DIGITAL DIVIDES

BY MR. PTH. MTHEMBU

ICT HONOURS

SENIOR TUTOR @uj

WHAT IS DIGITAL DIVIDES ?

According to Martin Hilbert (2011) refers to a gap amongst

those who do have access to and those who do not have

any access to the modern use of Information and

Communication Technology (ICT) devices due to variety of

reason

Some can use the digital devices and some fail to use it

Inequalities in using ICT

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INTRODUCTION

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Technology is developing daily bases, this also

requires people to change their attitudes towards the

use of technological devices

However not every person can have access to the

modern technological devices due to different

reasons.

Nevertheless this will mainly focus in the self-review

in terms of digital divides in my school

ACCESSIBILITY TOWARDS DEVICES

• INEQUALITIES BETWEEN

LEARNERS

• DIGITAL DIVIDES AMONGST

EDUCATORS

• THE VARIETY REASONS FOR

DIGITAL DIVIDES

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ECONOMIC STATUS AND INCOME LEVES

Low income and poor

economic status

High income good economic

status

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EDUCATION AND LITERACY LEVEL

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Low level of education by

teachers in using of digital

devices can prevent

integration of ICT into lesson

planning

Teachers should support the

disadvantage learners

ICT ENGAGEMENT IN TEACHING AND

LEARNING

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80% of educators in the

school they still struggle to

use computers as tool for

teaching and learning

It also difficulty for them to

use other ICT tools in their

classroom

This affects the entire

school ICT plan for teaching

and learning

Difficult to engage learners

if educators as classroom

leaders still struggling to

use ICT

ATTITUDES OF LEARNERS AND EDUCATORS

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Connect them

to the world

Learners of today they process

information and knowledge

differently from their predecessors

by Prenskey (2001)

Attitudes of some educators and

learners who do not want to

become “digital immigrants” it

split the groups into two.

ATTITUDES OF LEARNERS AND

EDUCATORS Continue….

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THE EFFECTS OF DIGITAL DIVIDES IN

FUTURE OF TEACHING AND LEARNING

WITH ICT

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A country that experiences high

rate of digital divides will suffer to

meet the global standards

Non digital native’s learners they

might face huge challenges at

their tertiary level and even to

their workplace environments.

teachers who do not adapt they

might fall behind with knowledge

because todays learners are

referred as digital natives

CONCLUSION

oThe issue of Digital Divides it is the endless

challenge particularly in the world of our learners.

oThe entire essay had discussed all the various

factors that that leads to digital divides.

oThis has also critical discuss and elaborate how

accessibility create digital divides in the world of

teaching and learning

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REFERENCE LIST

Fullan, M (2007). The New Meaning of Educational Change. New York: Teachers College Press

Hilbert, M. (2011). The end justifies the definition: The manifold outlooks on the digital divide and their practical usefulness for policy-making. Telecommunications Policy, 35(8), 715-736.

Hird, A. and Richards, C. (2000). Learning from cyber-savvy students: How Internet-age kids impact on classroom teaching. Sterling, VA: Stylus

http://mybroadband.co.za/news/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Internet-at-home.jpg

http://ewn.co.za/2015/07/21/Gauteng-learners-officially-wired-for-life

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THANK YOU

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