The effects of ICT use in educational institutions are examined critically in this piece. ICT has been an essential part of everyday life for people since the start of the twenty-first century. The use of ICT in the classroom and at home is therefore steadily becoming more prevalent in educational institutions.
The source provides the research with important information. It describes in detail how important ICT is to the learning process. It does not, however, emphasize the internet or smartphones. It addresses the use of ICT goods, such as laptops and computers. The article will offer insight on the particular issues population without access to ICT will miss out. In particular, it would be important to access the education areas where ICT is in use in the modern society.
Howard, Philip N., Laura Busch, and Penelope Sheets. "Comparing Digital Divides: Internet Access and Social Inequality in Canada and the United States." Canadian Journal of Communication 35.1 (2010): 109.
The paper compares the digital divide in the United States and Canada. The findings indicate that more people in the United States have access to the internet compared to Canada. The disparity creates social inequality as those without access to the internet do not get crucial information and resources.
The article is a primary source that provides valid and reliable data on the level of internet access in the United States and Canada. It enables the reader to understand the social and economic implication of lacking internet access, especially in developed countries such as Canada and the United States.
The information derived from the research paper will offer a background to the study. It will highlight the manner the digital divide is not exclusive to the United States but also affects other developed countries. Most importantly, it will make it clear the disadvantage people without access to the internet face every day.
Jambulingam, Manimekalai. "Behavioral intention to adopt mobile technology among tertiary students." World applied sciences journal 22.9 (2013): 1262-1271.
The article examined how tertiary students are today adopting mobile technology in their social and educational use. The advent of the smartphone has attracted many young people in colleges and universities to use the mobile technology to communicate and access information from the internet.
The paper is a scholarly source with credible information on the use of mobile technology amongst college students. It offers an in-depth analysis on the various ways the students use mobile phones in and out of the classroom. However, the information available from the article is general about mobile technology and does not specify the smartphone or internet-enabled mobile devices.
The source will be essential in the development of the research arguments on the importance of smartphones to students. Since smartphone is a subset of mobile technology, the information from the article would be relevant to the study.
Jesse, Gayle R. "Smartphone and App Usage Among College Students: Using Smartphones Effectively for Social and Educational Needs." Proceedings of the EDSIG Conference. 2015.
The paper examines how college students use smartphones to both their educational and social needs. The article argues that the smartphone has revolutionized communication in learning institutions since both the faculty and the students' population rely on it to share and access information online. The application competent of the smartphone is versatile and enables students to have different apps to suit their needs.
The article is relevant to the study because it is scholarly and offers direct information about the uses of smartphones by college students. It is also quite relevant since it was published recently and it also highlights some to the problems facing students when using smartphones.
The information from the paper will highlight what the disadvantaged population misses when they cannot have access to smartphones or the internet. Since the paper discusses several uses of smartphones it would be possible to deduct what the other half of the divide lacks when they cannot access smartphones or the internet.
Kang, Cecilia. "Unemployed Detroit Residents Are Trapped By A Digital Divide". Nytimes.Com, 2017, https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/23/technology/unemployed-detroit-residents-are-trapped-by-a-digital-divide.html?_r=0.
The source is a newspaper article reporting on the current situation facing Detroit residents. Despite the fact that Detroit is one of the cities renowned for innovation and technology, a good number of the residents live in the dark side of the internet. The author argues that those who do not have access to the internet are trapped in their troubles of unemployment and lack of critical information.
The article is a primary source that offers the real picture of what thousands of people are going through in the United States. It gives data and personal stories of people who are disadvantaged because they do not have a smartphone or access to the internet.
I will use the source to highlight the problem that needs a solution. The article raises the question of what happens to the many young people living in places such as Detroit where they have limited access to the internet because of their social status.
Works Cited
Biagi, Federico, and Massimo Loi. "Measuring ICT use and learning outcomes: Evidence from recent econometric studies." European Journal of Education 48.1 (2013): 28-42.
Howard, Philip N., Laura Busch, and Penelope Sheets. "Comparing Digital Divides: Internet Access and Social Inequality in Canada and the United States." Canadian Journal of Communication 35.1 (2010): 109.
Jambulingam, Manimekalai. "Behavioral intention to adopt mobile technology among tertiary students." World applied sciences journal 22.9 (2013): 1262-1271.
Jesse, Gayle R. "Smartphone and App Usage Among College Students: Using Smartphones Effectively for Social and Educational Needs." Proceedings of the EDSIG Conference. 2015.
Kang, Cecilia. "Unemployed Detroit Residents Are Trapped By A Digital Divide". Nytimes.Com, 2017, https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/23/technology/unemployed-detroit-residents-are-trapped-by-a-digital-divide.html?_r=0.
