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This article examines the impact of socio-economic status on achievement gaps and attempts to determine whether other factors are actually more influential on achievement gaps. One of the main additional factors that was examined in regards to achievement gaps was IQ scores. While it was determined that IQ is a good indicator as to whether an achievement gap will exist for students, it is not the only thing that matters, as some theories claim. Through study and analysis, this article proves that the socio-economic status of a student will positively or negatively impact a student in regards to their academic achievement in nearly all cases. The data also finds that the lower of a socio-economic class that a student belongs to, the more of a chance there is that an achievement gap will develop for them.

"Technology (and How It's Used in Schools) Is Widening the Opportunity Gap" Even though this is not an academic article. I thought it asked very relevant questions that have Ethical and educational impact.

This article examines what achievement gaps in education are, what type of achievement gaps America has, what they mean in the short-term for America, what they mean in the long-term for America if not fixed, and the school's role in solving this issue. Ultimately, this article finds that the achievement gaps in American education is putting America far behind international competitors in terms of future human capital. This article also examines why achievement gaps exist and attributes them mostly to external, out-of-school factors such as socio-economic status.

American youth are interested in civic engagement as well as in playing with media. A research team commissioned by MTV interviewed more than twelve hundred young people, conducted expert interviews and ethnographies, and took a national poll of a representative sample ages 12-24, between December 2005 and April 2006. The research found, 70% believing in the importance of helping the community, 68% already doing something to support a cause on a monthly basis and 82% describing themselves at least somewhat involved. From this data, it does seem that the majority of young people are convinced that civic engagement (i.e., supporting a social cause of some kind) is something they should be involved. However, there is a strong disparity between interest and involvement, an "activation gap" and there is significant room for growth.

I read about Helene Hegemann in the 1st chapter of "Disconnected : Youth, New Media, and the Ethics Gap". She was celebrated author of "Axolotl Roadkill" at age 17. It was discovered that she plagiarized portions of her novel. This article is an informal interview and article on the author. It gives a short summary of the novel and more details concerning the plagiarized portions. Helene defends her novel as a "remix" - which is what everybody in the digital age is doing. This brings up ethical issues such as intellectual property, authority; and obviously "originality and authenticity."

From the concluding remarks: "As with all ed tech challenges, equity is more a human issue than a technological one. Education technology can raise the floor of student achievement, but only if both the technological and human infrastructures to support that transformation are in place. This is not a problem that will be "solved" in the near future, but we must begin by making every effort to connect our current students, and continue by laying out a roadmap toward equity."

Digital divide[1], participation gap[2], cultural divide[3]: over the decades the language of equity issues in technology have shifted along with the technology. This shifting language reflects the way we view technology and our relationships with it. What hasn't changed is the challenge that these terms highlight-that some individuals have greater access to technology, both inside and outside the classroom.

Basics of Open access in Academic libraries. "A commitment to scholarly work carries with it a responsibility to circulate that work as widely as possible: this is the access principle. In the digital age, that responsibility includes exploring new publishing technologies and economic models to improve access to scholarly work. Wide circulation adds value to published work; it is a significant aspect of its claim to be knowledge. The right to know and the right to be known are inextricably mixed. Open Access can benefit both" (Willinsky, 2010). Increasingly, this capacity to close the gap between developed and less developed countries through access to information becomes more important for educational, cultural, and scientific development.

Photo: Colleen Lanz Countryman/NCSU "Physics lab students use the smartphone gyroscope sensor to measure angular velocity at North Carolina State University. Cell phones have proliferated among high school and college students, and these pocket-size computers have become essential tools in physics classrooms. Sporting a range of sensors, smartphones offer educators and students a familiar device that can perform many of the same functions as expensive lab equipment." In understanding the learner aspect of technology this article speaks to the cost of technology in labs. Interestingly, the use of personal technology can help fill the gap when needed. This offers an opportunity for learners to look inside their own technology and understand the powerful tech they carry around with them.

In this article, the authors discuss the important of big data decision making qualities. As organizations move to utilize the potential of big data, there is a gap in the need to discuss the factors that are influencing the quality of data sets used to make decisions based on the big data resources.

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In this article, Taylor examines what, if any, benefit technology has on achievement in the classroom. This analysis looks not only at the way that students benefit, but also how teachers benefit from additional classroom technology. It was shown that their lesson plans became more engaging, able to reach more students, and are more easily tracked and analyzed when utilizing technology. When technology was used more within a classroom, the achievement of the students went up significantly, helping to close the educational gap between rural or poor schools and wealthier schools.

a nuanced picture of how young people are confronting the challenges of everyday life in the digital era'

A series of disparities evident in a research study of several professional associations results in potential ethical issues and the authors provide solutions to this dilemma.

"Mandatory technology integration by school districts places the ethical responsibility on school districts to prepare students to use the digital environment to mitigate risk."

This paper is US-centric and Zonneveld is of the opinion that we will need executive orders to fill in gaps in AI legislation. It frames issues in AI as a "balancing act".