Don't Forget Girls in the Effort to Close the Digital Divide

http://womensmedia.com/girls-tech-Gordon.htm

I thought this article was really interesting. Particularly intriguing to me was the implication that the English and art classrooms can be ways to get girls interested in technology. This article touches on the psychology of boys and girls and tries to formulate some practical solutions to eradicate this problem of girls getting left behind in education technology. The fact that boys and girls have different interests in how technology is presented to them is important whether I decide to teach in an all boys, all girls, or co-ed setting. As we look at the general portrait of adolescents today and their push towards a preference to learn digitally, it is important not to generalize. I need to realize that all my students are different and the gender gap proves that sticking to one certain way of teaching with multi-media is not the way to go. I never thought of it this way before. This article made me think about what other groups of people are being left behind, whether that be certain ethnic groups or students with exceptionalities. Overall, a very compelling article and a topic worth our consideration as educators that use technology on a regular basis.