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    Summary of findings

    The Digital Disconnect: The widening gap between internet-savvy students and their schools Using the Internet is the norm for today’s youth.  A July 2002 survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project shows that three in five children under the age of 18—and more than 78% of children between the ages of 12 and […]

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    Part III: Conclusions and Implications

    The Digital Disconnect “Overall, I really think that the Internet has a great impact on how much I learn at school and without it I don’t think that I would have the opportunities to learn as much as I do.” – High School Girl “We learn so much from just one click of the mouse.” […]

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    Part IV: Appendices

    Student Sample and Data Collection Methods This report is based on information gathered from public middle and high school students across the United States via two methods: focus groups (which included the administration of questionnaires to focus group participants) and the solicitation of online student-written stories. Focus Group Sample and Methods We conducted a total […]

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    Part 3: Austin

    Introduction Austin has experienced a high-tech boom in the past ten to fifteen years that has transformed a university and state government town into one of the country’s most dynamic technological environments.  Leading the boom has been electronics manufacturing, primarily semiconductors.  Firms such as IBM, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), and Motorola all have large semiconductor […]

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    Part 5: Washington, D.C.

    Introduction Washington, D.C., is in some ways the latecomer among the five cities studied when it comes to adapting to the Internet, but that does not mean that citizens and government officials have not been aggressive in pursuing Internet opportunities.  The city is actively trying to promote dot-com development downtown through networks of entrepreneurs who […]

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    Part 4: Cleveland

    Introduction Cleveland, though not known as a hotbed of Internet activity, is taking some innovative approaches to using the Internet for economic and social purposes.  Most prominently, the city is using approximately $3 million in revenue from cable fees to subsidize Internet access and computer training through community development corporations (CDCs).  A number of CDCs […]

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    Part 6: Nashville

    Introduction Nashville’s business community has been active, if not wildly successful, in attempting to catch the wave of dot.com riches in the New Economy.  Nashville’s economy is service oriented, with health care and country music being the region’s dominant and highest profile business sectors.[10.numoffset=”10″ The major technology employer in the area is Dell Computers, which […]

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    More Online, Doing More

    (Washington, D.C., February 18) — The number of American adults with Internet access grew by 16 million in the last six months of 2000, as women, minorities, and families with modest incomes continued to surge online. In all, more than 104 million adults had access to the Internet at the end of 2000, according to […]

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