RAIN National Public Internet Network
Produced by HomePlanet
 Haku
Hola
Hello
RAIN Community Internet
How Did It All Begin?
RAIN is one of the oldest Internet Networks in the United States. Beginning in 1990 planning was underway to establish public access points for use of the Internet.
This is back in the days when the Internet was text based and very different from today.
One of the main reasons behind the building of the RAIN Community Internet Network was to ensure access to new technologies for low income families,
youth and seniors.
That reason is as important today as it was in 1990.
As part of our work with technoloy and community empowerment we developed distance education and telemedicine prorams for 5 USDA Rural Utilities Service
grants between 1998 and 2002. RAIN brought Internet resources, plus classroom, afterschool and community health clinic resources
to 125 rural communities in the Southwest and California. The Camp Internet program has been used for Teacher Technology Skills training,
Public, Church and Charter School classrooms and afterschool centers.
has severed over 25,000 4th-12th grade students.
You can help keep this vision growing by subscribing to RAIN’s National Public Internet Network for your Internet access.
There is an alternative to super large Corporate Internet.
$15 a year with free Accelerator software for Dial Up and DSL starting at $24.95 per month.
During this special members receive Free access to the special RAIN Broadband Portal, an exciting gateway to video and learning.
Already Have a Broadband Account?
Do you already have Broadband? RAIN has a new Broadband Portal with Content that makes that bandwidth really worth it.
Go to: http://www.rain.org/services to see what is available for $9.95 a month. You get access to video, the Camp Internet Smithsonian Institution
award winning Life Long Learning Campus and Library, the special GIS, Peace Studies and Environmental Studies webs that RAIN is so well known for and
much more. Make Broadband something you really use, for more than music.
Learning English? RAIN’s ESL course is one of the best. Go to: http://www.rain.org/esl to see what is available.
Registration for 2008 classes is open now.
1-800-889-2823
rain@rain.org
Support National Public Internet. Subscribe for $15 month today. http://www.rain.org/services to start your account.
Grandparents – surprise a Grandchild or Church School with a full year of Camp Internet online.
The quality and value will delight you, the children and their parents! $25 month for an entire class. $10 month for a Family Subscription.
Already a RAIN member? Give the gift of a full year’s subscription to RAIN for $150 and receive 2 free months for your personal account!
|
