Kira Works for a Software Company That Currently Plans to Purchase

question 10

Multiple Choice

Kira works for a software company that currently plans to purchase iPad tablets for every child in a nearby rural school's fourth grade classes.The students will be allowed to take their iPads home so their parents can also get some exposure to the technology.Kira is concerned,however,that buying iPads might further widen the digital divide.What key factor might reduce the positive impact this plan could have for making technology more accessible to these families?

• A) The school might put passwords on all the iPads.
• B) iPads aren't powerful enough devices.
• C) Many rural families don't have Internet access at home.
• D) Businesses in the area prefer kids learn how to use computers instead of tablets.

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