The Digital Divide

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Air Date: 02/12/2022

Host: Cathy Wyatt Guests: Dawn Lindsley, EdD | 4-H Youth Development Caroline Slama | 4-H Tech Changemaker, David City It matters more now than ever before. Simply put, it is the gap between those with and without broadband. Defined as high-speed internet access, there are three major barriers: availability, affordability, and digital literacy. 4-H recognizes the problem and is enlisting the help of young people to teach digital skills to adults in their communities through the 4-H Tech Changemakers Program. Recently, they’ve selected six teenagers as national spokespeople for the program. We’ll introduce you to one of them, a high school student from David City, Nebraska