Reference no: EM131222014
Topic 1: The Digital Divide
This week you read The Digital Divide is Still Leaving Americans Behind by Jessica Goodman.
The Digital Divide is Still Leaving Americans Behind (web page)
Discussion:
The digital divide, a term coined many years ago, still exists today. It is surprising to some that the divide still exists in the United States.
Question #1:
Do you believe that having Internet access, as the author suggests, is not a convenience or luxury, but a human right? List one benefit that closing the digital divide might provide (e.g. economic growth).
Topic 2: Open World
This week you watched Four Principles for the Open World by Don Tapscott.
Discussion:
Tapscott believes that social media is becoming social production and that the Internet is a global supercomputer--every time people upload content to this supercomputer, it becomes more powerful as the new content becomes part of a global collective...a new means of production in the making. Tapscott believes that tapping into this supercomputer will allow us to innovate in ways that were not previously possible.
Don Tapscott: Four Principles of the Open World (Ted Talk video) Note:Don Tapscott coined the term "Digital Divide" (Ted Talk video)
Question #1:
Locate one example that supports Tapscott's Four Principles (Collaboration, Transparency, Sharing, and Empowerment) and share this example with your classmates (justify and support your answer).
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