“Should We Be Concerned About an “App Gap?” by Audrey Watters – Edutopia (October 27, 2011)
This article referred to a term that is new to me – “app gap.” Common Sense Media defines “app gap” as a gap developing between children of high-income and low-income families, with low income families having limited access to mobile devices and their applications or “apps.”
• One in ten lower-income children (families earning less than $30,000) has a video iPod or similar device at home.
• One in three upper-income children (families earning more than $75,000) has a video iPod or similar device at home.
• 38% of lower-income parents do not know what an “app” is.
• 3% of upper-income children do not know what an “app” is.
• 14% of lower-income parents have downloaded apps for their children’s use.
• 47% of upper-income parents have downloaded apps for their children’s use.
This article poses a very interesting question: Are children without apps missing important educational opportunities?
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