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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Greetings!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Another interesting report from Pew for your perusal!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Americans fall along a spectrum of preparedness when it comes to
<b>using tech tools to pursue learning online</b>, and many are not eager or ready to take the plunge<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">“For many years concerns about “digital divides” centered primarily on whether people had <i>access </i>to digital technologies. Now, those worried about these issues also focus on the degree
to which people succeed or struggle when they use technology to try to navigate their environments, solve problems, and make decisions. A recent Pew Research Center <a href="http://www.pewinternet.org/2016/03/22/lifelong-learning-and-technology/">report</a> showed
that adoption of technology for adult learning in both personal and job-related activities varies by people’s socio-economic status, their race and ethnicity, and their level of access to home broadband and smartphones. Another report showed that some users
are unable to make the internet and mobile devices function adequately for key activities such as <a href="http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/11/19/searching-for-work-in-the-digital-era/">looking for jobs</a>.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Executive summary:
<a href="http://www.pewinternet.org/2016/09/20/digital-readiness-gaps/">http://www.pewinternet.org/2016/09/20/digital-readiness-gaps/</a> and the complete report (PDF)
<a href="http://www.pewinternet.org/files/2016/09/PI_2016.09.20_Digital-Readiness-Gaps_FINAL.pdf">
here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Cheers!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Darci<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><a href="http://oregonedge.net/"><b><span style="color:#ED7D31">Ask me about the Edge Initiative!</span></b></a><span style="color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#002060">------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#002060">Darci Hanning, MLIS * Technology Development Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#002060">Library Support and Development Services * Oregon State Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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