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Social & Psychological Effects of Communication Technology

COMM 298 / 398 Fall 2021

Category: Week 12

Max Fern – Social Distancing and School Closures: Documenting Disparity in Internet Access among School Children (11/11)

November 11, 2021 mgf222Entries

In “Social Distancing and School Closures: Documenting Disparity in Internet Access among School Children,” Ananya Sen and Catherine Tucker argue that school closures resultant from the covid-19 pandemic disproportionately impacted poorer, non-white children, who have[…]

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Kate Brady- Social Distancing and School Closures: Documenting Disparity in Internet Access among School Children

November 11, 2021 kkb222Week 12

For class, I read “Social Distancing and School Closures: Documenting Disparity in Internet Access among School Children” by Sen & Tucker. They found that the pandemic increased the divide between “haves” and “have nots” even[…]

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11/11 “Why I Fight to Close The Digital Divide?” – Bridget Hall

November 11, 2021 beh222Entries

In Mignon Clyburn’s TED talk, “Why I Fight to Close The Digital Divide?” she discusses the need for a Digital Civil Rights Bill in order to address the growing digital divide this country is faced[…]

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11/11 Why I Fight To Close The Digital Divide – Cherry

November 10, 2021November 10, 2021 xiq222Entries

In Why I Fight To Close The Digital Divide, Mignon Clyburn applied her personal stories to deliver a strong argument that having a Digital Civil Rights Bill is important. In other words, she stated the[…]

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11/11 – “How to Close the Digital Divide in the U.S.” Deirdre Kelshaw

November 10, 2021 Deirdre KelshawEntries

In “How to Close the Digital Divide in the U.S.” Bhaskar Chakravorti argues that although the U.S. government is attempting to close the gaps in the country’s digital infrastructure with a $65 billion budget, the[…]

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Why I Fight to Close the Digital Divide? – Alana Bonfiglio 11/11

November 10, 2021 Alana BonfiglioEntries

In the TedTalk “Why I Fight to Close the Digital Divide?,” Mignon Clyburn argues that a Digital Civil Rights Bill is necessary to ensure broadband internet access for all Americans in order to close the[…]

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11/11 Zach Coriarty “The Digital Gap Between Rich and Poor Kids Is Not What We Expected”

November 10, 2021 zac222Entries

In “The Digital Gap Between Rich and Poor Kids Is Not What We Expected”, Nellie Bowles argues that the technological divide has drifted from the upper class being the only ones with technology to the[…]

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11/11: How to Close the Digital Divide in the U.S. – Falyn Goldstein

November 10, 2021 fmg222Entries

In Bhaskar Chakravorti’s How to Close the Digital Divide in the U.S., Chakravorti defines what constitutes the digital divide and offers multiple ways in which the divide could be reduced.  Local and national institutions, affordability[…]

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11/11-Social Distancing and School Closures: Documenting Disparity in Internet Access among School Children- Julia Duchossois

November 10, 2021 jud222Entries

In Social Distancing and School Closures: Documenting Disparity in Internet Access among School Children, Sen and Tucker argue that the digital divide could be making educational inequalities between rich and poor children even more drastic in[…]

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11/11 The Digital Gap Between Rich and Poor Kids Is Not What We Expected – Talia Feinberg

November 9, 2021 tbf223Entries

This NYT article discusses the shift in the digital gap. Originally, poorer families were concerned that the rich would have more extensive access to technology, therefore, gaining technological skills that the poorer would not have.[…]

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11/9 “Women and the Importance of Representation in Tech” – Andreas Tsiaras

November 9, 2021 aat222Entries

In the podcast “Women and the Importance of Representation in Tech” the people being interviewed argue that tech companies have a problem and are in need of creating environments that promote diversity and equity by[…]

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11/9 – Online Social Networks and Global Women’s Empowerment – Grayson Begier

November 9, 2021 gbb222Entries

In Online Social Networks and Global Women’s Empowerment, Buskens analyzes the impact of social media platforms, like Facebook, on the empowerment of women. She discusses the issues women are facing on these platforms and how[…]

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Kate Brady- Race, Gender, and Information Technology Use: The New Digital Divide

November 9, 2021 kkb222Week 12

For class, I read “Race, Gender, and Information Technology Use: The New Digital Divide” by Fitzgerald et al. The study researched race and gender differences in IT use and its impact on academic performance. With[…]

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11/09 Lehigh@NASDAQ Podcast – Falyn Goldstein

November 9, 2021 fmg222Entries

In this podcast with Bari Williams and Jossie Hains, the two women discussed diversity and inclusion in the tech workforce. The podcast began with the discussion of how to make DEI changes permanent rather than[…]

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11/9 “Race, Gender, and Information Technology Use: The New Digital Divide” – Bridget Hall

November 9, 2021 beh222Entries

In Race, Gender, and Information Technology Use: The New Digital Divide the authors, Fitzgerald, Harold, Jackson, Kolenic, Von Eye, and Zhao, take a closer look at whether the intensity of IT use and how it[…]

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11/9 Online Social Networks and Global Women’s Empowerment – Cherry

November 9, 2021 xiq222Entries

In Online Social Networks and Global Women’s Empowerment, Ineke Buskens argued gender equality and women empowerment on social media, especially on Facebook. Facebook hold promise for women regarding personal growth and social emancipation that physical spaces[…]

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11/9 “Online Social Networks and Global Women’s Empowerment” – Leah Montgomery

November 8, 2021 lmm222Entries

“Online Social Networks and Global Women’s Empowerment” assesses the relationship between social media platforms, specifically FaceBook, as it pertains to women’s empowerment, or lack thereof. This short but informative article discusses the relationship and hardships[…]

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11/9 Zach Coriarty “ Race, Gender, and Information Technology Use: The New Digital Divide‘

November 8, 2021 zac222Entries

In “Race, Gender, and Information Technology Use: The New Digital Divide”, Jackson et al. Argues that there has been a digital divide since its inception, but that the divide has grown in both race and[…]

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Max Fern – How I’m fighting bias in algorithms (11/9)

November 8, 2021November 8, 2021 mgf222Entries

In “How I’m fighting bias in algorithms,” MIT grad student Joy Boulamwini discusses the implicit bias of the code that facilitates our interactions with modern technology and her mission to fight it before it’s ingrained[…]

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11/09 How I’m Fighting Bias in Algorithms – Talia Feinberg

November 8, 2021 tbf223Entries

In this TedTalk, the presenter discusses the idea of the inequalities of technology on the basis of race. I had watched this TedTalk before, and continue to find it useful as these problems will continue[…]

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11/9 – “How I’m fighting bias in algorithms” Deirdre Kelshaw

November 6, 2021 Deirdre KelshawEntries

In the TED Talk, “How I’m fighting bias in algorithms,” Joy Buolamwini talks about the prevalence of the “coded gaze” — also known as algorithmic bias — and points out that who, how and why[…]

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11/9-Online Social Networks and Global Women’s Empowerment- Julia Duchossois

November 6, 2021 jud222Entries

In Online Social Networks and Global Women’s Empowerment, Ineke Buskens argues that social networks like Facebook play a role in how users view gender roles and thus should adopt gender aware practices in order to[…]

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