When someone says "Most American children have computer access at school", it causes me to ask a follow up question.
If a school has 1000 students, how many hours per day at the computer does each student have? What ratio would be considered "access". Kids who have a computer at home that they can use any evening or on the weekend have different access than kids who might be in front of a computer for 30 minutes once a week. I totally agree that there are probably different levels of content/training in different places. However, I also feel that we need to find much better ways to understand the distribution and the depth of access, various forms of training/learning, etc. In urban planning GIS technology is beginning to be used to help planners and community members understand asset distribution levels in defined areas. I'd like to see some studies of access that map the different degrees of access and compare this to demographics that show the different levels of poverty. I'd like to see such studies of access for children in different countries, not just the US. Daniel F. Bassill President Cabrini Connections Tutor/Mentor Connection 800 W. Huron Chicago, Il. 60622 www.tutormentorexchange.net www.tutormentorconnection.org ------------ ***GKD is solely supported by EDC, an NGO that is a GKP member*** To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe gkd OR type: unsubscribe gkd Archives of previous GKD messages can be found at: <http://www.edc.org/GLG/gkd/>
