It Takes More Than an iPod or iPad to Get The Homework Assignments Done

The use of technology is quite prevalent in today’s school systems as policymakers, administrators, and citizens embrace the concept of digitally enhanced curriculums. More and more these days, educators are coming up with innovative ways to provide students with digital devices needed to make this transition and to transcend the digital divide. But sometimes a device is not enough. A recently published article in eSchool News highlighted the challenge in the following extract: “The digital divide is not because students lack devices,” said Ocoee Middle School Principal Sharyn Gabriel, who in October equipped each of her students still...