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Contents contributed and discussions participated by Elisa Varon

Elisa Varon

For minorities, new 'digital divide' seen - USATODAY.com - 1 views

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    Please see my discussion board post for more about this article! By Jesse Washington, Associated Press When the personal computer revolution began decades ago, Latinos and blacks were much less likely to use one of the marvelous new machines. Then, when the Internet began to change life as we know it, these groups had less access to the Web and slower online connections - placing them on the wrong side of the "digital divide."
Elisa Varon

Guidelines for Educators Using Social Networking Sites - 1 views

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    I thought this blog was very interesting because of the ideas for teacher guidelines it presents. These guidelines seem to be straightforward, but as you can see, not all people who commented agreed with them, arguing freedom of speech and people's ability to exercise their own common sense.
Elisa Varon

Sociotechnical Systems: The Cousin of Social Informatics? - 2 views

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    This is a theory about the social relationship between people and technology in the workplace. Sociotechnical theory is about optimal performance both from people and technology at work. I don't really understand how this is any different from the idea of social informatics in the workplace, except that maybe this is a systems approach. Anyway, I just wanted to point this out because the concepts seem similar to me.
Elisa Varon

Digital Privacy - 2 views

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    I'm interested in the idea of digital privacy (or lack thereof). It seems nobody is particularly worried about their privacy online, and I'd like to learn a little more about this
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