Comments on: Closing the Divide http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/closing-the-divide/ Learning with the Read/Write Web Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:16:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Laura http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/closing-the-divide/comment-page-1/#comment-2332 Laura Fri, 07 Apr 2006 13:40:25 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/closing-the-divide/#comment-2332 I'm glad that the digital divide for minorities is closing. My fear, however, is that these sorts of proclamations will lead everyone to believe that the digital divide is dead in the US. I've heard very little about the proliferation of computers and/or internet access for the rural poor, especially those in Appalachia, where I live and work. I just hope that this population doesn't fall through the cracks as it has so many times before. Laura I’m glad that the digital divide for minorities is closing. My fear, however, is that these sorts of proclamations will lead everyone to believe that the digital divide is dead in the US. I’ve heard very little about the proliferation of computers and/or internet access for the rural poor, especially those in Appalachia, where I live and work. I just hope that this population doesn’t fall through the cracks as it has so many times before.

Laura

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