British schools warned of “digital divide”

Britain's schools face an insurmountable digital divide if new ways of teaching are not tested, David Puttnam, a member of the House of Lords in Great Britain warned Tuesday. Launching a new report from the thinktank FutureLab, Puttnam said it was time to seriously consider how technology can be used to bridge inequalities in the education system. "Despite being a rich country, the UK is failing children in a whole slew of ways," he told an audience in London. "Today's digital technologies have already been adapted to help overcome social isolation ... we have proved that students who are dissatisfied, disaffected and disengaged are reachable." Read the article at Guardian Unlimited.