Return-Path: <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id eATGDb920090; Wed, 29 Nov 2000 11:13:37 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 11:13:37 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <E809F4A8C0B98B4C9F24041B8B7F4E2E06DB0D@CRECMAIL.learningcorridor.org> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Ajit Gopalakrishnan <AGopalak@crec.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:1439] Re: Free Internet Access X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Status: O Content-Length: 2974 Lines: 91 Jessica, I was interested in the relationship you have developed with your local ISP and have some questions. Do they require any ads to be displayed on the computer? Also, when you say the ISP offeres a discounted rate after a limited time, what discounted rates are they offering? Have you found their service to be reliable? Were they receptive to your proposal from the beginning or did you have to work hard to convince them? What did you propose to them? Is the relationship you have with the ISP only for your program or is there some statewide relationship here? Thanks for the posting. Ajit Ajit Gopalakrishnan Capitol Region Education Council 111 Charter Oak Avenue Hartford, CT 06106 Phone: (860) 524-4036 Fax: (860) 246-3304 Email: agopalak@crec.org Web Site: http://www.crec.org/atdn/ > -----Original Message----- > From: Jessica Fitzpatrick [SMTP:jbfitz@optonline.net] > Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 11:00 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:1438] Re: Free Internet Access > > I am involved with the LINCT Coalition which offers a Learn and Earn > program, i.e. participants (mostly low income) learn computer skills and > earn the computer on which they learn. Computers are donated and > refurbished by local middle and high school kids who also earn a computer > for the time they put in. We have recently been successful getting a > local > ISP to offer free access to our participants. We are working out the > details as to whether it will be free for a limited time and then they > will > be offered a discount. In any case, it is good PR for the ISP and opens a > > pool of potential new customers down the line. It's worth a try if you > have an ISP that is local to your community, > Jessica Fitzpatrick > > At 09:25 AM 11/29/2000 -0500, you wrote: > >"Lee, Jennifer" wrote: > > > > > > We are in the process of re-designing our web site. We are searching > for > > > examples of literacy program web sites that are easy-to-read, simple > and > > > clean. If you have any recommendations, please let me know. Thank you! > > > > > > Jennifer G. Lee > > > Technology Specialist > > > Partners in Reading > > > San Jose Public Library > > > (408) 277-3230 > > > >Lots of good ideas at the World Wide Web Consortium (the guys who > >really did start the Internet) > >http://www.w3.org/ > > > >Bobbie is a program that explains in detail problems with > >accessibility for individuals with handicaps (and there are many). > >http://www.cast.org/ > > > >Good luck! > > > >-- > >Eileen Trainor, Grant Coordinator > >Project Inter-ALT http://cie.ci.swt.edu/interalt > >Texas Crime Stoppers http://www.crimestoppers.swt.edu > > > >Center for Initiatives in Education http://cie.ci.swt.edu > >Southwest Texas State University > >College of Education > >601 University Drive > >San Marcos, TX 78666 > >et02@swt.edu (email) > >512 245 9047 (voice) > >512 245 8151 (fax) > >877 798 8324 (toll free)
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