Opening Digital Doors

Autor/in	DeGennaro, Donna
Titel	Opening Digital Doors
Quelle	In: Educational Leadership, 68 (2010) 3, S.73-76 (4 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1784
Schlagwörter	Achievement Gap; Equal Education; Parent Participation; Academic Achievement; Training; Parent School Relationship; Middle Schools; Technology Uses in Education; Partnerships in Education; Access to Computers; Disadvantaged; School Community Relationship; Grade 6; Massachusetts + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elternmitwirkung; Schulleistung; Ausbildung; Parent-school relationship; Parent school relationships; Parent-school relationships; Parent-school relation; Parent school relation; Eltern-Schule-Beziehung; Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Hochschulpartnerschaft; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	Lilla G. Frederick Middle School in the Dorchester area of Boston doesn't just train neighborhood parents how to use technology--it offers families who complete the training a new laptop practically free (for $50.00). What's more, students and parents participate in training sessions at the school together, with students often acting as teachers. This digital leg up is part of Tech Goes Home, a citywide program initiated by Boston mayor Thomas M. Menino to help close the digital divide for low-income kids. Lilla Frederick, which serves one of the poorest areas of Boston and has historically known low student achievement, implements Tech Goes Home as an empowering partnership between the school and students' families. DeGennaro explains the "relational power" approach of the partnership and describes how the school orients computer training activities to (1) connect parents to opportunities that further their learning and job success, and (2) strengthen relationships between parents and teachers and between parents and children. The article addresses the achievement gap, school-community relationships, fostering parental involvement, and educational equity. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10