Solutions, Anyone??
And now that you’ve heard of how bad this digital divide is, here are some solutions to close this digital gap;
One Laptop Per Child
Mission Statement To create educational opportunities for the world’s poorest children by providing each child with a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop with content and software designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning. When children have access to this type of tool they get engaged in their own education. They learn, share, create, and collaborate. They become connected to each other, to the world and to a brighter future.(OLPC)
This site hosts one of the most important projects in the world trying to bridge the gap which is the digital divide. The site shows anything you need to know, and it stresses out that it’s not a laptop/IT project, it’s a project trying to also enhance the education. As I said in an earlier post, the digital divide reaaally effects the education of a person; so this project is a perfect way to assist both problems. By giving each school-student an XO laptop, we are opening them to so many windows of opportunities that we take for granted, and they should have that privilege as well. The XO laptop is designed especialy for children who live in developing countries, and pretty much in the middle of nowhere! They are the size of a notebook, has built-in wireless and most importantly, unique and fun. Please go to their site (click the picture above) and help this project so that in the near future, the Digital Divide would be a thing of the past!!
