Issues Regarding Equitable Access with the Use of Technology in Education

According to GoGuardian (2020), equitable access can be explained as the ability of students having access to technology and information regardless or despite their ethnicity, soci-economic status, age, physical ability or any other quality. Furthermore access to technology is not limited to devices and connectivity to students but it also incorporates the assurance that students have the opportunity to learn from teachers. Equitable access like any other subject matter incorporates issues. Four major issues of this subject matter include: 1.Geographical location poses a major issue since some persons reside in some communities where it is almost impossible for them to connect to the internet. Also there are some areas where electricity has not yet been born. 2.Some students may not have it financially to purchase devices such as laptops. Also students may find it difficult to purchase data plans to access the interent 3.Limited hardware and software may pose an issue. This may lead to limitation of the numbers of students who have access to computers 4.Equitable access can raise the issue of some students not having the opportunity to have access to some of the best teachers who are competent in the area of technology. Access to technology has many barriers and so in using it in education one must consider the effects they pose. Also one must find ways to cope with them in order for the smooth running of technology use in the Jamaican classroom. GoGuardian. (2020). What it Means to Have Equitable Access to Technology for Today's Students and Educators. Retrieved from:https://www.goguardian.com/blog/technology/equitable-access-to-technology/