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Resources for Bridging the Digital Divide in Schools

Virtual Volunteering
http://www.volunteerway.org/
Check out this site for a database of over 2,000 volunteering opportunities, many in the computer and technology field. This service is free to all volunteers and nonprofits organizations and could provide a perfect service-learning opportunity for high school students who are interested in using their tech-savvy skills to assist nonprofit organizations.

"Widening Gap Between Internet-Savvy Students and Their Schools"
This article explains how the digital divide is widening between students and their schools.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0815/p25s01-cogn.htm.

Brick by Brick: Designing Teacher Web Pages
http://eduscapes.com/sessions/brick/index.htm
This user-friendly website explores webpages that are created by educators to support teaching and learning. It also links to numerous free web hosting service for teachers.

Contentbank.org
http://www.contentbank.org/
Contentbank.org addresses the digital divide by providing accessible websites and community resources for low-income individuals.

Technology curriculum resources from YouthLearn:
Incorporating Technology into Out-of-School Programs
http://www.youthlearn.org/learning/approach/tech.html

Planning: The Key to Success
http://www.youthlearn.org/learning/planning/index.html
This includes a series of activities, including brainstorming and mapping, that can be incorporated into any lesson plan to involve students in guiding their own learning.

Activities and Projects: Lesson Ideas
http://www.youthlearn.org/learning/activities/index.html

Activities and Projects: Teaching Language Skills
http://www.youthlearn.org/learning/activities/language/index.asp

Activities and Projects: "Our Neighborhood" Project
http://www.youthlearn.org/learning/activities/inter/neighborhood/overview.html

Annotated Database of Searchable Websites
http://www.youthlearn.org/resources/database/database.asp

Search Engines, Directories and Educational Resources: Finding What You Need on the Internet http://www.youthlearn.org/techno/search.asp

Technology Gifts from Help Us Help Foundation
http://www.helpushelp.org/
Schools and youth organizations in low-income communities may apply for grants of computer equipment, software and technology infrastructure. This program is supported by the Oracle Corporation.
Deadline: Cyclical--see application guidelines.