Chapter 11 ?

Well, I have run into some confusion about the last two chapters, chapter 11 and chapter 12. Chapter 11 on the syllabus says it's about issues in implementing technology in schools, but this subject is clearly the focus of chapter 12....then there really is no info for chapter 11 except for an outline that says chapter 12 but looks like info for chapter 11 which has no slideshow to go with it. So, I will go by the syllabus and talk about chapter 12 in chapter 11.
Chapter 11/12 is about issues in implementing technology in the classroom. The majority of this information seemed like common sense to me. The various student privacy, copyright and academic dishonesty issues. When I read the section about copyright issues it made me think of all the times throughout school when we would watch a movie or something in class and the teacher would make reference to the fact that they didn't have copyright permission to show the movie so don't tell anyone. I didn't know if anyone else ran into that kind of thing in school...maybe it was just a small town thing.
When I first saw the term " Digital Divide" I thought the lesson was refering to the generation/technology gap that can sometimes form between students and teachers. I thought it would refer to the need for teachers to stay on top of the latest technology so that they can give their students an education of the highest quality. But I found out that it refered to the gap that can sometimes form between students who come from different socio-economic backgrounds that may have more access to technology than others. To be honest, I never really thought of that growing up. I have always been fortunate enough to have 24/7 access to a computer and technology and while I was going through school I guess I just always assumed that everyone had access to technology.
In my future classroom I will keep in mind that not everyone has access to current technology and that I may have to adjust my lesson plans and activities accordingly. I will also have to keep in mind that students have rights and there are strict privacy guidelines that need to be followed.