What would you select as the Top 10 ideas for reducing/eliminating the Digital Divide from this list generated by students in TED 628 during Summer 2011? Use the Comment feature to post your Top 10 list.
1. Provide bilingual instructions for logging onto online programs at home.
2. Hold "workshops" for parents/students after school to boost online proficiency.
3. Use "old" technology since you can't have "new" - any tech. is better than none!
4. Write more grants!
5. Assign curriculum related assignments that require technology to all students, not just high-tracked students.
6. Teach students troubleshooting strategies.
7. Be a trouble shooter person that low income students can come to.
8. Have higher expectations of low income or low academic students.
9. Do not be afraid to use technology and change/ modify lesson plans.
10. Allow students can teach teacher about technology.
11. Take advantage of professional development even if it is not offered by the school. Professional development (from teachers and computer professionals)
12. Community awareness (grants, donations, PTSA involvement)
13. Teachers get to decide what goes in the classrooms (leadership team decisions)
14. Parent education on appropriate use of computers/software (GCS parent academy)
15. Recycle / reuse old computers (what happens to the old stuff?) Could families without computers buy the old computers?
16. Teachers can pursue development in technology in addition to teachers become "experts" to lead and teach staff members.
17. Give students the opportunity to use the technology.
18. Write grants (Donor's Choose)
19. Spread the wealth: share the technology that is there with other teachers!
20. Share knowledge with teachers who are on the other side of the divide.
21. Donate older equipment to families in need.
22. Have a "Tech Night" for parents and students.
23. Use older equipment for WP and newer equipment for more advanced uses.
24. Survey staff/community and then implement based on survey findings.
25. Don't be afraid for the students to take charge of being the expert when using technology (teach them have to use the technology so they can teach others).
26. Attend as many PD's that you can to learn how to use the technology that your students can have access to them.
27. Let your students use whatever technology that is available to them at the school
28. Write grants and help find funding for their school.
29. Teach/help other teachers learn about technology and how to use it.
30. Learn what they can personally about technology.
31. Use technology you DO have in the classroom to help reach all students.
32. Inquire about technology and gaining additional resources at your school (principal, PTA, etc.)
33. Provide as much access to technology as possible.
34. Direct instruction for using technology.
35. Learn as much as they can about technology.
36. Look for opportunities for bringing technology into the home through grants.
37. Have lab nights when students and parents can use the computers at the school.
38. Advocate for more technology and more professional development including volunteering to lead it
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