Week 3- Equal Access For All Students?

I think it would be close to impossible (well I guess if a school district won the lottery it would be entirely possible) for teachers to provide equal access to the digital world for ALL students. Sure, teachers may be able to provide equal access to the digital world within the parameters of the classroom, but some students will always either be at an advantage or disadvantage when it comes to equal access since teachers cannot control their access at home. Those who have more access on a regular basis will always have an edge over those that do not. Moreover, teachers do not have enough resources to make up for the access some students might not receive when they leave their classroom.

Still though, teachers should be responsible for providing as much access to the digital world for all their students as much as they are able to. Just because they do not have all of the resources in the world, it does not mean that they should give up on technology (as I see many teachers opting to do). Instead, teachers should think outside the box and gain knowledge and methods to provide the access to the digital world that the students of today need in order to do well in the digitally centered world that they live in. It is not something that can just be forgotten.