions:
Do you think the digital divide still exists to a significant degree? Provide examples to support your view.
What do you think are the most serious effects of unequal access to technology?
What are some ways we can work toward more equal access to technology, nationally and globally?
response should be at least 300 words, use excellent written mechanics, and include current APA formatting as needed.
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Technology has been termed the great equalizer because people from all walks of life can now access and contribute to anything through technology. Technology has rolled out even to remote areas of the world, reducing the gap between people in such areas and the rest of the world. However, there still exists a digital divide in the world. This is because there is still a lot of inequality in the society (The Intercept, n.d.). There are those individuals in the upper class, in terms of socioeconomic class, who will most likely be at a great advantage when it comes to digital access over those in the lower bracket. The same is the case with the educated against the less educated and also the urban areas against the less urbanized ones. For example, some areas in the remote parts of Alaska might not have the proper infrastructure to support either phone or internet connectivity. This, therefore, greatly disadvantages them compared to people in towns such as Toronto or Vancouver.
The most serious effects of unequa...