PJ, Lenz, Joshua, Kevin

Wealthy people have an advantage over the poor as they can reap the benefits of technology such as: - Internet service - Instant Messaging programs (MSN, etc) - E-mail It affects the fairness of the world What are the main problems? The economic divide, the usability divide and the empowerment divide (Nielsen)

Wealthy people have an advantage over the poor as they can reap the benefits of technology such as:

- Internet service

- Instant Messaging programs (MSN, etc)

- E-mail

It affects the fairness of the world

What are the main problems?

The economic divide, the usability divide and the empowerment divide (Nielsen)

Lots of people in developing countries don’t have access to Internet. They are usually left behind as others improve in digital technology.

Lots of people in developing countries don’t have access to Internet.

They are usually left behind as others improve in digital technology.

Unicef. One Laptop per Child organization. - Sending digital technology equipments and technology teachers to poor children in China. United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and Development. Digital Alliance Foundation. - Donate fund for buying digital technology equipments to the developing countries. “ All the citizens of a state cannot be equally powerful, but they may be equally free,” - Voltaire

Unicef.

One Laptop per Child organization.

- Sending digital technology equipments and technology teachers to poor children in China.

United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and Development.

Digital Alliance Foundation.

- Donate fund for buying digital technology equipments to the developing countries.

Ensure that the less fortunate people should be equal to us in terms of technology. Concern about people who have to face digital divide.

Ensure that the less fortunate people should be equal to us in terms of technology.

Concern about people who have to face digital divide.

Case Study Our Specific are for Digital Divide is Shanghai. “ Households with incomes of $75,000 or more are nine times more likely to have a computer at home and 20 times more like to have access to the Internet than those at the lowest income levels” (The Digital Divide) &quot;The Digital Divide.&quot; WTC <http://www.geocities.com/tcanada1301/divide.html>.

- An organization that is trying to raise awareness of digital divide. - The founder of this organization is Martha Branigan-Sutton &quot;Digital Alliance is more about people and education than wires and softwares,“ - Martha Branigan-Sutton from www.ictefa.com

- An organization that is trying to raise awareness of digital divide.

- The founder of this organization is Martha Branigan-Sutton

&quot;Digital Alliance is more about people and education than wires and softwares,“

- Martha Branigan-Sutton

from www.ictefa.com

Provide digital education for the poor to improve lives Reduce suffering & create a foundation for learning Facilitate access to ICT's ( information and communication technology) To raise awareness and foster partnerships from www.ictefa.com

Provide digital education for the poor to improve lives

Reduce suffering & create a foundation for learning

Facilitate access to ICT's ( information and communication technology)

To raise awareness and foster partnerships

from www.ictefa.com

We like that they focus stopping digital divide on the poorest countries first. “ Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference,” - Voltaire

We like that they focus stopping digital divide on the poorest countries first.

We plan to contact DAF and send them our project and ask if we can help them with Digital Divide in Shanghai and maybe even in China.

We plan to contact DAF and send them our project and ask if we can help them with Digital Divide in Shanghai and maybe even in China.

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http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v = zQbtebeftyA

http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =qt1rdqf6mHA

http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =Fs0k2WZDLfE

http:// youtube.com/watch?v = NglimMEronA

Before Our Interactive Activity Put yourselves in groups of 2-3 people. We will display 3 questions for you to discuss. Paper & pencils will be provided for you to write down your thoughts. You have 5 minutes to discuss and write down your answer. At the end of each question, we will discuss your responses. Paper & pencils will be collected at the end of the activity.

Put yourselves in groups of 2-3 people.

We will display 3 questions for you to discuss.

Paper & pencils will be provided for you to write down your thoughts.

You have 5 minutes to discuss and write down your answer.

At the end of each question, we will discuss your responses.

Paper & pencils will be collected at the end of the activity.

Which 3 countries do you think are suffering from digital divide? And why?

What do you think is the relationship between digital divide and education?

What do you think we can do to slow down digital divide?

- We are trying to close the Digital Divide in Shanghai. Raising money to buy technology for the Li Ming School

- We are trying to close the Digital Divide in Shanghai.

Raising money to buy technology for the Li Ming School

Have bake sale at school (raise money) Donate digital technology equipments to Li Ming Migrant School: - radios - small TVs - laptops Teach the children how to use those equipments.

Have bake sale at school (raise money)

Donate digital technology equipments to Li Ming Migrant School:

- radios

- small TVs

- laptops

Teach the children how to use those equipments.

Our Aim To raise the awareness of digital divide To enhance their education level Provide better job opportunities in the future for the children Try our best to close digital divide in China Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not. ~Dr. Seuss www.quotegarden.com

To raise the awareness of digital divide

To enhance their education level

Provide better job opportunities in the future for the children

Try our best to close digital divide in China

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not. ~Dr. Seuss

www.quotegarden.com

The Digital Divide has affected the world in a number of ways. These include: - the equality of technology of the world - education level - poverty reduction - job opportunities

The Digital Divide has affected the world in a number of ways. These include:

- the equality of technology of the world

- education level

- poverty reduction

- job opportunities

Raise money by bake sale (twice a week): - for buying digital technology equipments Donate those digital technology equipments to Li Ming School

Raise money by bake sale (twice a week):

- for buying digital technology equipments

Donate those digital technology equipments to Li Ming School

Continue short-term plan in other poor colleges or schools We hope to help close up digital divide in China. To contact Digital Alliance Foundation (DAF) and send them our project and ask if we can help them with Digital Divide in Shanghai and maybe even in China.

Continue short-term plan in other poor colleges or schools

We hope to help close up digital divide in China.

To contact Digital Alliance Foundation (DAF) and send them our project and ask if we can help them with Digital Divide in Shanghai and maybe even in China.

Our Wiki shows: Our action plan. What have been done to the digital divide. Case study http://global-challenge.wikispaces.com/Categories+Hum3+Group+4

Our Wiki shows:

Our action plan.

What have been done to the digital divide.

Case study

http://global-challenge.wikispaces.com/Categories+Hum3+Group+4

Digital Alliance Foundation - http:// www.ictefa.org / United Nations Information And Communication technology Task Force - http:// www.unicttaskforce.org / Want to get involved with digital divide? “ Those who know the truth are not equal to those who love it,” - Confucius

Digital Alliance Foundation

- http:// www.ictefa.org /

United Nations Information And Communication technology Task Force

- http:// www.unicttaskforce.org /

One Laptop Per Child Web Standards Project Beaumont Foundation of America Washington State University’s Centre to Bridge the Digital Divide Unicef Other organizations trying to close the Digital Divide

One Laptop Per Child

Web Standards Project

Beaumont Foundation of America

Washington State University’s Centre to Bridge the Digital Divide

Unicef

Because it affects the equality of the world, Poverty reduction, Education level & Job Opportunities Make more people have an opportunity to use computer and surf the internet

Because it affects the equality of the world,

Poverty reduction,

Education level & Job Opportunities

Make more people have an opportunity to use computer and surf the internet

The purpose of life is not to be happy - but to matter , to be productive, to be useful, to have it make some difference that you have lived at all. ~Leo Rosten I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do. ~Edward Everett Hale from www.quotegarden.com

The purpose of life is not to be happy - but to matter , to be productive, to be useful, to have it make some difference that you have lived at all. ~Leo Rosten

I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do. ~Edward Everett Hale

from www.quotegarden.com

People will have less knowledge if they don’t have access to internet. Cannot communicate conveniently and easily. Unequal opportunities and speed in accessing information.

People will have less knowledge if they don’t have access to internet.

Cannot communicate conveniently and easily.

Unequal opportunities and speed in accessing information.

Why stop the digital divide later if we can stop it now? “ They say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourselves” – Andy Warhol