Thursday, October 27, 2011
Cell Phone Usage Among Low-Income Families…Hmm?
While I see the statistics from Edutopia's article "Should We Be Concerned About Apps Gap?", I find it hard to believe that only “22% of low income families have used a cell phone” (Watters, 2011). Undoubtedly higher income families will always have an advantage over lower income families as it relates to the latest technologies but cell phones are common in just about every household. In fact, nearly every student (if not every student) in my class owns a cell phone and better than mine :). The flourishing of mobile companies and race for the top among wireless competitors has also practically caused a revolution of cell phone give-a-ways for little or nothing with low cost or pre-paid cell phone plans. So the percentage stated is in question for me.
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I totally agree. My students also have better cell phones than me, and they can't believe that I don't have a smart phone. There are only a few students who don't have cell phones and the reason is mostly parent choice. I think it would be harder to find a land line than a cell phone number.
ReplyDeleteI also dont agree with the percentage that only 22% of low income have used a cell phone. I teach 4th grade at a predomonantly title 1 school and the majority of my students bring their cell phones into the school on a normal basis. I dont have a problem with it, but they know that they are to either keep them in their locker or give them to me in the morning.
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