The Digital Divide

[MexicanMami0286]

As far as any progress made...

I have mixed feelings about the idea of the digital divide. I work at a library during the summer months and many patrons need help with programs and information on computers. It's not that these people don't have computers at home most times, they lack the internet, which has been one of the most growing agents of technology and communication.

I just think it's funny that many people are concerned more about the fact of entertainment's purpose in technology rather than the types of technology that is needed and tends to be more important. But everyone's priorities are different, so what can I say?

But the progress is definite and still spreading.

[jessikay1922]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

I don't think anyone's questioning that...

Really--- I thought that was macallan25's point.....

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

I don't think anyone's questioning that...

I figured it was a Kappa (Kappa Alpha Psi) thing, like "Krimson and Kream."

[macallan25]

Originally Posted by MysticCat81

I figured it was a Kappa (Kappa Alpha Psi) thing, like "Krimson and Kream."

Yea, you are probAbly right.....didn't really think about that.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by macallan25

Yea, you are probAbly right.....didn't really think about that.

Still, I'm sorry, but if our computer techs emailed me and wrote "komputer", we'd be looking for new techs.

[macallan25]

agreed

[jessikay1922]

Not to defend someone who isn't even here (probably) anymore... but I doubt that he would have done so. The use of the term on a message board about Greek life should not lead one to think that in his professional life he would not use the correct spelling.

[Still BLUTANG]

THANK YOU MM for responding to the question.

I believe the difference between the haves and the have nots in our nation's digital divide is closing. People might not have PCs in their homes but they have sidekicks, blackberries, play video games online, and navigation systems in their cars. More schools, community centers and public libraries have PCs and internet access.

I think the gap now is widening between young people who are being raised with computers in every day life, and elderly or others who may have never been exposed to using a computer. These people need our attention, and are on the other side of the digital divide. LOL my dad falls into this category - he needed a "formal introduction" to the internet, so he took a class at the local community college.

Have chapters or organizations on an (inter)National level made any strides to close the gap in this sense?

Originally Posted by MexicanMami0286

As far as any progress made...

I have mixed feelings about the idea of the digital divide. I work at a library during the summer months and many patrons need help with programs and information on computers. It's not that these people don't have computers at home most times, they lack the internet, which has been one of the most growing agents of technology and communication.

I just think it's funny that many people are concerned more about the fact of entertainment's purpose in technology rather than the types of technology that is needed and tends to be more important. But everyone's priorities are different, so what can I say?

But the progress is definite and still spreading.