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Welcome
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Iowa Communications Network
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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
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A Statewide Fiber Optic Network ä Two-way full motion interactive video ä Voice - Telephone ä Data - including Internet
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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.
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15 Educational Regions
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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
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ICN Part I - Fiber Backbone
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ICN Part I - Funding ä State Tax $ ä $11 million FEMA ä Local expense for FOT room
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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
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ICN Part II - Fiber to each county
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ä 103 sites total for Part II ä One ICN interactive television classroom at each site
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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
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ICN Part II - Funding Local expenses Local expenses ä Classroom remodeling cost ä 1/2 ICN classroom equipment cost ä State tax $
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ICN Part III -1995-99 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
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Iowa Communications Network
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Iowa Communications Network - Region 1
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Iowa Communications Network
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ICN Part III ä 500+ sites with interactive classrooms ä Internet services ä Data lines ä ICN as an Internet Service Provider
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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
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Iowa Communications Network ä Educational use of the interactive classrooms:
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Iowa Communications Network Student monitors Push-to-talkmicrophones
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Iowa Communications Network Cameras Touch Screen Control Panel InstructorMonitors
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Iowa Communications Network Touch Screen
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Iowa Communications Network
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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
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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
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Partnerships ä Regional focus ä Statewide cooperation ä Central coordination at IPTV ä Clearly defined responsibilities
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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
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Regional Funding Staff Development ä AEA and/or Community College ä UNI - Iowa Educational Technology and Training Institute
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ICN Structure 15 Regional Telecommunications Councils
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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
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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
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Regional Support ä Video classroom scheduling ä Classroom technical support ä Internet technical support ä Staff development ä RTC coordination
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Iowa Database
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Iowa Communications Network
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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
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Iowa Communications Network ä Regional Priorities dictate local use Credit Classes Continuing Ed. Public Universities Private Colleges State Agencies ICNClassroom Federal Agencies Enrichment
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Iowa Database
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Iowa DataBase
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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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Iowa Communications Network Thanks for joining us äMäMäMäMore Information on the Iowa DataBase ähähähähttp://www3.iptv.org/iowa_database/ äOäOäOäOur PowerPoint presentation: ähähähähttp://www.niacc.cc.ia.us/~bmckee/icn/
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