1. Dennis Monroe
November 29, 2012
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2.  In the past concern with digital divide
 Was thought to be racial issue, with new
 Finding by The National Telecommunication
 Information administration the problem is now
 Recognize to be associated with education and
 Economic. Other technological business
organization contributing to these fact shed
light on the subject.
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3. Race
At one point the digital divide was assume to be a racially
orientated issue with socially orientated ties. Monroe Barbara write
that the digital divide is a critical examination of race writing, and
technology in the classroom. She states that there are barriers to
consider when dealing with language and culture.
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4. Race
She implied that poverty school students are
more incline to thrust e-mail without
exchanging information and she challenge
Educator to engage student in online discussion
To improving literacy rate. McGrath, L.(2005).
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5. Race
Prior to the September 11 attacks the issue of the digital
divide was revisited. Former vice President AL Gore wanted
to close the gap, and President Bill Clinton propose universal
action for American education to resolve the internet
problem. Technological scholars were oppose to the issue that
race was a factor, and social scientists was believing it to be a
race problem
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6. Race
Technology scholar were auguring that
blacks had equal access to computers and
social scientists was arguing that many
Whites had computer at home and that it
was not the same. Technology scholar re-
cap by stating that many minorities had
access to public facilities that allow access
to the internet . Schweikart, L. (2002).
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7. Social and economic
factors
In the article Digital Divide Widens, Research Find(Talukdar,&
Gauri 2007) writes digital divide widens in access and usage of
the internet, research findings Indicate that it is due to “socio-
economic factors.”
more people are having access to internet then was in past
findings, but still the gap persist.
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8. Social and economic
Economic and education are key factors
that shows that people with higher
Education and economic status are more
incline to have a computer in there
home and access to the internet. They are
also more incline to be business and
politically orientated. Talukdar gather a lot
of her research information from
business research findings that further
supported her findings.
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9. Social and Economic factors
According to a study published online issue of the journal
information communication & Society “Jen Schradie” write blacks
are among the biggest online producer on free website such as
blogging, tweeting, social media, and video sharing site, but she
states “while black people are more likely to blog than whites, It
doesn’t mean the digital divide is over.
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10. Social and economic
People who are economically stable and
well educated are still more likely to blog
than people of a low economic status
and poor education. Many minorities are
accessing the internet through the use
of smartphone and are just as likely to own
one as whites.(Schradie, J.2012).
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11. Pew internet & American life project
20% of non-internet users live in a
House with an internet connection
17% of the current group of non-users are
Online drop outs.
24% of American remain truly unconnected to the
Online experience
25% of disable Americans do not go online.
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12. Pew internet & American life project
One in five American adults does not
Use the internet
Age, household income and education are the
Significant factor that bridge the gap
Currently 88% of American adult have a cell
57% have a laptop, 19% own an e-book reader,
And 19% have a tablet computer
The main reason among adult who do not use
The internet, is that they don’t go online
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13. Reference list
Schweikart, L.(200), race, culture, and the “digital divide”
Ideas on liberty, 52, 44-47. retrieved from http://search.
Proquest.com/docview/196603899?accountid=32521
Talukdar, D. & Gauri, D.(2007) digital divide widen, research
Finds. Retrieved from http://www.phys.org/search/?search=
digital divide
Mcgrath, L.(2005) crossing the digital divide: race, writing,
And technology in the classroom. Issue in writing, 16 (1), 82-86
Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/208166682?
Accountid=32521
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14. Technological companies
contribution to the findings
fact by the national
telecommunication
information administration.
Shed light on the subject of
the great divide.
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