Think Again: do poor kids have any technical opportunities?
For today's "Think Again," we're using this space to return your attention to stories you might have missed about technology and opportunity. One readers had this to say about our post on "technical...
View ArticleTech & Opportunity: lessons for making technology happen in rural schools
When the middle school closes in Stockbridge, Michigan, the district wants one thing to stay constant amongst all the changes to come. The school district's new effort to integrate technology into...
View ArticleTech & Opportunity: how much impact with apprenticeships have?
Governor Rick Snyder hopes a new focus, (is it the type of laser-like focus the Governor often brags about?) on promoting apprenticeshipsfor young people will solve two of the state's problems.The...
View ArticleTech & Opportunity: Who wants to be Instafamous?
Of all the portmanteaus to emerge from our Internet age, "Instafamous" is probably the easiest to parse.Photo-sharing service "Instagram" plus "famous" would be the branded definition. But instafamous...
View ArticleTech & Opportunity: a no-tech solution to classroom disruptions
The PBS series Frontline rang the techno-fear alarm again this week about millennials and their apparent eager willingness to be marketed to, as well as helping corporations sell stuff to other...
View ArticleIs there a digital divide in education? Come debate with us at Issues & Ale!
Michigan Radio brings its monthly Issues & Ale panel discussion to Grand Rapids' Founders Brewery on Wednesday, March 12 from 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.We're asking you about closing the digital divide in...
View ArticleWhat do you get when you ask teenagers to design an app? You get an awesome app
The app design has been months in the making. But on this day – Thursday of last week – the teens are nervous. "And we’re scared because we have to present in front of a board of people," says Viviana...
View ArticleTechnology & Opportunity: Researcher says surveillance is separate and unequal
Researchers are finding that poor and working class communities are often the test spaces for new surveillance technologies.State of Opportunity intern and NPR Kroc Fellow Gabrielle Emanuel looked at...
View ArticleTechnology & Opportunity: Assistive technologies have a much wider audience
We've talked about the digital divide here before at the Technology and Opportunity desk, but usually in terms of class and race.But what barriers to accessing technology do people with physical,...
View ArticleTech & Opportunity: It's about more than iPads
In the run-up to our call-in show for next week, we're looking for alternatives to schools as the solution for breaking the cycle of poverty for Michigan's children.The point is not that education...
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