2. ICW#15: THINKING ABOUT THE DIGITAL DIVIDES
IN WHAT AND HOW WE TEACH
• Goal: to develop a way (in groups) that we and
others in our group can look at our teaching (or how
we would suggest that others teach) and try to
minimize issues related to the digital divide
• You will create a guide for teachers (such as
yourself), parents and/ or students can use to think
about to address the digital divide issue. You can
work in groups or individually.
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3. ICW #15, STEP 1 – PICK A SCENARIO
• You will do the following
o Pick a scenario from the next slide
o Think about the context of the technology integration practice
o Create a presentation that speaks to students
o It will give your audience a structure for finding and solving
potential problems the could affect or be affected by digital
divides.
o You will briefly define the digital divides, and provide resources
that they can use to learn more (links)
o You will offer to teachers things to look for in their own teaching,
lessons, and such that they can do to avoid things that increase
digital divides, or things to decrease differences based on income,
gender, race, etc
o This should be really practical – what can teachers do about it?
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5. ICW #15, STEP 2 – CREATE THE GUIDE
• Create a presentation that speaks to students
• It will give your audience a structure for finding and
solving potential problems the could affect or be affected
by digital divides.
• You will briefly define the digital divides, and provide
resources that they can use to learn more (links)
• You will offer to teachers things to look for in their own
teaching, lessons, and such that they can do to avoid
things that increase digital divides, or things to decrease
differences based on income, gender, race, etc.
• This should be really practical – what can teachers do
about it?
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6. ICW #15, STEP 2 – TOOL TO BE USED
• Use SMART Notebook (installed in Ed2025)
o When you finish creating the guide, you will save and submit
this to Oncourse Assignments (ICW#15)
o And if we have time, we will have your group show your
guide at the SMART Board in class!
Note: There is a free version of the software we use to create
presentations for the SMART Board called Smart Notebook express. It is
web based, so you can use it anywhere (or you can download your
notebook on your personal computers)
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7. ICW# 15, STEP 3 – TURN IT IN!
• In Oncourse Assignments, submit:
o Download and submit your SMART Notebook file
• On your e-Portfolio -> NETS-T page
o Attach your SMART Notebook file to that page
o You will use this as an evidence for NETS-T 4b
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