24: Digital poverty: it’s not all about money

Vicki and Geraldine talk to Ellen Helsper, Professor of Digital Inequalities at LSE, about why giving children laptops isn’t enough.Talking points:- Why does social disadvantage so often turn into into digital disadvantage?- Will the gap between the digital haves and have-nots widen, stay the same, or get smaller as more people are exposed to tech?- Why have we been so bad at teaching children the real digital skills they need to thrive online?Tech Shock is a Parent Zone production. Follow Parent Zone on social media for all the latest on our work on helping families to thrive in the digital age. Presented by Vicki Shotbolt. Tech Shock is produced and edited by Tim Malster.wwwTwitterFacebookInstagram