Interesting Technology, Information, and People Problems

Hey!

At times one runs into real life TIP (technology-information-people) problems.

There is a school that I am doing some volunteer work with that has a large ESL population.

The school is trying to ‘reach’ the parents of this demographic group better, including getting the parents information on school events of importance to their kids, etc. (the problem).

The school has an excellent electronic Bulletin distributed via privately run servers that provides news on school happenings (technology)

Based on discussions with county’s migrant workers and ESOL staff, keeping calendars is just not part of the lifestyle for these parents (culture)

And even if it was, most don’t have computers to get the Bulletin (digital divide).

They do have cells phones. But, the cell phone numbers are continually changing (economic)

Which made me think of the US government’s efforts in the 1900 to provide basic low cost land line service (policy)

School solution? --- Monthly potluck dinners (people)