ROTW: Digital equity

My latest Report of the Week (ROTW) comes from the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) 2007 Digital Equity Summit:

• A National Consideration of Digital Equity

Here's a quote from the report:

Educators must recognize connections between the digital divide and achievement gaps in order to reframe digital equity as an essential component of school improvement plans. However there are still a substantial number of educators who only have a superficial understanding of the role of technology in facilitating student learning. As a result, “teachers and, in some cases, administrators lack willingness to embrace new technology and ways to use digital content in learning environments,” asserted one participant. If they use technology, it is part of an enrichment activity instead of an integrated instructional component.

Happy reading!

Comments

[Kevin H.]

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Scott

Thanks for the link and the quote. I think it points to one of the issues facing many teachers -- how best to integrate technology into learning and not just put it on top for the gifted and advanced students to use when they are done with the assignments.

Kevin