Project Outline ready for editing

I will e-mail this doc in word format as well. There are seven sections with section IV being an area that erach individual would add theri own perspective from there environment.

Editors....it's all yours.

Tom A.




Digital/Access Divide
Project Outline
Group Members: Beth Hand (mhand@usd116.org), Venita Hubbard (vhubbard@uiuc.edu), Cathy Mannen (mannencat@champaignschools.org), Britni Rolfingsmeier brolfin2@uiuc.edu, Pamela Williams, pwillims@uiuc.edu, (Carla Ainslie) ainslie2@uis.edu, Bo White - bowhite2@uiuc.edu, Will Montepeque - wmontep2@uiuc.edu, Tom Ashley - tashley2@uiuc.edu, Nicole - nweir2@uiuc.edu, Carolyn Yun - cyyun@uiuc.edu

I. The History of the Digital/Access Divide:
a. When/what caused the divide to be created?
b. When was the divide recognized?
c. Definitions of the Digital/Access Divide.
d. What types of digital divide exist today, describe?
i. Socioeconomic
ii. Race
iii. Gender
iv. Age
v. Global
vi. Etc.

II. What are the social and cultural contexts of the Digital/Access Divide:
a. Is the United States on the wrong side of any divides compared to other countries?
b. Why is closing the gap important?
c. How does the Digital Divide manifest itself in our and global cultures?
i. How does affect the United State?
ii. How does affect the world?

III. Are there any opposing/different views of the Digital Divide?
a. Does one exist?

IV. What does the Digital Divide look like from our groups perspective?
a. Each group members perspective

V. The role of technology – how do new technologies affect and how are they affected by these trends?
a. How can technology help?
b. How does technology enable the gaps to exist?

VI. Educational opportunities and challenges – how does the Digital Divide affect education?
a. Test scores
b. Parents
c. Preparing for the workplace -21st century skills
d. NCLB
e. Infrastructure
f. Training
g. E-Rate
h. ETC

VII. How are others closing the gap? (Examples)
a. Success stories
b. Why were they successful?