Based on the feedback of over 2,000 Advanced Placement and National Writing Project teachers, a 2013 Pew Research Center report indicates that "there are striking differences in the role of technology in wealthier school districts compared with poorer school districts." According to the report, "56% of teachers of the lowest income students say that a lack of resources among students to access digital technologies is a 'major challenge' to incorporating more digital tools in their teaching." I experienced this problem firsthand during my methods placement this semester; my coordinating teacher informed me that several of her students lacked personal devices, so I would be limited in how I could implement technology. This prompted me to consider how teachers can still use digital tools in a low-income classroom. Using the comment function, please share your ideas regarding different strategies, apps, or other resources that could be incorporated in a low-tech classroom, where not all students have personal devices and/or the teacher only has access to a Smart Board.
