Locally
What are some effects of the Digital Divide locally?
*Makes it harder to get educational help such as online tutors and getting into contact with said tutor.
*Students find it harder to be atop of their grades when they cannot work from home due to everything being online. Indiana for example had online school for the first semester, without internet access it makes it more of a struggle to get on top of assignments.
What are some effects of Digital Divide state wide?
*Allows more opportunities via college, jobs, special events. Getting information like this is not impossible without internet, it just makes it way WAY easier thus making more people attracted to it.
*Allows more information on whats going on with the state such as, current gun laws, new laws, covid policies etc. This information is vital for not following these laws can result in jail time and or charges. As stated before can still be accessed but its more harder to do this state wide rather than locally for its a lot more ground to cover
What are some of the Digital Divide in the country?
*Potential income loss for not investing within the stock market. Without internet you cannot invest in companies and keep up to date with the current state of said stock.
*Political situations such as recent events in the presidential debate or any big political event. This can allow people to not understand what is going on currently.
*You do not have the ability to hear the views of other people. You are denied a perspective that could provide insight on your beliefs.
*It has a higher chance of making more ignorant people. Not seeing other people's views can cause ignorance for information is always being updated and not staying on top of it can allow this to occur.
SOURCES:
https://www.quora.com/What-makes-a-person-ignorant
94.6 people have wifi within the United States.
https://www.iberdrola.com/social-commitment/what-is-digital-divide
What are some effects of Digital Divide globally?
*You loose connection with the world. Places with no internet access cannot talk with the rest of the world other than a harder more limited way such as written notes and such.
*A barrier to knowledge, places like parts of Africa cannot access internet so they loose the ability to gain knowledge other than the restricted knowledge of your area.
*A area cannot access a good or service provided by a online company. You cannot buy modern entertainment items, specific medication etc.
What is digital divide
Its the percent between the people who use tech and the people who do not
How can we remedy the situation (provide light)
*Make local schools be more accessible for people without wifi, by that I mean make more assignments more in person rather than online for it provides students without wifi to work from home.
*Make internet more accessible for the local area, making it cheaper and more widely available locally can give people more incentive to get internet.
*Educate ones who do not know how to use the internet, doing this will make those who avoided internet for they do not know how to use it, come back and give it a try now that they know what they are doing and how to keep safe.
*Provide a local area that has access to the internet and can be used to educated on the internet as well
What are ways we can Remedy the situation (provide light)
*Make the internet more accessible as stated before
*Provide more ways to receive state laws without internet access
*Provide more programs to bring wifi to people of the state, a example would be A4AI (Alliance for Affordable Internet)
What are ways we can Remedy the situation (provide light)
*Mostly the same as before
*Expand access to schools
*Empower the users, give more information on how to use the internet so they would not be scared and or give more purpose to use the internet.
What are some ways we remedy the situation globally? (provide insight)
*Provide free internet on a large scale such as satellites.
*Allowing for more incentive and education on areas about the internet.
*Allowing for better communication throughout the world in a less technological way.
Is digital divide just for internet?
No ts for any tech
What are some of the Advantages of having internet locally and do we have a advantage compared to those without wifi?
Locally you are at a advantage by a long shot, you have the ability to local knowledge such as local political events and more. You also have a advantage from a educational standpoint for you can get more information on a school topic online and or get help from a easily accessible tutor online.
In turn yes you are at advantage for having internet locally.
What are some of the Advantages of having internet state wide and do we have a advantage compared to those without wifi?(Name 2 reasons why)
*You have more access to state laws which gives you more knowledge on laws thus giving allowing you insight on what is illegal and what is not. Example, lets say you are buying a gun and the gun laws change so that the barrel of the gun you have bought is illegal, but since you have internet you know this.
*You can branch out to more colleges thus giving you more opportunity but at a bigger scale than locally.
In turn yes you are at advantage for having internet state wide
What are some of the Advantages of having wifi in all of America and do we have a advantage compared to those without wifi? (Name 3 reasons why)
*More access to financial gains such as stock markets and the ability to see the current state of said stocks.
*The ability to see other point of views and expand your knowledge.
*Access educational benefits bigger than state and local
In turn yes you are at advantage for having internet country wide
What some Advantages of having internet globally and do we have a advantage compared to those without wifi? (Name 3 reasons why)
*Gain insight on current events throughout the world such as conflicts, political views, events etc.
*Allows for better communication with the rest of the world. The more people have access to wifi the more people you can communicate to.
*Gives the ability to spread awareness for events such as the Hong Cong protests and such.
Overall yes you do have a advantage for having internet access globally.
What does a router do?
A router routes a wifi signal back to your area
What can we accomplish by spreading awareness about digital divide?
We can help get people more informed on the internet
Yes
What is our percent in digital divide?
What are people trying to do to make internet more available globally?
Increase the coverage of the internet
What is the country with the highest digital divide?
Africa
Why is it important to help everyone use tech
It helps keep people informed
What can states do to help solve this?
They can make wifi more accessible
Yes
Are satellites in space made for transmitting wifi?
Yes only certain ones
What is a computer
A computer is a device we use to store and get data