How does access to the internet vary and why?

1. Why are they computing in the
slums?
Year 9 Is technology the answer?
All: Will
understand why
there is unequal
access to
technology
Most: Will explain the
unequal access to
technology.
Some: Will evaluate a
solution to the
problem
Write down all the things
you have used a computer
for in the last week (and
put a subtitle for this
starter too)

2. Digital Access Index
• All countries have been given a score
between 0 and 1.
• 1 = best and 0 = lowest.
• The score is based upon the quality of
internet access, speed of broadband,
availability of computing devices.

3. Some example scores
• Peru 0.44
• Libya 0.42
• Namibia 0.39
• Pakistan 0.24
• Nepal 0.19
• Ghana 0.16
• Mali 0.09
• Sweden 0.85
• Norway 0.79
• USA 0.78
• UK 0.77
• Japan 0.75
• Austria 0.75
• Spain 0.67
• Greece 0.66
• Bulgaria 0.53
• Thailand 0.49
Over 0.70 =
0.50 – 0.69 =
0.30 – 0.49 =
Under 0.30 =

4. What do you notice about the access to the internet?

5. • Describe how the access to the internet varies
across the world.
– TIPS –
• USE NAMES OF PLACES
• COMPASS POINTS (N,S,E,W)
• NAMES OF CONTINENTS
• NORTHERN/SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE

6. Internet
access?

7. Think, pair, share
• Why do you think these differences exist?
• What do some countries have more of that others might
not?
Lack of

8. What would you do to address
this issue?
• What do you need to do first?
• How easy will this be?
• What problems might you face?
• Lets see a real life solution
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=uQFqV8Uy7Yw

9. Practice our extended writing
• I think some countries like……… have
good access to the internet because……
this means that……..
• I think that countries like ……….. have
poor access to the internet because
……… meaning that……
• Technology has helped the people of
…….by ……… They can now…….

10. Group Work
• You have been asked to offer technical
support to a country.
• You must help them spend money on
different technologies that you feel would
help them develop.
• You will need to be ready to present your
ideas to the rest of the class in 10
minutes.
• Use the help sheet to guide you.

11. Power lines
(to where?
For who?)
SIM cards
Building
machinery (for
what and where?
Operated by who?
Weather
warning
system
Gas
pipelines
Computers (where
would you put them?
Who would train
people?)
Land lines
Genetically
modified
seeds and
other farming
machinery
Broadband
connections

12. Mali
• Mali was suffered national crop failures three
years in a row. There is now a dire situation in
the country and aid is required.
• Many people farm for a living and have no
basic literacy.
• The road system is poor and travelling from
one side of the country to the other takes days
sometimes.

13. Burma
• Burma was hit by a category 4 cyclone. The
Irrawaddy delta to the south of the country has
flooded and there are concerns over
secondary deaths from the event.
• Roads are impassable and the vital health
messages are unable to get through about
disease prevention
• What phone lines there were have gone down
in the area.

14. Vietnam
• Vietnam wants to develop the country’s
infrastructure. In particular it wants to connect
the country via roads. It has no funds to do
this.
• There is a large divide between rich and poor
people, with poorer families tending to live in
the country.
• Many educated young people choose to move
away to find a better career.

15. South Sudan
• South Sudan has as a poor educational
system. Most rural families practice nomadic
farming and children do not receive a formal
education in numeracy and literacy. This is
preventing development.
• Many women have little knowledge of family
planning and healthcare and the there is
increasing pressure on resources.

16. Chile
• Chile has just been hit by huge storms and
landslides have devastated the country. Some
areas have not had a clean water supply for 12
weeks.
• The fishing industry has had 2 record low
years and unemployment is high.
• Many people want the government gone due
to poor decision making.

17. Zambia
• Zambia suffers from poor sanitation, a lack of
safe water and long periods of time without
rainfall.
• Children have a calcium deficiency and life
expectancy is low.
• The deserts are sprawling and agricultural land
is failing

18. Plenary