Week 8 - Article 5 Abstract

Prof. Jim Lengel tries to explain how 'simply owning a computer abd subscribing to the interent does not bring you the advantage of connectedness, its what you do with it that counts'. Simply put, what Lengel tries to show is that young people aren't using their computers correctly, a divide stretched by entertainment pulling in one direction, and education in the other. He interviews a couple of his students to try and prove his theory, but it lacks in proper research methodology for the most part. His idea's are interesting as its a new approach to the 'digital divide' and shows hows it not just the young and old that use the net differently, but its actually the young that are using technology differently between themselves. What was left out of the equation was why?