AT&T opens Connected Learning Center in Macon’s Boys & Girls Clubs to bridge digital divide - 41NBC News

The Metaverse can Help Bridge the Digital Divide

Ever since the advent of computer mass-ownership, there has been a digital divide; those who have and routinely use connective technology and those who don’t.   While poverty, ethnicity, and low-connectivity areas are often cited as being a major factor in the Digital Divide, the “age-related” sector is far larger and of greater concern. The age-related divide refers to the gap in access to, and being proficient with digital technologies between…

AT&T opens Connected Learning Center in Macon’s Boys & Girls Clubs to bridge digital divide - 41NBC News

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Students and Macon residents now have access to a new computer center, thanks to an AT&T initiative aimed at closing the digital divide. The “Connected Learning Center” officially opened Wednesday morning with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Georgia in Macon. It is the seventh Connected Learning Center in Georgia. The center will provide free access to digital resources, including high…