Closing the Gap: Technology Access for Everyone | Daniel Lara | TEDxMoreauCatholicHS

When you have the chance to have a computer at home, and a smartphone in your hand, it becomes unimaginable to live a life without those devices. However that isn’t the reality for those in society who need them the most, students. Students who lack access, lack an opportunity at success and Daniel is working towards a world where that is no longer the case. Through his ability to grant those students access to computers he hopes to give them an opportunity they never could’ve had. Daniel Lara can’t remember a time when he wasn’t surrounded by the clacking of a keyboard, or the hum of a computer. From a young age he was fascinated with what could be done with the technology he was so fortunate to have. His father was a driving force in his introduction and subsequent desire to work with computers. However it soon became clear that not everyone was able to have a computer at home.

When he attended Moreau Catholic, he was esthetic at the focus on technology. There were computers for every student and a maker area complete with 3D printers. In his Junior year he participated in the CAPSTONE Project as a part of the Social Justice program. He chose to bring computers to those who need them the most, students. Daniel is will be attending Cal State East Bay in the Fall, and pursuing computer science as a major. He’s most passionate about the using technology in the classroom and its ability, to bring out the best of student's. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx