"Digital inequality" explains how the student's lack of access to technology resources is connected to their socioeconomic standing in society. "Participation gap" means that the low-income and the lower class of students have not had the same chances as as their more wealthy peers to use the newest technologies for learning.
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NCTE Testimonials
Through the NCTE Inbox Blog, the teacher leaves her independent world of a classroom into a community of teachers wanting to make a difference in today's students. They could talk to friends, neighbors, colleagues,and family about what's happening in your classroom, tell Stories to illustrate the complex and rewarding work you do, and put names and faces on your students as you talk about their excitement for learning.
Summary and Conclusion: Through this chapter, I learned about the variety of ways that technology can be used when it is hands-on-work time in a classroom as an educator. Even for those teachers who have a so-called "participation gap," it showed me the different ways that a teacher can achieve with technology without having the newest stuff.
Great video embed, though I was not sure what the product was they were selling?! I do agree that having a community of teachers to learn from one another becomes vital for the profession. Since travel budgets are often at a premium, the additional online tools can really help substitute in a positive (and free!) way!
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