Bridging the Digital Divide at What Cost?
by Brenda Chase
1. What is End Goal?
1.1. What Needs to Happen First?
1.2. What is Last Step?
2. Prioritize Ideas
2.1. Small scale application to Project Based Learning Activity
2.2. Expand to other Districts
2.3. Adjust According to Successes and Failures
3. Plan for Use of Free or Existing Technology
3.1. Bridge Digital Divide
3.1.1. Goal 1
3.1.2. Goal 2
3.2. Use Technology Tools
3.2.1. Session Rule 1
3.2.2. Session Rule 2
3.3. Where is Money Coming From?
3.4. Research Free Technology Resources
3.5. Prioritize Ideas
3.6. Define Action Points
4. Problem Statements
4.1. 1) What is the far reaching impact on the future 21st century technology in the workforce from the digital divide currently in 21st Century schools? What can be done to bridge the digital divide and proactively squelch the inequities before they become insurmountable problems for companies and our students working in these industries?
4.2. 2) What can be done to bridge the digital divide and proactively squelch the inequities before they become insurmountable problems for companies and our students working in these industries?
4.3. 3) What expense, monetarily and educationally, in order to provide technology equally to all students locally and globally?
5. Ideas
5.1. Plan by Reading Comparative Qualitative Research of Other Education Systems Approach
5.1.1. Collaborate Globally
5.1.2. Test on Small Scale and Adjust according to findings.