Computer Have and Have-Nots in Schools [NYT]

[Anton Ninno <anton@ERICIR.SYR.EDU>]

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COMPUTER HAVES AND HAVE-NOTS IN SCHOOLS
Issue: EDUCATION

Increasingly, teachers around the country are facing the challenge of
teaching students with varying levels of computer literacy.  While many
pupils now have a computer in the home - a recent study found that 58
percent of households with children have computers -- there are still
others who's only access to technology is in schools and libraries.

These students are the ones who tend to lag behind in basic computing
skills.  "I think there is an issue here -- the issue of the haves and
have-nots," said David Tremblay, senior industry analyst for ZD Market
Intelligence, a market research company.  "Lower-income households are
much less likely to have personal computers.  You can't assume everyone
has a computer."  Karen Marsall, a New Jersey mother of four and
ex-computer aid in the classroom noticed the gap between those with access
and those without. "If these issues aren't addressed in education, the gap
could widen between the kids who have the knowledge and the kids who
don't."

SOURCE: New York Times (D1), AUTHOR: Debra Nussbaum
http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/98/10/circuits/articles/22have.html

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