Digital Delights - Avatars, Virtual Worlds, Gamification

And yet I have two concerns with the burgeoning role of tablets in the classroom. The first is that while new technology in the classroom is welcome, a top priority should be making sure that underserved populations are able to take advantage of already-existing technology. A recent Pew Research Center poll revealed that in poorer districts, there is often a serious lack of access to technology. “Teachers whose students are from the lowest income households feel they are at a disadvantage when it comes to using the internet and other digital tools such as cell phones, tablet computers and e-readers to enhance the learning process,” Pew’s Kristen Purcell said, per PC Mag. It’s important that the introduction of new technologies not serve to simply grow the digital divide.