In the United States there is a ratio of 585 to 1,000 people who own a computer. This seems like a lot, but it is not everyone. As a teacher this needs to be taken into consideration when requiring children to do projects online or that require the internet. It is also a concern when sending e-mails of newsletters and other information about the classroom by using the internet. Not every home may have a computer, so a teacher needs to decide how they are going to reach or accommodate the homes with children who do not have access to a computer. There is, as I have been told by teachers in the past, free access to computers and the internet at a local library. This can be helpful to some students who do not have a computer at home but, just going to a library is not always an option. A teacher again needs to find a way to reach both types of homes, ones with and without a computer.
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