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Bridging the Digital Divide in Classrooms By:Brison Harvey shutterstock…
Bridging the Digital Divide in Classrooms By:Brison Harvey 
Increasing Access to Technology
Bring Your Own Device
Pros: Student already familiar with divice, districts do not have to buy devices
Considerations: differences in platforms, students without devices, unwilling to use personal device
Leasing Programs
Pros: Lower cost to students, leasing payments help with repair and relacements, gives students greater access oppertunites, smaller long- term cost
Considerations: high initial cost, student abuse, require a certain level of infrastructure
Computer Labs
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Considerations: need to have projects based around concentrated lab use time, may not always be availble, need to narrow the focus of lab time
Technology is important for "students becoming 21-century explorers of knowledge
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Building a Technology Environment
Digital Immigrants
struggle to navigate digital work environments, not actively seeking new tools and opportunites, pefer work in an "analog" format
How to Grow: be proactive, have a positve attitude, seek professional develpment oppertunities, allow students (digital natives) to lead tech use in the classroom, a no fear of failure policy, seek help from colleagues, social media
Digital Natives
This includes most students today because they grew up surrounded by tech, they adapt quickly, feel comfortable in the digital space and enjoy new tech discoveries
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