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Publication Date: 2004-Jul-1
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As Good as New: Recycled Computers Are a Boon to Cash-Strapped Schools
Minkel, Walter
School Library Journal, v50 n7 p27 Jul 2004
There's no such thing as a school or library with too many computers. We're still nowhere near the one-student, one-computer ratio that's ideal for our schools and libraries, especially those in neighborhoods where most students don't have home computers. That's why Computers for Schools (www.pcsforschools.org) is such a great idea. The nonprofit organization provides thousands of donated PCs to schools, public libraries, and homes of low-income families every year. Computers for Schools also arranges inexpensive dial-up Internet service for qualifying families. ETrek, another Computers for Schools-allied program, provides free Pentium II or III computers to schools that donate their old PCs--most of which are dismantled and recycled as scrap--to the Oregon-based company. These two organizations are briefly discussed in this article, along with information on locating programs that assist in providing computers for schools.
Descriptors: Corporations, Public Libraries, Nonprofit Organizations, Private Financial Support, School Business Relationship, Low Income Groups, Internet, Educational Resources, Access to Computers, Urban Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Oregon
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