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Welcome
Iowa Communications Network
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
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
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
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of I, ISU, UNI)
One FOT room at each site
ICN Part I - Fiber Backbone
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
ICN Part II - Fiber to each county
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
ICN Part II - Funding
Local expenses
 Classroom remodeling cost
 1/2 ICN classroom equipment cost
 State tax $
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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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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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
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
Regional Funding
Staff Development
 AEA and/or Community College
 UNI - Iowa Educational Technology and
Training Institute
ICN Structure
Governor
Legislature
ITTC
Chief Officer
Medical
RTC
RTC
RTC
IPTV
ETC
RTC
RTC
Administrative
RTC
RTC
15 Regional Telecommunications Councils
RTC
ICN Structure
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Iowa Telecommunications and Technology
Commission (ITTC)
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Educational Telecommunications Council
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5 person governing board appointed by Governor
State wide educational advisory board, 18 members
Regional Telecommunications Councils (RTC)
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15 local advisory boards, 9 members each
Regional Telecommunications
Council - (RTC)
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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
Regional Support
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Video classroom scheduling
Classroom technical support
Internet technical support
Staff development
RTC coordination
Iowa Database
Iowa Communications Network
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ICN Scheduling Process
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1. Advance Scheduling
 Spring,
Summer, Fall
 Full-term classes
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2. First-come-first-served
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3. On-demand scheduling
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Regional Priorities dictate local use
Credit Classes
Public Universities
Continuing Ed.
Enrichment
ICN
Classroom
Federal Agencies
Private Colleges
State Agencies
Iowa Database
Iowa Database
Iowa Database
Iowa Database
Iowa DataBase
Future Development
Interstate Interactive Television
 Desktop Video Conferencing
 Electronic Chalkboard
 Wide Area Network to Interactive Video
Classrooms
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Thanks for joining us
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More Information on the Iowa DataBase
 http://www3.iptv.org/iowa_database/
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Our PowerPoint presentation:
 http://www.niacc.cc.ia.us/~bmckee/icn/
Thanks for Joining Us