[citw150] Re: CITW 150 Lesson 3, Question 6, Societal Issue
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You make a very interesting point. But I think that this need for "universal
access" kind of speaks for itself. You said that ONLY 72% is logged onto the
internet at this point in time, but you also have to take into acount countries
that have not yet made the jump to the internet. I think that those numbers
are quite substantial considering when this technology first became mainstream
which was not all too long ago.
Chad Parkinson
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Quoted from "Internet Literacy" third edition by Fred T. Hoftstetter:
"Equity, Cost, and Universal Access
As this book goes to press, only 72% of Americans have Internet access.
Although that is up slightly from 66.9% in 2000, we still have a long way to go
before achieving universal access (UCLA, 2001)."
OK-my question is- what is the rush for universal access? Why do we want to
achieve this so eagerly?
Well I visited this recommended site on the Interlit Web :
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/fttn00/Falling.htm#89 (the US Dept of Commerce
site)
"The nation is rapidly going online, with an ever higher share of Americans
regularly using computers and the Internet in their daily lives. The U.S.
Department of Commerce will continue to work vigorously to better measure,
understand, and promote the goal of full digital inclusion for all Americans."
What, so the government can measure and understand us better?
And I went to Net Day http://www.netday.org/about_netday.htm
"NetDay's mission is to connect every child to a brighter future by helping
educators meet educational goals through the effective use of technology".
Basically, in English, this means we have movements going on to teach our kids
to also get "connected" as soon as possible to the internet.
Look, I like technology, I am not bashing it, for crying out loud- I'm sitting
here typing on a computer and taking an INTERNET class! But I have a right to
question-WHY? Why so fast, why the urgency to get us all ONLINE? I worked for
a company that made me PUSH PUSH PUSH and sell online banking to customers.
WHY?
Because it saved the company a few pennies? I think the Internet may be our
societies greatest downfall. The internet is so large and expanding everyday,
and it's uncontrollable. If it were controllable, who would have the means to
do so and would we still have the desire to be online?
LeeAnna Hatley
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