Why are they computing in the slums?

Year 9 Is technology the answer?

All: Will understand why there is unequal

access to technology

Most: Will explain the unequal access to

technology.

Some: Will evaluate a solution to the

problem

Write down all the things you have used a computer for in the last week (and put a subtitle for this

starter too)

Digital Access Index

• All countries have been given a score between 0 and 1.

• 1 = best and 0 = lowest.

• The score is based upon the quality of internet access, speed of broadband, availability of computing devices.

Some example scores• Peru 0.44• Libya 0.42• Namibia 0.39• Pakistan 0.24• Nepal 0.19• Ghana 0.16• Mali 0.09

• Sweden 0.85• Norway 0.79• USA 0.78• UK 0.77• Japan 0.75• Austria 0.75• Spain 0.67• Greece 0.66• Bulgaria 0.53• Thailand 0.49

Over 0.70 =

0.50 – 0.69 =

0.30 – 0.49 =

Under 0.30 =

What do you notice about the access to the internet?

• Describe how the access to the internet varies across the world.– TIPS –

• USE NAMES OF PLACES

• COMPASS POINTS (N,S,E,W)

• NAMES OF CONTINENTS

• NORTHERN/SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE

Internet access?

Think, pair, share• Why do you think these differences exist?• What do some countries have more of that others might

not?

Lack of

What would you do to address this issue?

• What do you need to do first?

• How easy will this be?

• What problems might you face?

• Lets see a real life solution

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQFqV8Uy7Yw

Practice our extended writing

• I think some countries like……… have good access to the internet because…… this means that……..

• I think that countries like ……….. have poor access to the internet because ……… meaning that……

• Technology has helped the people of …….by ……… They can now…….

Group Work

• You have been asked to offer technical support to a country.

• You must help them spend money on different technologies that you feel would help them develop.

• You will need to be ready to present your ideas to the rest of the class in 10 minutes.

• Use the help sheet to guide you.

Power lines (to where? For who?)

SIM cards

Building machinery (for what and where? Operated by who?

Weather warning system

Gas pipelines

Computers (where would you put them? Who would train people?)

Land lines

Genetically modified seeds and other farming machinery

Broadband connections

Mali

• Mali was suffered national crop failures three years in a row. There is now a dire situation in the country and aid is required.

• Many people farm for a living and have no basic literacy.

• The road system is poor and travelling from one side of the country to the other takes days sometimes.

Burma

• Burma was hit by a category 4 cyclone. The Irrawaddy delta to the south of the country has flooded and there are concerns over secondary deaths from the event.

• Roads are impassable and the vital health messages are unable to get through about disease prevention

• What phone lines there were have gone down in the area.

Vietnam

• Vietnam wants to develop the country’s infrastructure. In particular it wants to connect the country via roads. It has no funds to do this.

• There is a large divide between rich and poor people, with poorer families tending to live in the country.

• Many educated young people choose to move away to find a better career.

South Sudan

• South Sudan has as a poor educational system. Most rural families practice nomadic farming and children do not receive a formal education in numeracy and literacy. This is preventing development.

• Many women have little knowledge of family planning and healthcare and the there is increasing pressure on resources.

Chile

• Chile has just been hit by huge storms and landslides have devastated the country. Some areas have not had a clean water supply for 12 weeks.

• The fishing industry has had 2 record low years and unemployment is high.

• Many people want the government gone due to poor decision making.

Zambia

• Zambia suffers from poor sanitation, a lack of safe water and long periods of time without rainfall.

• Children have a calcium deficiency and life expectancy is low.

• The deserts are sprawling and agricultural land is failing

Plenary