One of the things we'll be discussing in this class is the "digital divide," which is usually defined as "the gap between those people with access to communications and technology tools nd those without it."
For those of you interested in this topic, I wanted to pass long some excellent resources for learning more about what this means. In addition to the recent reports on the digital divide that I have linked above, you should also familiarize yourself with The Digital Divide Network (DDN). The DDN offers a tremendous wealth of information on their website, and they also have a fairly robust listserv (email list) that you can sign up for. If this is an area that you want to learn more about, I strongly encourage you to subscribe.
From your introductions to each other last night, I gleaned that many of you have a strong committment to social justice and community activism. So, it might interest you to learn that there are lots of people are activists around technology and issues of unequal access to technology, and of course, they have blogs! Check out this blog, by community technology activist in Ohio, Angela Stuber. I learned of her work, and her blog, through the DDN listserv.
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