Technology is a powerful yet potentially dangerous tool of making education fair for everyone. Digital tools give kids who have been underserved in the past access to resources, customisation, and opportunities that they have never had before. On the other hand, the uneven availability of these tools and the infrastructure they need could make current accomplishment inequalities worse, which would be a new kind of digital exclusion. The goal should be to use technology as a real way to level the playing field, not as a new barrier.
The Promise of Access
Sharing Resources Around The World
Digital platforms give students instant access to top-notch educational resources, regardless where they live or how much money their school district has. The opening out of information allows student to study the same sophisticated material in a rural area as a student in an affluent city center, creating a revolutionary idea.
The Digital Divide Challenge
But the digital gap that never goes away frequently makes this promise less likely to come true. Disadvantaged students is very at difficult situation to learn from home due to unstable internet or not enough personal devices. Also, teachers at schools typically don’t have the professional training required for new technology used in their teaching, as a result an unfair results.
Final Takeaway
Ensuring technology is helping all students, the government is in-charge of making universal internet infrastructure a top priority and making sure that teachers get regular training. As a result every student, regardless of their background, could fully benefit from the digital era.
