1. Will Free Benefit the Rich?
Fighting for Technology
Equity
Justin Reich
@bjfr
EdTechResearcher.org
Fellow, Berkman Center
Co-Founder, EdTechTeacher

2. Pisa Scores
The crisis in
US education
is not of
achievement

3. The crisis in
US education
is
inequality

4. If you believe that education is the civil rights issue of our
time…
Will technology make learning more equitable?

5. Learning
Technology Innovation

6. Closing Gaps
Affluent
Learning
Low income
Technology Innovation

7. Rising Tide
Affluent
Learning
Low income
Technology Innovation

8. Does wiki usage differ in schools
serving different populations?

9. Low Income Mid to High
Schools Income Schools
(n=117) (n=133)
Failed or Trial Wiki 50% 30%
Teacher-Content Wiki 34% 35%
Individual Student-Owned Wiki 15% 35%
Collaborative Student-Owned 2% 1%
Wiki
Median Lifetime 6 days 33 days

10. Low Income Mid to High
Schools Income Schools
(n=117) (n=133)
Failed or Trial Wiki 50% 30%
Teacher-Content Wiki 34% 35%
Individual Student-Owned Wiki 15% 35%
Collaborative Student-Owned 2% 1%
Wiki
Median Lifetime 6 days 33 days

11. Low Income Mid to High
Schools Income Schools
(n=117) (n=133)
Failed or Trial Wiki 50% 30%
Teacher-Content Wiki 34% 35%
Individual Student-Owned Wiki 15% 35%
Collaborative Student-Owned 2% 1%
Wiki
Median Lifetime 6 days 33 days

12. Low Income Mid to High
Schools Income Schools
(n=117) (n=133)
Failed or Trial Wiki 50% 30%
Teacher-Content Wiki 34% 35%
Individual Student-Owned Wiki 15% 35%
Collaborative Student-Owned 2% 1%
Wiki
Median Lifetime 6 days 33 days

14. Rising Tide
Affluent
Learning
Low income
Technology Innovation

15. "For unto every one that hath shall be
given, and he shall have abundance:
but from him that hath not shall be
taken away even that which he hath.“
(Matthew 25:29)

16. “Some
can’t”
Within School Inequity

17. Between School Inequity
“They
all must”
“Some
can’t”
Within School Inequity

20. @bjfr EdTechResearcher.org