technology
High Access and Low Use of Technologies in High School Classrooms: Explaining an Apparent Paradox
Summary
Despite the growing number of individuals with computer and internet access, use of these machines is not properly taught within America's public school system. Even though most schools have computers, often the teachers are rarely, or not using them. Many classrooms with technological components are not advancing beyond word processing usage.
Cuban, Larry et. al. "High Access and Low Use of Technologies in High School Classrooms: Explaining an Apparent Paradox." American Educational Research Journal, Vol. 38, No. 4 (Winter, 2001), pp. 813-834
Technologizing Africa: On the Bumpy Information Highway
Technologizing Africa: Group summary
Due to the lack of resources in developing counties around the world, technologically challenged societies such as Africa are fighting to gain the resources to educate their people and join the Western Cultures on the information highway. Because they do not have the resources to gain any ground in becoming educated with technological services, they can not move forward in modern society.
Ford,Dwedor. "Technologizing Africa: On the bumpy information highway." Computers and Composition 24.3 ( 2007): 302-316. Web. 04 Sep 2009. <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6W49-4PC4F73-1/2/546e4fd7f73021934073ad6796bbeaf1>