What are some ways Oak Grove could adjust the initiatives laid out by Principal Carmella to avoid creating more inequity for students and families experiencing poverty? How can the school cultivate technology literacy among students without assigning homework or projects requiring its use?

TECHNOLOGY PROGRESS, EQUITY REGRESS

Questions
1 Principal Carmella suggested alternatives for students who did not have access to computers and Internet access at home. What barriers might make it difficult for students to take advantage of these alternatives? Can you think of other examples of technology-related initiatives or practices that might look like technological process while also threatening to expand access and opportunity gaps between families experiencing poverty and others?

2 What are some ways Oak Grove could adjust the initiatives laid out by Principal Carmella to avoid creating more inequity for students and families experiencing poverty? How can the school cultivate technology literacy among students without assigning homework or projects requiring its use?

3 Do you agree with Ms. Gifford’s suggestion that, if most students at the school do have computer and Internet access (assuming she knows that to be true), Ms. Dehne should not focus so much on those who don’t have access? Should policy and practice be created based on the access and opportunity enjoyed by most students even if it might disadvantage other students?