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I like the idea of doing something to help bridge the "digital divide." I think one good option of reaching kids is partnering with charter schools. There are several nationwide charter/school reform programs that mostly operated in inner city areas where the digital divide is often very high, such as KIPP, Accelerated Schools and others, that may be willing to be involved in such an endeavor. Another important demographic, that often gets overlooked, is underprivileged rural students. Often they are cut out of the digital revolution in at least two ways: lack of financial resources to obtain access to computers/internet providers and a lack of local infrastructure providing high speed internet service. Often, these kids get overlooked by a lot of agencies that could benefit them, which frequently focus their attention on the inner city kids. Finding ways to serve these rural kids would be good, as well.
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08-20-2007, 05:44 PM
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