{"id":3692,"date":"2025-05-06T15:37:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T19:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/?post_type=impact_story&#038;p=3692"},"modified":"2025-10-23T10:03:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T14:03:06","slug":"bridging-the-digital-divide","status":"publish","type":"impact_story","link":"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/es\/impact-stories\/bridging-the-digital-divide\/","title":{"rendered":"Reducir la brecha digital: un dispositivo a la vez"},"template":"","class_list":["post-3692","impact_story","type-impact_story","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","topic-digital-inclusion","topic-tech-united"],"acf":{"details":{"featured_image":3668,"quote":"They get their own computer, and they get their education.","citation":"Arath, eighth grader at Lincoln Park Middle School","topic":[169,282],"program_theme":false,"button_text":"Read More"},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_impact_story_hero","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_impact_story_hero":{"kicker_text":"Tech United","heading":"Bridging the Digital Divide: One Device at a Time","summary":"","image":3668,"cta":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"Mientras las campanas de la ma\u00f1ana sonaban en la Lincoln Park Middle School, estudiantes emocionados observaban a los miembros de Tech United y voluntarios del Comerica Bank descargar una generosa donaci\u00f3n de 261 nuevas computadoras, gracias a la generosidad de Comerica.\n\n\u201cEs mucho m\u00e1s f\u00e1cil hacer y entregar tareas en los Chromebooks\u201d, dijo Arath, un estudiante de octavo grado de la escuela. \u201cRealmente es un alivio que los estudiantes de sexto grado puedan usar estas computadoras, en lugar de solo tener que pedir prestada una.\n\n\u201cObtienen su propia computadora y reciben su educaci\u00f3n\".\"","":null,"settings":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_group","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_group":{"version":"3","header":{"":null,"show_arrows":false,"heading":"","subheading":"","abstract":""},"columns":[{"image":3661,"title":"","abstract":"","button":""},{"image":3678,"title":"","abstract":"","button":""},{"image":3672,"title":"","abstract":"","button":""}]}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<a href=\"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/es\/get-involved\/give\/philanthropic-groups\/tech-united\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tecnolog\u00eda unida<\/a> es un grupo colaborativo de directores de informaci\u00f3n y profesionales de TI locales dedicados a reducir la brecha digital. A trav\u00e9s de alianzas, Tech United tiene como objetivo que los estudiantes locales accedan a la tecnolog\u00eda en una proporci\u00f3n de un dispositivo por estudiante, distribuyendo m\u00e1s de 2,500 dispositivos desde su creaci\u00f3n.\n\n\"Cuando comenc\u00e9 esta iniciativa hace dos a\u00f1os y medio, lo importante para m\u00ed era la proporci\u00f3n de un dispositivo por estudiante\", dijo Bart Balcerzak, vicepresidente s\u00e9nior de servicios empresariales de Comerica Bank. \"Es diferente cuando tienes tu propia computadora en lugar de asistir a una clase de una hora para aprender sobre ella.\n\n\"Es realmente importante que los estudiantes se lleven su computadora a casa y la utilicen para sus propios prop\u00f3sitos\".\"","":null,"settings":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_group","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_group":{"version":"3","header":{"":null,"show_arrows":false,"heading":"","subheading":"","abstract":""},"columns":[{"image":3695,"title":"","abstract":"","button":""},{"image":3676,"title":"","abstract":"","button":""},{"image":3694,"title":"","abstract":"","button":""}]}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"Cuando hay dispositivos disponibles, los alumnos de sexto grado de las escuelas de Lincoln Park conservan el mismo ordenador port\u00e1til hasta el 12.\u00ba grado. Sam Tucker, encargado del inventario de Chromebooks y padre de un alumno de Lincoln Park, se muestra satisfecho de ver c\u00f3mo la colaboraci\u00f3n entre organizaciones beneficia a los estudiantes.  \r\n\r\n\u201cTengo dos hijos en las escuelas de Lincoln Park, y ver al distrito y a todos trabajando tan estrechamente para apoyar a los alumnos es una se\u00f1al de un personal excelente, un liderazgo excelente y una funcionalidad excelente\u201d, dijo Sam. \u201cEl acceso a las computadoras brinda a los alumnos la oportunidad de sentar las bases en tecnolog\u00eda y comenzar lo suficientemente temprano como para sentirse c\u00f3modos\u201d.\u201d\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/group-photo-with-students-lincoln-park-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>","":null,"settings":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"En Lincoln Park, 54% de familias viven por debajo del <a href=\"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/es\/get-to-know-us\/alice-report\/\" target=\"_blank\">ALICE<\/a> umbral, lo que significa que luchan para llegar a fin de mes. Para las familias que priorizan la comida, la vivienda y el transporte, una computadora personal puede ser un gasto imposible.\n\n\u201cEstamos operando en una ciudad de bajos ingresos, por lo que los nuevos dispositivos ayudan mucho\u201d, continu\u00f3 Sam. \u201cNos encontramos con casos en los que las computadoras se estropean y las familias no pueden pagarlas para arreglarlas; realmente ayuda poder reemplazar dispositivos viejos o rotos por otros nuevos\u201d.\u201d","":null,"settings":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_group","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_group":{"version":"3","header":{"":null,"show_arrows":false,"heading":"","subheading":"","abstract":""},"columns":[{"image":3675,"title":"","abstract":"","button":""},{"image":3674,"title":"","abstract":"","button":""},{"image":3677,"title":"","abstract":"","button":""}]}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"Con 401 dispositivos ya distribuidos este a\u00f1o, Tech United est\u00e1 a punto de alcanzar la mitad de su objetivo de distribuir 1000 dispositivos este a\u00f1o. No se trata solo de dispositivos, el grupo tambi\u00e9n ha ayudado a instalar laboratorios STEM y <a href=\"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/es\/impact-stories\/pontiac-makerspace\/\" target=\"_blank\">Espacios de creaci\u00f3n<\/a> equipado con herramientas pr\u00e1cticas para el aprendizaje y el crecimiento en tres escuelas.\n\nGracias a una alianza con Ilitch Holdings Inc. y Little Caesars, los estudiantes tuvieron la oportunidad de explorar aplicaciones tecnol\u00f3gicas del mundo real durante <a href=\"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/es\/impact-stories\/2636\/\" target=\"_blank\">Viajes de aprendizaje STEM<\/a> en Comerica Park y en las Oficinas Centrales Globales de Little Caesar.","":null,"settings":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_group","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_group":{"version":"3","header":{"":null,"show_arrows":false,"heading":"","subheading":"","abstract":""},"columns":[{"image":3086,"title":"","abstract":"","button":""},{"image":2642,"title":"","abstract":"","button":""},{"image":2645,"title":"","abstract":"","button":""}]}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"\u201cLa tecnolog\u00eda no es un lujo, es una necesidad para aprender y trabajar\u201d, dijo Ashleigh Imerman, directora de filantrop\u00eda de United Way para el sureste de Michigan. \"Ning\u00fan estudiante deber\u00eda quedarse atr\u00e1s por no tener acceso a las herramientas que necesita para alcanzar su m\u00e1ximo potencial\u201d.\n\n\u00bfInteresado en aumentar las oportunidades de los estudiantes en STEM? Haga clic <a href=\"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Sponsorship-Brochure_FINAL-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">aqu\u00ed<\/a> para conocer las oportunidades de patrocinio para STEMPossible, un evento de oto\u00f1o donde estudiantes locales experimentan carreras STEM en el Centro de Ciencias de Michigan.\n\nObtenga m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n sobre Tech United <a href=\"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/es\/get-involved\/give\/philanthropic-groups\/tech-united\/\" target=\"_blank\">aqu\u00ed<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/chromebooks-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>","":null,"settings":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_our_impact","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_our_impact":{"header":{"title":"More stories like this...","abstract":"","link":""},"dynamic_population":true,"version":"1","topic_filter":[282],"program_theme_filter":[],"layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"version_4","story_col_1":null,"story_col_2":null}]}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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