Discussion on Diversity, Cultural Understanding and Global Awareness
1) What is the participation gap? How does it differ from the old digital divide? Why is it important for school and society? Use evidence from the edutopia piece and the Hargittai and Walejko piece (the first two articles) to discuss these questions. Food for thought question: What would happen if very few African Americans wrote blogs? How would both society and African Americans suffer from this lack of voice?
2) How does the internet provide space for more than the usual stereotypes? Or, in what ways is the internet a space for voice and equity for marginalized groups? Use evidence from the Wright piece and the King piece (the second two articles) to discuss these questions.
3) What's your take on OLPC programs in other countries? Do you think these programs could benefit the US? Use evidence from the two OLPC videos and article (the last two links) to answer these questions.
I started off the comments by posting these 3 sets of questions as comments so that you can reply to a specific set.
1) What is the participation gap? How does it differ from the old digital divide? Why is it important for school and society? Use evidence from the edutopia piece and the Hargittai and Walejko piece (the first two articles) to discuss these questions. Food for thought question: What would happen if very few African Americans wrote blogs? How would both society and African Americans suffer from this lack of voice?
2) How does the internet provide space for more than the usual stereotypes? Or, in what ways is the internet a space for voice and equity for marginalized groups? Use evidence from the Wright piece and the King piece (the second two articles) to discuss these questions.
3) What's your take on OLPC programs in other countries? Do you think these programs could benefit the US? Use evidence from the two OLPC videos and article (the last two links) to answer these questions.
I started off the comments by posting these 3 sets of questions as comments so that you can reply to a specific set.
