How Kids Use Technology vs. Public Schools
April 24 2010
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It's a brave new world. At tech conferences, experts are talking about "total connectivity." That's right, we'll be connected to digitally 24-7. Is that where we're going?

Kids seem to think so and in fact, some of them might already be living in total connectivity. And kids like Nico Young are also doing amazingly creative things online that draw audible gasps from adults.

Where goes the future? Who knows.

What we do know is that the computers, the Internet and technology is becoming indispensable to our work lives. Ever had a black out at work? The whole place shuts down.

At the same time, many of our public school classrooms aren't wired. Teachers are lucky to have one computer to a classroom. Kids in lower socio-economic neighborhoods have a hard time getting a consistent wi-fi connection. When those kids step out of high school will they be prepared for the 21st century work force?

We asked Crenshaw High School Teacher James Altuner and the Gates Foundation's Adam Porsch to talk about that digital divide... between where the kids (and the world) are with technology and where many of our public schools are.