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Will We Ever Go Paperless?

A national scientific telephone survey conducted by Poll Position found that 56% of Americans said they don’t think the United States would ever be a paperless society, while 20% said yes, one day we’ll all go paperless. Twenty-four percent of Americans were undecided or had no opinion on the question.

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paperlessThe 18-29 age group had the strongest opinion and 63% said the United States would never be a paperless society and 23% said we could be a paperless society. Results from men and women were similar, with 56% of men and women both saying we could never be a paperless society.

Poll Position’s scientific telephone survey of 1,142 registered voters nationwide was conducted December 6, 2011, and has a margin of error of ±3%. Poll results are weighted to be a representative sampling of all American adults.

Poll Position is a unique non-partisan news, polling, and social media company founded and led by two award-winning CNN news and polling veterans. More information is available at www.pollposition.com.

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High School Tries Going Paperless

paperless textbooksGrandview, Mo. School District Superintendent Michael Brown is testing a pilot project to take the school system paperless. Using Android tablet devices, students are moving from physical textbooks to electronic ones. Note and test taking are also taking place without pen and paper using the technology.

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Earlier this year, district officials purchased 20 HaiPad Android electronic tablets at $145 apiece and are in the process of distributing them to students and staff at Grandview High School. Brown said if board members are pleased with the pilot study, he will ask them to approve the purchase of 400 more Android units to be distributed to approximately 360 students, as well as staff members, in the high school. He said the larger quantity order should bring the price down to approximately $120 per unit.

“We spend approximately $330 per pupil per year on textbooks,” he said. “Over four years, that’s over $1,500. With the Android tablet, we’ll issue it to a student when he’s in the ninth grade. The kids have Internet access wherever they are in the building. Textbooks can be downloaded to the tablets.”

Matt Zoph, the high school technology director and librarian, pointed out that while textbooks would provide the largest single area of savings by going digital, it is not the only cost that can be eliminated. For example, the Androids are set up to contain graphing and science calculators, both of which can cost $75 to $100 if purchased as separate items in stores.

Brown said students who are growing up with electronic gadgets of all sorts in their homes should adapt to a paperless school with little trouble.

Those given Androids will have the same responsibility in protecting them as they would with other school equipment they are issued. “If they lose it, they bought it, just like a textbook,” he said. If the board approves the Android idea, the high school will phase out textbooks, Brown said. He estimates the high school can be paperless in five years.

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Progressive Goes Paperless

Progressive Insurance stopped sending agents paper copies of policies and endorsements some time ago. They’ve now taken the next logical step: turning off paper to policyholders. This new service is an extension of a Paperless Billing service introduced in early 2007 that allowed customers to request that they receive an electronic bill versus a physical paper bill delivered by the U.S. Mail.

New or existing clients can request that all of their documents from Progressive be delivered as an attachment to an e-mail. Consumers are increasingly receiving and paying their bills electronically. This trend will continue. It is important that you began asking your clients how they want to receive information from you.