Ontario Research and Innovation Optical Network

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Ontario Research and Innovation Optical Network
Bringing next-generation teaching and learning
to Ontario schools
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• ORION is a not-for-profit organization with a
  mandate to provide next-generation, ultra
  high-speed network for Ontario research and
  education.
• 13 Ontario school boards are now connecting to
  ORION.
• Goal is to connect more school boards to take
  full advantage of enhanced videoconference and
  other collaborative technologies in schools.

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• Access and share new multimedia learning
  materials.
• Enhanced videoconferencing and collaborative
  teaching and learning.
• Big, unconstrained pipe to bring e-learning to
  classrooms, lecture theatres, labs and music
  rooms.
• Faculty can engage in realtime collaborations
  with peers across Ontario, Canada and abroad.
• Leverage connectivity to other schools and
  resources to share and access expertise and team
  development.

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Advanced Broadband Enabled Learning
Faulkes Telescope
Music Path
Videoconference Theatre