Iowa Communications Network

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Welcome
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Iowa Communications Network
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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

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A Statewide Fiber Optic Network

• Two-way full motion interactive video
• Voice - Telephone
• Data - including Internet

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State Owned

• Funded by tax dollars
• Totally owned by the state of Iowa
• The only system like this in the country
• Full motion video! Not Compressed video.
• High quality video, voice, data transfer.

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15 Educational Regions
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ICN Part I - Fiber Backbone

• Camp Dodge National Guard Armory
• Iowa Public Television
• One Community College site in each region
• Community College - regional hub
• Three Public Universities
• (U of I, ISU, UNI)
• One FOT room at each site

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ICN Part I - Fiber Backbone
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ICN Part I - Funding

• State Tax
• 11 million FEMA
• Local expense for FOT room

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ICN Part II - Fiber to each county

• One ICN classroom site in each county
• Community College sites
• High School Sites
• Two Area Education Agencies
• Some private colleges and universities

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ICN Part II - Fiber to each county
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ICN Part II - Fiber to each county

• 103 sites total for Part II
• One ICN interactive television classroom at each
  site

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ICN Part II - Funding

• Star Schools (USDE) Grant for Part II
• 4 million to the State each of two years
• Funded 1/2 the cost of ICN classrooms
• Public Information
• Staff development - training for teachers

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ICN Part II - Funding

• Local expenses
• Classroom remodeling cost
• 1/2 ICN classroom equipment cost
• State tax

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ICN Part III -1995-99 Extend fiber to

• Every school district
• One library in every county
• Private colleges and universities
• State office buildings
• Federal offices
• Some hospitals
• 50 National Guard Armories

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Iowa Communications Network - Region 1
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ICN Part III

• 500 sites with interactive classrooms
• Internet services
• Data lines
• ICN as an Internet Service Provider

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Star Schools Grant for Part III

• Year 3 and 4
• 6,000 to each school district
• Staff development - Training for teachers
• Internet - AEAs and schools

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Iowa Communications Network

• Educational use of the interactive classrooms

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Student monitors
Push-to-talk microphones
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Cameras
Instructor Monitors
Touch Screen Control Panel
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Touch Screen
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Partnerships

• Star Schools Funding - Critical
• IDEA (Iowa Distance Education Alliance)
• Involved all educational users in the state
• Created Regional Advisory Committees
• Provided staff development opportunities
• Promoted educational use of the ICN

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Regional Partnerships

• Public Universities
• Community Colleges
• K-12 Schools
• Area Education Agencies
• Private Colleges and Universities
• Iowa Department of Education
• IPTV

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Partnerships

• Regional focus
• Statewide cooperation
• Central coordination at IPTV
• Clearly defined responsibilities

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Regional Funding

• To AEA and Community College
• Support to local schools and postsecondary
  institutions
• ICN Classroom Scheduling
• Technical Support
• Internet Support
• Staff Development

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Regional Funding

• Staff Development
• AEA and/or Community College
• UNI - Iowa Educational Technology and Training
  Institute

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ICN Structure
15 Regional Telecommunications Councils
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ICN Structure

• Iowa Telecommunications and Technology Commission
  (ITTC)
• 5 person governing board appointed by Governor
• Educational Telecommunications Council
• State wide educational advisory board, 18 members
• Regional Telecommunications Councils (RTC)
• 15 local advisory boards, 9 members each

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Regional Telecommunications Council - (RTC)

• Iowa Community Colleges
• Area Education Agencies
• Public Universities
• Independent Colleges
• Department of Education
• School Administrators of Iowa
• Iowa Association of School Boards
• Iowa State Education Association
• Iowa Public Television

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Regional Support

• Video classroom scheduling
• Classroom technical support
• Internet technical support
• Staff development
• RTC coordination

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Iowa Database
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ICN Scheduling Process

• 1. Advance Scheduling
• Spring, Summer, Fall
• Full-term classes
• 2. First-come-first-served
• 3. On-demand scheduling

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• Regional Priorities dictate local use

Credit Classes
Public Universities
Continuing Ed.
ICN Classroom
Private Colleges
Enrichment
State Agencies
Federal Agencies
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Iowa Database
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Iowa DataBase
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Future Development

• Interstate Interactive Television
• Desktop Video Conferencing
• Electronic Chalkboard
• Wide Area Network to Interactive Video Classrooms

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Iowa Communications Network

• Thanks for joining us
• More Information on the Iowa DataBase
• http//www3.iptv.org/iowa_database/
• Our PowerPoint presentation
• http//www.niacc.cc.ia.us/bmckee/icn/

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Thanks for Joining Us