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Iowa Communications Network
Bruce McKee Director of Technology Services North Iowa Area Community College Mike Walters Director of Learning Resources Southeastern Community College Chuck Chrisman ICN Scheduling Coordinator Southeastern Community College
A Statewide Fiber Optic Network ä Two-way full motion interactive video ä Voice - Telephone ä Data - including Internet
State Owned ä Funded by tax dollars ä Totally owned by the state of Iowa ä The only system like this in the country ä Full motion video! Not Compressed video. ä High quality video, voice, data transfer.
15 Educational Regions
ICN Part I - Fiber Backbone ä Camp Dodge National Guard Armory ä Iowa Public Television ä One Community College site in each region ä Community College - regional hub ä Three Public Universities ä (U of I, ISU, UNI) ä One FOT room at each site
ICN Part I - Fiber Backbone
ICN Part I - Funding ä State Tax $ ä $11 million FEMA ä Local expense for FOT room
ICN Part II - Fiber to each county One ICN classroom site in each county One ICN classroom site in each county ä Community College sites ä High School Sites ä Two Area Education Agencies ä Some private colleges and universities
ICN Part II - Fiber to each county
ä 103 sites total for Part II ä One ICN interactive television classroom at each site
ICN Part II - Funding Star Schools (USDE) Grant for Part II ä $4 million to the State each of two years ä Funded 1/2 the cost of ICN classrooms ä Public Information ä Staff development - training for teachers
ICN Part II - Funding Local expenses Local expenses ä Classroom remodeling cost ä 1/2 ICN classroom equipment cost ä State tax $
ICN Part III Extend fiber to: ä Every school district ä One library in every county ä Private colleges and universities ä State office buildings ä Federal offices ä Some hospitals ä 50 National Guard Armories
Iowa Communications Network
Iowa Communications Network - Region 1
Iowa Communications Network
ICN Part III ä 500+ sites with interactive classrooms ä Internet services ä Data lines ä ICN as an Internet Service Provider
Star Schools Grant for Part III ä Year 3 and 4 ä $6,000 to each school district ä Staff development - Training for teachers ä Internet - AEAs and schools
Iowa Communications Network ä Educational use of the interactive classrooms:
Iowa Communications Network Student monitors Push-to-talkmicrophones
Iowa Communications Network Cameras Touch Screen Control Panel InstructorMonitors
Iowa Communications Network Touch Screen
Iowa Communications Network
Partnerships Star Schools Funding - Critical Star Schools Funding - Critical ä IDEA (Iowa Distance Education Alliance) ä Involved all educational users in the state ä Created Regional Advisory Committees ä Provided staff development opportunities ä Promoted educational use of the ICN
Regional Partnerships ä Public Universities ä Community Colleges ä K-12 Schools ä Area Education Agencies ä Private Colleges and Universities ä Iowa Department of Education ä IPTV
Partnerships ä Regional focus ä Statewide cooperation ä Central coordination at IPTV ä Clearly defined responsibilities
Regional Funding To AEA and Community College To AEA and Community College ä Support to local schools and postsecondary institutions ä ICN Classroom Scheduling ä Technical Support ä Internet Support ä Staff Development
Regional Funding Staff Development ä AEA and/or Community College ä UNI - Iowa Educational Technology and Training Institute
ICN Structure 15 Regional Telecommunications Councils
ICN Structure ä Iowa Telecommunications and Technology Commission (ITTC) ä 5 person governing board appointed by Governor ä Educational Telecommunications Council ä State wide educational advisory board, 18 members ä Regional Telecommunications Councils (RTC) ä 15 local advisory boards, 9 members each
Regional Telecommunications Council - (RTC) ä Iowa Community Colleges ä Area Education Agencies ä Public Universities ä Independent Colleges ä Department of Education ä School Administrators of Iowa ä Iowa Association of School Boards ä Iowa State Education Association ä Iowa Public Television
Regional Support ä Video classroom scheduling ä Classroom technical support ä Internet technical support ä Staff development ä RTC coordination
Iowa Database
Iowa Communications Network
ICN Scheduling Process ä 1. Advance Scheduling ä Spring, Summer, Fall ä Full-term classes ä 2. First-come-first-served ä 3. On-demand scheduling
Iowa Communications Network ä Regional Priorities dictate local use Credit Classes Continuing Ed. Public Universities Private Colleges State Agencies ICNClassroom Federal Agencies Enrichment
Iowa Database
Iowa DataBase
Future Development ä Interstate Interactive Television ä Desktop Video Conferencing ä Electronic Chalkboard ä Wide Area Network to Interactive Video Classrooms
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