As a leader in educational technology, what can you do to help make emerging technologies valuable to others, while maintaining gender, cultural, and socioeconomic sensitivity?
I think that it is important to continue improving technologies for educational purposes regardless of the statuses mentioned above. I picture cities and even rural areas in the future having 24/7 access to Wi-Fi. With internet access and the continuous move to the cloud, most individuals will be able to get the information he/she needs.
Of course, this does not answer the question, where do people get computers?
We must work with government and other entities to provide access to this service. Many companies, that I am familiar with, use a 3 year depreciation scale for computers. With this in mind, why can we not work with computer repair specialists to convert the computers, if necessary, for educational purposes. Sure, by most standards, the computers may be slower than the most recent technology; however, is it better to have some technology or none at all.
Our nations financial struggle is not new to many; however, I think that the budget cuts that continue to occur in education are where we are failing. So, as an education technologist, I must strive to find a way to provide an education for all; regardless of gender, culture, and socioeconomic sensitivity.
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