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The Digital DivideThe Digital Divide

• The Digital Divide The Digital Divide is the separation of the computing haves and have-is the separation of the computing haves and have-nots.nots.• Those with access to computers and the internet take advantage of the personal Those with access to computers and the internet take advantage of the personal

and economic opportunities provided those without fall further behind.and economic opportunities provided those without fall further behind.Below and some of the programs helping to bridge this divideBelow and some of the programs helping to bridge this divide

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• Helps service providers with the cost of Helps service providers with the cost of providing communication services to rural providing communication services to rural areas. areas.

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• The Federal The Federal E-RateE-Rate program adds a little to program adds a little to everyone’s phone bill to provide rate everyone’s phone bill to provide rate subsidies for Internet access for schools and subsidies for Internet access for schools and libraries.libraries.

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Work Place IssuesWork Place Issues Ergonomic EquipmentErgonomic Equipment

• Ergonomics is the use of research in designed workstations.• Beginning with pneumatically adjustable chairs.• Monitors that can be raised, lowered, tilted and

swiveled to suit the user.• Key broads deigned to allow typing at a more natural

angle.• Lighting should be adjusted to minimize glare.

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• There are various tools that allow an employer to to record There are various tools that allow an employer to to record and evaluate there employeesand evaluate there employees.• There are keystroke monitoring systems that call tell the employer There are keystroke monitoring systems that call tell the employer

how many keystrokes per hour each employee is producing.how many keystrokes per hour each employee is producing.• Other software tools allow employers to keep track of how long Other software tools allow employers to keep track of how long

an employee is away from the computer, what files are stored on an employee is away from the computer, what files are stored on the hard drive, and what sites the employee is visiting on the the hard drive, and what sites the employee is visiting on the Internet. Internet.

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• Don’t print out everything Don’t print out everything • Use e-mail rather than sending a fax or a memo.Use e-mail rather than sending a fax or a memo.• Use the back of already used paper for draft copes.Use the back of already used paper for draft copes.• Save the expensive heavyweight bond paper for critical Save the expensive heavyweight bond paper for critical

items and use recycled paper for most of your printing items and use recycled paper for most of your printing needs.needs.

• Make sure that the used paper is recycled ,rather than Make sure that the used paper is recycled ,rather than dumped with the rest of the trash. dumped with the rest of the trash.

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• First you should investigate ways to prolong the First you should investigate ways to prolong the PC’s life.By upgrading key components such as PC’s life.By upgrading key components such as memory and hard drive.memory and hard drive.

• Keep components such as the keyboard and monitor.Keep components such as the keyboard and monitor.• Donating unusable equipment to a charitable Donating unusable equipment to a charitable

organizations.organizations.

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• The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has calculated that reducing the power consumption of calculated that reducing the power consumption of all PCs by one-half would save enough electricity all PCs by one-half would save enough electricity to provide power for the states of Maine, to provide power for the states of Maine, Vermont,and New Hampshire, Cut U.S. power Vermont,and New Hampshire, Cut U.S. power bills by over $2 billion dollars and reduce carbon bills by over $2 billion dollars and reduce carbon dioxide emissions equivalent to the amount dioxide emissions equivalent to the amount produced b 5 million automobiles.produced b 5 million automobiles.

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