Digital Inequality

In EDTECH501 this week, the class was asked to look into Digital Divide and Digital Inequality at our schools.  To ensure that I received a variety of opinions, I created a short survey and asked the staff to respond.  Out of a possible 26 teachers only four responded.  The responses match with anecdotal conversations that I have had with teachers throughout the year.  None of the issues raised was a surprise for me.  What I did appreciate was the possible solutions that people provided, as this has given me some great ideas to implement within the school.

In creating the presentation I decided to mainly stick with images on the slides and refrain from as much text as possible.  In order to fully understand the presentation, please view the presentation with the presenter notes.

Tech Trends

In EDTECH 501 this week I had to analyse one tool in the Horizon Report.  I decided that I would focus on mobile learning.  In the Horizon Report this is listed as something that is in the Near-Term Horizon which, according to the report, is within 12 months of mainstream adoption within schools.  My school is currently in the process of putting together a purchase order for the next school year.  As part of the process, I have to present to the staff a comparison of devices that we can order to replace the laptops that we have.

When I started this project, I thought I knew what the answer would be.  After careful analysis, personal experimentation, and professional reflection, I am happy to report that my findings actually are opposite to what I had predicted.  Now all I need to do is find a supplier in Korea.