Virtual Services For Children: Where They Are, and Where They're Going

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Virtual Services for Children- Where Things Are, and Where They’re Going August 25, 2014

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This powerpoint presentation was put together by Bailey White, Senior Partner at Civitium, and presented on August 26 at our Georgia Children's Advocacy Network (GA-CAN!) Forum. This month we looked at Virtual Services for Children, where they are, and where they're going.

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Virtual Services for Children- Where Things Are, and Where They’re Going

August 25, 2014

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BUSINESS IS HOOKED

TOO• Information

Technology Services ranked #4, only behind Labor Costs, Highways, and Skilled Labor

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Total USA GDP $15 Trillion

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What will the future bring?

Opportunities• Every child connected

online through multiple ways throughout each day

• Virtual healthcare• Flipped classrooms where

children watch lectures at home and do homework at school

• Potential for every child to find a fit

Risks• Information overload• Supervisory challenges for

parents and care givers• Heightened potential for

inequity• Unhealthy social media /

cyber bullying• Loss of common experiences• Will people at some point

turn it off?

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It is morning in the digital age

The first digital generation is just born.

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DIGITAL GEORGIAhttp://digital.georgia.gov

Helping Georgians to compete in the Digital Economy:

• Regional Planning, K-12 Education Connectivity, Telemedicine pilot support, Mapping, Summits, Innovation Program for State AgenciesBILL PRICE

BAILEY WHITE

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Not all of Georgia has

access to the same Internet speeds