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Why The Digital Divide Isn't About Internet Access Anymore

    Mary Beth Hertz argues on Edutopia the “digital divide” between rich and poor internet users has changed:

    “We are looking at a completely different kind of divide. While access has increased substantially, the kind of access varies. Most minorities in the Pew studies reported using their phone for accessing email and the Internet… You can’t fill out a job application through a cell phone or update your résumé on a game console (another way that many minorities report they access the Internet). The divide has shifted from an access issue to a kind of access divide.”

    Read more at: www.edutopia.org

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