Equity in Educational Technology: Strategies - Access

Equity in Educational Technology: Strategies - Access: "Because some students and families have limited economic means, schools can provide opportunities to increase the access of these students. Sample activities might include:
* Hold a lab night where students and parents work together at computers (provide child care)
* Schedule activities during the day for parents who are at home during the day, have other children at home during the evening, or have concerns about going out at night
* Have loaner equipment that can be borrowed for a specific amount of time; this could include computers, instructional videos, and hand-held calculators
* Have loaner instructional software
* Investigate a telecommunications hook-up between homes and school if the equipment and skills are at hand (electronic encyclopedias could be made available for home use in this manner)
* Keep labs open before and after school, in the evenings, during the summer (in conjunction with summer school); use volunteers to staff and supervise these additional hours
* Seek funds to serve groups with limited economic means
* Partner with the public library to make your equipment available to students during the summer
* Offer programming or video production classes as part a latch-key program"