Technology Innovation in Education

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Technology Innovation in Education

• Nortel Solutions for K-12 Education

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Agenda

• Nortel Vision in Education
• Challenges in K-12 Education
• K-12 Vision Building Engaged Learning
  Communities
• Education Solutions
• Multimedia Communications
• Wireless Mobility
• Security
• Converged Networks
• Why Nortel?

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K-12 Education Challenges
Professional Development For Teachers
Ensuring Student Success
Ensuring Safe Schools Protecting IT Assets
Doing More with Less
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Technology can address challenges Transforming
the learning experience
Video
Pictures
Audio
Content
Text
Mobile
At Home
At School
Location
Personalized
Learning
Group
Segmented Group
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Nortels K-12 Education VisionBuilding Engaged
Learning Communities
Engaged Parents
Engaged Students

• Engaged Learning
• Connected
• Collaborative
• Effective
• Affordable
• Safe

Engaged Teachers
Engaged School Administrators
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How to Integrate Technology into the Curriculum

• Free Technology Professional Development
• Engaging online skill videos
• Classroom-ready learning resources
• Lesson Plans based on Standards of Learning

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Agenda

• Nortel Vision in Education
• Challenges in K-12 and Higher Education
• K-12 Building Engaged Learning Communities
• Education Solutions
• Multimedia Communications
• Wireless Mobility
• Security
• Converged Networks
• Why Nortel?

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Multimedia IP Communications
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Nortel Multimedia Communications Server 5100New
solutions for todays challenges
Audio Video Conferencing
IP Telephony
Core System Is E-Rate Eligible
Application Sharing, White Boarding and Secure IM
Flexibility Mobility Personal Agent Presence
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Multimedia IP Communications
Tutors On Call Homework Help
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Multimedia in EducationLearning Without
Boundaries
Enhance Special Education Professional
Development
Enable Distance Learning
Improve Collaboration
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Enable Special EducationEnhance student support
Scenario

• A student needs ESL instruction or special
  counseling
• A teacher from another school is best qualified
  to assist
• A multimedia online relationship is established

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Improving Parent Teacher InteractionEnhance
student performance
Scenario

• Engage parents of low performing students
• Set up regular conference calls with parents to
  review learning plans progress
• Engage teaching resources from anywhere in a
  district

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Extend Education Into the HomeEnhance Student
Success
Scenario

• Child is sick at home unable to attend school
• See a new assignment is posted
• Joins class via video conference
• Complete some homework
• Chat with friends
• Interface with teacher

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Enable Professional ConnectionsEnhance
effectiveness
Scenario

• Professional Support
• Mentorship for new principals teachers
• New principal has a complex situation
• She utilizes presence to check availability of
  mentor and initiates a call

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Improve CollaborationAcross the school district
Scenario

• How to increase information sharing across a
  school district
• Audio video conferencing
• Application sharing
• Secure Instant Messaging
• Visual notification via Instant Message of
  conference events

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Web CollaborationThe user experience

• Participants join Meet Me Conference
• MCS Multimedia PC Client
• MCS Web Client
• Published URL
• Chairperson launches Meet Me Audio and Web
  Collaboration session
• Single Access Code and Chairperson PIN
• Participants receive Web Push of shared document
  or application
• Can also publish/email URL

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Enable Rapid Emergency ResponseTheres a bear in
the school yard
scenario
Office PC

• The Principal needs to be reached in an emergency
  

Wireless PDA
SIP User Centric Addressing
Office Phone
Wireless Phone

• Simultaneous Ringing
• Sequential Ringing
• Web push feeds to capable clients

Home Phone Home PC (w/softphone)
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Nortel Business Case
MEET- ME CONFERENCING
Based on 35,000 employees 20,000 MCS 5100
users 15.5 million minutes/month 0.05
cost/minute vs. 0.10 -0.35 industry average
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New IP Telephony ApplicationsThe telephone
delivers new value
Delivering New Services

• Students attendance
• Bulletins
• Hall Pass
• Supplies Request

• School Directories
• Visual Voice Mail
• Email

Enhance productivity and save time
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Improve Teacher ProductivityCapitalizing on IP
Telephony
scenario

• Students are doing a test Teacher can complete
  other work
• Unified messaging consolidates voice mail, email
  fax faster response to parents
• Voice mail broadcasts keep teachers informed

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Wireless IP Communications
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Going Mobile in K-12 EducationLearning without
boundaries
Give more students computer network access
Enable rapid response
Enable text messaging to teachers
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Comprehensive Wireless CoverageFor K-12
Education

• Mobile Computer Labs
• More effective use of limited space
• Connectivity for difficult to wire areas

• Mobile communications outdoors
• Wireless connectivity in school portables

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Nortels Extended WLAN Portfolio
WLAN IP Telephony
Expanded Portfolio
Adaptive
Hybrid
2300 Series
Planning tools More Flexibility Voice
Multi-media Service Resiliency

• Larger Installations
• Intelligent Overlay
• Uses Existing APs
• Multi Vendor APs
• Centralized Security

• Access Points
• Security Switch
• Management Software

• Access Points
• Security Switch

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Wireless Telephony SolutionsRapid Emergency
Response
scenario

• A child has been hurt in the school yard
• Nurse is contacted
• Parent is contact
• Immediate resolution

Deployed over 3,000 Wireless VoIP Handsets
Source MSNBC Harris teacher poll, 1999
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Case Study Secure Mobile Schools
Overview Calgary Board of Education serves
125,000 students and 235 public schools
MIT Lincoln Lab

• Objectives
• Upgrade network to support advanced educational
  applications (e.g., distance learning, video
  conferencing etc.)
• Connect 235 schools to SuperNet
• Upgrade LAN and implement WLAN across all schools

• Results
• Gigabit Ethernet to 35,000 desktops
• WLAN to cover 12 million sq. ft. across 235
  schools
• VPN connectivity to SuperNet (Contivity 1100)

• Solution
• Nortel WLAN Contivity VPN Ethernet 5510/20

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Security Solutions
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Safe School EnvironmentsKeeping everyone
everything secure

• Physical Security
• Monitor the School Environment Inside
  Outside

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Security Solution at Spring ISD
IP Security camera
25 schools, 21,000 students North of Houston, TX
IP Security camera
Both school security and police depts get
realtime security access
Admin Bldg
Optical Ethernet Network
Police Dept.
IP Security camera
School A
School B
School A
School B
IP Security camera
School C
School D
School C
School D
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Comprehensive Security for Education
From source to destination
Product Security Management
Endpoint Security Ensuring the connected device
meets your security requirements.
Perimeter Security Keeping the good stuff in
and the bad stuff out over all media types.
Product Security Management
Product Security Management
Secure Communications Ensuring your data is
protected from unauthorized discovery over the
network.
Core Network Security Keeping watch for malicious
software, traffic anomalies, and enforcing
network policy.
Product Security Management
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Empower ParentsOpen up the school network safely!
scenario

• Provide parents with near real-time communication
  tools
• Parent logs securely into web portal via VPN to
  get regular input on
• Student grades
• Upcoming assignments tests
• Notes from teachers

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Case Study A Secure School Network
Overview Cardiff largest city in Wales. Cardiff
Council had a strategy to use IT as a mean to
foster employment economic development
MIT Lincoln Lab

• Objectives
• Connect offices, schools and government agencies
  to the Internet with high speed secure access
  Provide managed services to customers
• Connect 140 schools to UKs SuperJANET education
  network

• Results
• Improved web access
• VPN access to over 200 offices 140 schools
• Reliable access to 20,000 users

• Solution
• Wired/Wireless Ethernet Solutions
• VPN and Accelerated Firewall Solutions

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Customer References
We did an analysis of our existing Nokia
firewall and detected that it was dropping data
packets at peak demand periods with the follow-on
effect of reduced Internet access
performanceAfter we installed an accelerated
firewall from Nortel, the schools web access in
particular became several times faster. Rob
Hathway, Principal IT Consultant, Cardiff Council
Success Story http//www.nortelnetworks.com/corpor
ate/global/emea/uk/uk2005-cs001.html
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Converged School Networks
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Converged School Networks
Learning Mobility via WLAN
Secure Home access for Students
Video Surveillance Safe Campus
Multi-Layer Security
Find Me Follow Me
Optical Ethernet
Video conferencing
IP Telephony
Secure Faculty Administrator remote access
Multimedia Learning
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Case Study A Converged, Mobile School Network
Overview Loudoun County Public Schools supports
29,000 students across 45 schools
MIT Lincoln Lab

• Objectives
• Deploy a VoIP solution to displace Centrex
• Implement WLAN across school district

• Results
• Highly scalable, reliable network
• Secure infrastructure (ASF,VPN)
• Future Benefits Wireless Mobility VoIP
  Voice Mail (2500 teachers staff)

• Solution
• Nortel CS 1000 solution including Call Pilot
• Nortel WLAN Solution including Wireless Voice
• Nortel Ethernet Routing Security solutions
  already deployed

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The School District of Philadelphia A Converged
Campus Network
Technology Innovations

• Optical network connects 300 buildings
  supporting 200,000 students
• 1000 times increase in bandwidth
• Enhanced security advanced notification systems
  

• In class video conferencing streaming
• Online standardize curriculum
• VoIP
• Secure VPN for home access

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School District of Philadelphia
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Customer References
The School District of Philadelphia is
implementing a revolutionary educational system
with standardized curriculum, rich with digital
content and real-time learning opportunities.
This is only possible because of the broadband
metro network that we have implemented based on
Nortel Networks Optical Ethernet technology
Bob Westall, Executive Director of Technology
Services
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Agenda

• Nortel Vision in Education
• Challenges in K-12 and Higher Education
• K-12 Building Engaged Learning Communities
• Education Solutions
• Multimedia Communications
• Wireless Mobility
• Security
• Converged Networks
• Why Nortel?

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Why Nortel for education? Our Differentiators
Security
Mobility
TCO
Convergence

• Multi-layer Security
• Endpoint Security
• Secure Remote Access

• Simple Network Management
• Cost Effective Operations

• Multimedia applications new value for students
• Reliability
• Scalability

• Standards-Based Options
• Seamless Integration for Wired Wireless access

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