Innnovative Ways of Using the Net in Education

Table of Contents _____________ 1) Using the net for social change 2) Using the other media for change. 3) Getting affordable housing 4) How the system scapegoats and manipulates people. 5) Economic Issues

Part I -- Communicating with the web. Innovative 21st Century Education While the news media is owned by multimillionaires, and therefore easily controlled, anybody can build webpages, and the web will represent a diverse, uncontrolled form of education, so the internet can be potentially be the most powerful tool for educating people in colleges and schools in the social sciences and environment.

The "Internet Season" - There is a big difference in how often search engines see you based on when you submit. Webpages normally get most of their hits within a few months of submission. My data is for non-comercial sites. I have no data for September & October, but I suspect September is fairly slow, and things get busy in October because the first school reports are due. November thru Feburary is definately very busy, it slows down quite a bit in April, and continues to slow, and July and August it is utterly dead. Help for computerphobia Effective Communication The best ways to change things aren't the most obvious. Building a webpage - A few tips on the art of webpage design. Free webpages! HTML help Basic | Advanced How get hits from search engines Tune up your site includes information on how to get lots of hits on search engines. RGB (Red Green Blue) colors made simple. Banner exchanges - A lot of work, but it can be worth it read this before you decide to put in the time and money. Webrings - are a good way of getting your pages noticed. Previous problems with slowness seem to be resolved. Webrings link you to other similar sites.

Part II - Communicating through TV,radio,and newspapers A History of TV and radio & why they haven't reached their potential. A Guide to the Mass Media-TV, newspapers and radio are still the best way to change things on a local level

Part III - Getting Affordable Housing San Jose,CA 1997 Getting a shelter open & getting promises of future housing. San Jose 1998 Getting Politicians to keep their word and dealing with drug problems.

Part 4 How the system scapegoats and manipulates peoples ideas Assassination and Character Assassination in Presidential Politics - From JFK to Clinton, the right has gotten rid of its foes in unethical ways. A Nazi in American Clothing - Blind Obiedence in America and its dangerous consequences.

The Shorter Workweek and other Economic Issues. Voodoo economics Abuse of the Work Ethic Why a shorter workweek is good for business from the US News and World Report. The 20 hour workweek is advocated by mathematician and philosopher Bertand Russell. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights A U.N. treaty which is supports people's basic economic rights, it's been ratified by many counties and signed by several presidents, but not ratified by the Senate.

John D. Rockefeller: The Nightmare Begins with great hypertext links to current swindles by his family & energy corporations. How bad is the homeless problem? A director of a homeless shelter who said she doesn't care if its residents commit suicide! GREED The Great Destroyer Pollution Alert! victory2000@hotmail.com