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FEBRUARY 2004

Florida HS Students Teach Seniors About Internet

EarthLink, one of the nation's leading Internet service providers, AARP Florida and Orange County Community Action launched Generation Link in Orlando recently, bringing together seniors, net-savvy teenagers and the Internet. Students at Evans High School in Orlando will teach senior citizens aged 60 to 92 how to use the Internet during a six-week session. Orlando is the first city in Florida to implement EarthLink's national program.

This program inevitably forges a connection between teens and seniors that otherwise might not occur. Less than half of all adults ages 50 and older are online, according to a recent Harris Interactive study. Once a week for six weeks, 10 seniors age 60 to 92 years old from Orlando's Hal Marston Community Center will travel to Evans High School to sit side-by-side with students and learn how to use the Internet. At the end of the program, EarthLink will award a $1,000 scholarship to the student who writes the best essay about the experience.#

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