By Christopher Dawson, ZD Net Education
Intel and Microsoft take 2 different approaches to addressing the digital divide. It’s hard for my kids to imagine not having a computer. Every person in my family has one (except the almost 2-year old; she just steals her brothers’ machines). I get enough demo units and upgrade frequently enough that there are, in fact, computers to spare. There are, however, countless students and families who don’t share that luxury. Microsoft announced Wednesday as part of the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting that it was launching “a three-year program to ensure that one million students from low-income families in the United States receive reduced-cost software and hardware and discounted broadband internet service.”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/education/what-happens-when-you-dont-have-a-computer/4694?tag=nl.e623
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