...The Digital Divide The digital divide is the term used to describe the difference between in technology use and availability around the world, some factors which affect the digital divide are socioeconomic, geographical and the fear of technology. Sub affecting issues are things such as age, gender, religion, income, technology available and more. Within the digital divide there are the information ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ this creates an inequality around the world by giving different people of different background different opportunities in life. There have been many discussions of spreading information technology to all areas of the world; however there are many issues standing in the way some of these are electricity available, physical infrastructures such as roads and bridges, the economic state of the country and the knowledge of how to use technology. Factors causing the Digital Divide Socioeconomic C:\Users\4762.DFS\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\ECKPVICJ\MC900441315[1].pngSocio comes from social and refer to a range of demographic and social circumstances, such as age, nationality & race, sex ratio, religion, culture, education and so on. Economic relates to the economic conditions, for example income, unemployment, interest rates, saving rates, taxes and so on. Socioeconomic is a factor which is the social and economic experiences that help shape a person’s personality, attitudes and lifestyle. The socioeconomic state of a person...
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...Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). It was intended to help organisations coordinate multi-stakeholder activities, information exchange, the creation of knowledge, and the sharing of best practices. Globethics.net organised a workshop on the 29th of May, on "The Ethics of Digital Innovation", during which fundamental questions surrounding the many social, legal and economic repercussions of new digital technologies, and what power relations are at play were raised and addressed. With Prof. Dr Christoph Stückelberger as moderator, four panellists gave their views on some of the ethical issues that they have come across in their own fields, and where they saw the need for a great ethical understanding and awareness. Prof. Patrick-Yves Badillo, Director of Medi@LAB-Genève, with his presentation entitled "New digital divide, or squaring the circle?" intended to delve deeper into the preconceived notions that we might have surrounding the global ‘digital divide'. Digital technologies were seen as the key solution in the 1990s, and as a key factor for growth, competiveness and greater employment. Closing the digital divide, defined as the gap between those who have and those who do not have access to computers and to the internet, was set as a millennium goal and there was euphoria around the information society programme as a way to eradicate the difference between those that have, and those that have not. However, there has been...
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...One of the most successful social media platforms in today’s technological era, Twitter is an information network made up of 140-character posts known as “Tweets.” In Bonilla and Rosa’s (2015) research article for American Ethnologist, the authors tease apart the significance of Twitter as an ethnographic field site and extension of modern activism and social discourse. In identifying a social media platform as a field site, Bonilla and Rosa focused in on Twitter’s use of hashtags as a way to index or mark themes in conversations, whether large or small. Hashtags filter the noise of social media down to one slice of discussion, and draw attention to what people in our world want to talk about. Racial issues are particularly salient as trending topics of discussion on Twitter, seen not only by the significant community of African Americans on the site (“Black Twitter”), but by the discourse following black teen Mike Brown’s death by the hand of a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri....
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...Digital Divide: Literature Review Name Institution Course Professor Date Abstract A digital divide is the economic and social inequality in relation to access to and use of information technologies among populations and demographics. This paper is a literature review of peer reviewed and scholarly articles that seek t bring the issue into perspective. The paper discusses the apparent existence of the digital divide, as well as the methods and strategies implemented to curb the divide. Schools and communities are utilizing technologies, but the gap of access and acquisition is brought in by factors such as low incomes. There is also the generational gap since the old people may not know about the technologies, or they may acquire but lack necessary skills to use them. A gap exists also among the different layers of acquisition of technology, ability to manipulate information, and consumption of information as is apparent with mobile phones. It is therefore essential to have mechanisms that narrow the digital divide by enabling internet access to all areas, and use of technologies equally n communities and in schools for all groups. The literature asserts that it may be difficult to close the gap completely, but it is possible to narrow the gap and benefit many minorities. Introduction In essence, one of the problems occurring in America recently is the digital divide apparent among populations...
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................................................. 1 DECLARATION ............................................................................................. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................... 3 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................... 4 1.1 Globalisation and hybridization explained from a cinematic perspective ...................................................................................... 4 1.2 The difference between deculturalisation, acculturalization and reculturalisation explained from a cinematic perspective.................. 6 2.1 Three theoretical approaches to the study of the digital divide explained ......................................................................................... 8 2.2.1 Culture shock explained .................................................................. 11 2.2.2 How to overcome culture shock ...................................................... 13 2.3 The role of international media in setting the news agenda of local or...
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...What is the impact of the digital divide? What is the digital divide? The term is used to describe an economic inequality between groups, where some have access to information and communication technologies and others don’t. But it’s also used to describe the knowledge gap between parents and their children. The gaps created by inadequate infrastructure and a lack of basic knowledge about the digital world are two major obstacles to genuine mass connectivity. In Britain, more and more of us have internet access every day. But late adopters don’t always have the knowledge they need to use the internet to its full extent. The impact of the digital divide on British families Research by Nominet reveals that younger parents aged 18-35 tend to be more aware of the online world than older parents. It makes sense; since the mid-1990s the internet has revolutionised almost every aspect of our culture, with near-instant communication, interactive video communications, discussion forums, blogs, social networks and ecommerce. And just like the mobile phone, early adopters tended to be younger, leaving older generations behind. As such, some parents have been left stranded. Their children know a great deal more about how to drive a computer, tablet, laptop or smartphone than they do. Today’s children and teenagers have grown up with digital technologies, and they take to new developments perfectly naturally, accepting them as the norm and often leaving their parents behind. The knowledge...
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...specific mathematical operations and problem solving. These concepts and skills serve as a foundation for subsequent quantitative business coursework. Applications to real-world problems are emphasized throughout the course. This course is the first half of the college mathematics sequence, which is completed in MTH 209: College Mathematics II. Course Topics & Objectives Week One: Fundamentals of Expressions • Identify real and variable elements. • Classify real numbers. • Solve problems containing fractions. • Evaluate expressions. • Apply mathematical laws and order of operations principles to solve math problems. • Create expressions using real-world applications. Week Two: Linear Equations & Inequalities • Evaluate forms of linear equations. • Solve linear equations. • Use equations to solve word...
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...tc160 full course latest all discussions and all assignments Click Link Below To Buy: http://hwcampus.com/shop/tc160-full-course-latest-discussions-assignments/ week 1 Communication Technology (graded) Communication technology has evolved from cave paintings to smartphones. Select a communication technology, define it, and tell us the impact it had on society. Be sure to select a technology that has not been discussed already by another student. Our goal here is to explore as many different communication technologies as we can so that we can fully assess its impact on our world through all phases and types of communications. Digital Entertainment and its Impact (graded) Digital entertainment is any type of digital media used to entertain us, such as images, videos, audio files, and so forth. Select a type of digital media, define it, explain how it is used, and discuss its impact on society. Consider ethical, legal, medical, political, and social impacts. In your discussion, also consider age and gender. Finally, discuss how digital entertainment affects our communication. week 2 Freedom on the Internet (graded) The Electronic Frontier Foundation and the The Freenet Projectare two organizations whose purpose is to protect freedom on the Internet. Explore these organizations' websites and learn more about them. Select one to write about in your post. Tell us what the organization is working on or what it has accomplished in the past...
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...tc160 full course latest all discussions and all assignments Click Link Below To Buy: http://hwcampus.com/shop/tc160-full-course-latest-discussions-assignments/ week 1 Communication Technology (graded) Communication technology has evolved from cave paintings to smartphones. Select a communication technology, define it, and tell us the impact it had on society. Be sure to select a technology that has not been discussed already by another student. Our goal here is to explore as many different communication technologies as we can so that we can fully assess its impact on our world through all phases and types of communications. Digital Entertainment and its Impact (graded) Digital entertainment is any type of digital media used to entertain us, such as images, videos, audio files, and so forth. Select a type of digital media, define it, explain how it is used, and discuss its impact on society. Consider ethical, legal, medical, political, and social impacts. In your discussion, also consider age and gender. Finally, discuss how digital entertainment affects our communication. week 2 Freedom on the Internet (graded) The Electronic Frontier Foundation and the The Freenet Projectare two organizations whose purpose is to protect freedom on the Internet. Explore these organizations' websites and learn more about them. Select one to write about in your post. Tell us what the organization is working on or what it has accomplished in the past...
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...focuses on all aspects of society, culture, social interaction, institutions, group processes, social control, diversity and inequality based on race, ethnicity, class, gender, etc., and the causes and nature of social stability and social change. As a three hour credit course, SOC110 provides the equivalent of 45 hours lecture or classwork. Students are expected to complete an additional 90 hours in homework, study time and completion. (3 credits) Course Objectives: 1. Students will be able to analyze and explain how groups, societies, and cultures address human needs and concerns. 2. Students will be able to describe the importance of cultural unity, diversity, and globalization (NCCS Standards 1.1 and 1.9). 3. Students will be able to understand sociological concepts and apply them in describing the interactions among individuals, groups and institutions (NCCS Standards 1.5 and 1.6). 4. Students will be able to identify and analyze historical change in social institutions, the organization of power, and social movements (NCCS Standards 1.2 and 1.6). 5. Students should be able to explain and apply modes of inquiry drawn from the social sciences in the examination of persistent issues and social problems. Competencies: ▪ The student should be able to define important sociological concepts and use them effectively in discussions and writing assignments ▪ The student should be able to describe the main theoretical approaches in sociology and be able...
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...How Technology and Automation Affect Employment, the Economy, and You By Cody Ferenchak March 16th 2015 Automation is definitely a topic of concern in almost all of today’s industries. Especially for those in the service industry. Automation is making the processes used in the product and service industry less labor intensive and more productive. Over the last three decades manufacturing companies in the industrialized world have seen what great change automation is bringing to the world in terms of production. Assembly lines in the automotive industry are faster than ever. Electronics such as the iPhone are being constructed in just minutes due to hands of automated robotics. Upgrading to automated technology is becoming more and more accepted. Companies are spending much time and resources on implementing the use of automated labor to cope with the increasing competition from non-industrialized countries whose production costs are much lower. Where there were once hundreds of thousand of laborers filling factories assembling the everyday technological, textile, and household products we use today; are now machines that require no hourly wage, only monthly to sometimes yearly maintenance, up-keep and energy costs. The world of industry we are currently living in has changed. From labor-intensive production, to capital-intensive automation. Not only are we focusing on the tangible side of production, also the many intangible service industries are experiencing change. There...
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...changes, the world becomes more complex place for young people (Bourn, 2008). Therefore, a significant number of youth globally are having difficulties identifying themselves and finding their sense of belonging in this world (Bourn, 2008). Sociologist has provided strong evidence that globalization on youth culture has not only contributed positively to society but also have negative impact on the current global youth (Kahn & Kellner, 2002). To outline the aforementioned statement, the scope of this essay will confine on youth culture and the influential paradigm that contour youth cultural globally. The theoretical perspective such as post-modernism will be explored to provide a depth understanding of cultural studies. Altogether, this discussion examines the impact of globalization on communication technology and music and fashion industry of youth culture by observing different perspective of youths from both developed and developing nations. Youth is defined as a person who is no longer considered as child and not yet recognized as an adult (Bourn, 2008). Youth culture is a group of people who share similar values, beliefs and social experiences and these similarities distinct them from other age groups (Heaven &...
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...number of companies controlling global mass media has significantly shrunk in recent years. Bagdikian (2004) notes that in 1983, 50 corporations controlled the vast majority of all news media in the USA, but by 2004 media ownership was concentrated in seven corporations. Curran (2003) notes that ownership of British newspapers has always been concentrated in the hands of a few powerful ‘press barons’, e.g. in 1937 four men owned nearly one in every two national and local daily newspapers sold in Britain. Today, seven powerful individuals dominate the ownership of British national daily and Sunday newspapers. The content of commercial terrestrial television is mainly controlled by one company, ITV plc, whilst access to satellite, cable and digital television in Britain is generally controlled by two companies – News Corp, (owned by Rupert Murdoch) which owns BSkyB, and Virgin Media (owned by Richard Branson). Global conglomeration KEY POINT - The major difference in media ownership and control compared with forty years ago is the movement of media corporations into the global marketplace. The major media companies are now global conglomerations – transnational corporations (TNCs) with a presence in many countries. Horizontal and vertical integration Ownership and control of the mass media is a complex business as the following examples illustrate. Some media companies are characterised by horizontal integration or cross media ownership – this refers to the fact that global media...
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...Crisis of Education and Purpose of the Albanian University I am going to start my essay with the slogan of our university which is “educating tomorrow’s leaders” that is the purpose of our school and should also be the purpose of the all universities here in Albania. By that I do not think that they mean the leaders in their future professions also they should educate the leaders of schooling who are going to educate next generations. Here in Albania we see that we have a large number of students that finish high school who want to start university. If we see it from the point of view that Albanians want to learn a lot this is a good thing but I do not think so, people here start universities because they want to get better jobs and to get those jobs people here just want to get that diploma of bachelor. They do not care how they get it they just want it for the specific job and for good salary but this is not how it works. Also here we see that in our education system we face a lot of public and private universities which is a good thing but they should improve a lot the way they disseminate knowledge. Because from all of these universities we can count only two or three which are really universities and have the characteristics that a university should have. I have personally experienced two types of education system the American one and our system here in Albania. I went for junior year in San Diego in Mission Hills High School and when I firstly started school I faced...
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...Geography Education in the Google age: A Case Study of Nsukka Local Government Area of Nigeria 30 Helen Afang Andow Impact of Banking Reforms on Service Delivery in the Nigerian Banking Sector 45 Billy Batlegang Green IT Curriculum: A Mechanism For Sustainable Development 59 Rozeta Biçaku-Çekrezi Student Perception of Classroom Management and Productive Techniques in Teaching 74 Thomas J.P.Brady Developing Digital Literacy in Teachers and Students 91 Lorenzo Cherubini Ontario (Canada) Education Provincial Policy: Aboriginal Student Learning 101 Jennifer Dahmen Natascha Compes Just Google It?! But at What Price? Teaching Pro-Environmental Behaviour for Smart and Energy-Efficient Use of Information and Communication Technologies 119 Marion Engin Senem Donanci Using iPads in a dialogic classroom: Mutually exclusive or naturally compatible? 132 Nahed Ghazzoul Teaching and Learning in the Age of 'Just Google it' 149 Saba A. Gheni Falah H. Hussein Teaching Against Culture of Terrorism in the Middle East 162 Jessica Gordon Bonnie Boaz Integrating Digital Media into Multimodal Compositions: Five Trends in the Transfer of Rhetorical Skills 173 Jeehee Han Public Opinion on Health Care Policies in the 21st Century 181 Elijah C. Irozuru M. Ukpong Eno Home Environment,...
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