Internet2

1
Internet2 The K20 Initiative Using I2 to
Enhance Teaching Learning in the Classroom
Jennifer Oxenford Associate Director,
MAGPIIU20 Oct 2, 2008
2
What is MAGPI?

• MAGPI
• MAGPI is a regional aggregation point for
  Internet2. We serve the Pennsylvania, Delaware,
  New Jersey, and Kentucky research and education
  communities.
• Our mission
• To introduce new technology
• To collaboratively develop new applications with
  our subscribers
• To make access to these technologies and
  applications economical and sustainable

Programming Snapshot (Sept 2007 - Sept 2008) We
organized 150 programs for our K20 Members. 450
Schools have participated in our programs. More
than 12,000 participants have been involved in
our programs.
3
MAGPI Member Snapshot

• Lehigh Valley Hospital
• Lincoln IU
• Luzerne IU
• Misericordia University
• Mont. Co. Intermediate Unit
• Mont. Co. Community College
• National Constitution Center
• NJEDge.Net State RE Network for N.J.
• Northeast Educational IU
• The Philadelphia Orchestra
• Princeton University
• School District of Philadelphia
• CERMUSA / St. Francis University
• Temple University
• Thomas Jefferson University and Hospital
• Tuscarora IU
• University of Delaware
• University of Pennsylvania
• University of Scranton

• Arcadia University
• Beaver Valley IU
• Berks County IU
• Bucks Co. Community College
• Capital Area IU
• Carbon Lehigh IU
• Chester County IU
• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• Center for Advancing Partnerships in Education
  (CAPE)
• Colonial IU
• Delaware County IU
• Delaware State Univeristy
• DELEARN - State RE Network for Delaware
• DeSales University
• Fox Chase Cancer Center
• The Franklin Institute
• IUs 8/9/10
• Kentucky State Research Ed Network
• Lafayette College

4

• Harriet Tubman Living History Experience
• VOICES Role Models
• One Book, One Philadelphia - The Memoir Project
• The Human Side of Revolution Exploring Waiting
  for Snow in Havana
• Gender Stereotypes Across our Contemporary Media
  An Art-Based Workshop
• Creative Minds Series
• Global Warming Race for the Tipping Point
• Culture Clash and Conflict in Sudan
• Alexs Virtual Lemonade Stand
• Innerworld Discovery
• Megaconference Jr.
• Read Across America

www.magpi.net/programs
5

• English/Spanish Language Learning (US and Chile)
• Distributed International Virtual Panel on
  Educating in Times of Crisis
• Chinese Student Interviews
• English/Pakistani Language Learning (ND, PA and
  Pakistan)
• International Penn Literacy Programs
• Live Global Concert Series with the Philadelphia
  Orchestra
• Science Professional Development with NASA
  Goddard
• Live Dance Rehearsals and Critiques with Japan
• Louis Pasteur Distributed Event with Pasteur
  Institute in Paris

www.magpi.net/programs
6
What is Internet2?

• The Research and Education Network for the United
  States of America
• Led by 209 research universities
• Close collaborations with government NIH, NSF,
  NLM, NASA, to name only a few
• An organization that serves academic and
  technology needs at all levels of education
• A venue that brings together educators and
  researchers from all over the world

7
Internet2 Universities208 University Members
October 2006
8
Advanced Networking Organizations around the World
Current MoU Partners
Developing Partnerships
Related Efforts in Formation
9
87 Networks reachable via Internet2
Europe-Middle East
Asia-Pacific
Americas
Europe (GEANT2) Austria (ACOnet) Belgium
(BELNET) Bosnia-Herzegovina (BIHARNET) Croatia
(CARNet) Czech Rep. (CESNET) Cyprus
(CYNET) Denmark (Forskningsnettet) Estonia
(EENet) Finland (Funet) France (Renater) Germany
(G-WIN) Greece (GRNET) Hungary
(HUNGARNET) Iceland (RHnet) Ireland
(HEAnet) Israel (IUCC) Italy (GARR) Jordan
(JUNET) Latvia (LATNET) Lithuania (LITNET)
Latin America (redCLARA) Argentina
(RETINA) Brazil (RNP2/ANSP) Canada (CAnet) Chile
(REUNA) Colombia (RENATA) Costa Rica
(CR2Net) Guatemala (RAGIE) Mexico
(Red-CUDI) Nicaragua (RENIA) Panama (RedCyT) Peru
(RAAP) Uruguay (RAU2) Venezuela (REACCIUN2)
Luxembourg (RESTENA) Malta (Univ.
Malta) Netherlands (SURFnet) Norway
(UNINETT) Palestinian Territories
(Govt Computing Center) Poland
(PIONIER) Portugal (RCTS2) Qatar (Qatar
FN) Romania (RoEduNet)Russia (RBnet,
RUNNET) Slovakia (SANET) Slovenia (ARNES) Spain
(RedIRIS) Sweden (SUNET) Switzerland
(SWITCH) Syria (HIAST) United Kingdom
(JANET) Turkey (ULAKBYM) CERN
Australia (AARNET) China (CERNET,
CSTNET,NSFCNET) Fiji (USP-SUVA) Hong Kong
(HARNET) India (ERNET) Indonesia (ITB) Japan
(SINET, WIDE, JGN2) Korea (KOREN,
KREONET2) Malaysia (MYREN) New Zealand
(KAREN) Philippines (PREGINET) Singapore
(SingAREN) Taiwan (TANet2, ASNet) Thailand
(UNINET, ThaiSARN) Vietnam (VINAREN)
Central Asia
Africa
Armenia (ARENA) Georgia (GRENA) Kazakhstan
(KAZRENA) Tajikistan (TARENA) Uzbekistan (UZSCI)
Algeria (CERIST) Egypt (EUN/ENSTINET) Morocco
(CNRST) Tunisia (RFR) South Africa (TENET)
10
K20 Initiative

• Connect and engage K-12s, museums, libraries,
  science and cultural centers, aquariums,
  community colleges, etc.
• Increased opportunities for joint funding,
  collaboration with Higher ed, student attraction,
  enhanced learning and education

11
State Education Networks Connected to Internet2
12
K20 Status and Growth
13
Why Internet2?

• Real-time access to remote resources
• Large-scale multi-site computation and data
  mining
• Interactive collaboration
• Rich, multi-media digital libraries
• Shared virtual reality

14
Internet2 Capacity
Internet2 6 Seconds
56 kbps
ISDN
DSL/Cable
T1
25 Hours
6.4 Hours
168 Hours
74 Hours
Time Required to Download2-hour Course Lecture
DVD
15
How is Internet2 Used?taken from 2005 Internet2
Member Survey http//members.internet2.edu/assessm
ent
16
Changing Teaching and Learning in the 21st
Century Classroom

• What Internet2 Offers
• Real Time Collaboration
• Immediate Access to Expertise and/or Audiences
• Geographical Distribution
• High Quality, Real-Time Audio and Video
  Interaction gt Engagement

17
Why Internet2?

• The student who will enter medical school in 5
  10 years can absorb multiple channels of
  information

Second screen
Dynamic charts
Communal note taking
lecture
messaging
Slide courtesy Parvati Dev, Stanford
18
Applications Span Disciplines and Contexts

• Sciences
• English
• Social Studies
• Art/Music
• Administration
• Library
• Classroom
• Clinic
• Labs
• Nature Centers

19
What is it???
20
Digital Library Sources

• High-Quality High performance networks allow for
  better media quality.
• Fast! Material can be downloaded quickly.
• Real Time Learning objects can be manipulated in
  real time.
• Easy Access Digital libraries are easily
  accessible.

National Science Digital Library
Research Channel
WGBH Teachers Domain
21
What do you need to get started?

• Computer
• Web browser
• Video player software (Quicktime, Real, etc.)
• IP Network

22
Research Channel
http//www.researchchannel.org/
23
OSTN

• OSTN 24/7 exclusive student programming channel
• Distribution via multiple broadcast channels
• Video on Demand Library
• Being viewed by 17.6 million students at 4,146
  university campuses across the US
• Available Free!!

http//www.ostn.org/
24
Digital Library Virtual Tour
Lets Tour the NSDL now http//nsdl.org/
Next stop The Research Channel http//researchchan
nel.org/
Finallly, lets look at WGBH Teachers Domain
Now http//www.teachersdomain.org/
WGBH Teachers Domain
25
Its more than just videoconferencing!

• Digital Library Resources
• Remote Instrumentation
• Networked Instrumentation
• Medical Simulation
• Distributed Collaboratories

26
Remote Instrumentation

• Real Instruments Students can manipulate
  advanced scientific instruments in real time.
• Promotes Inquiry Remote instrumentation provides
  real world exposure and real world contexts for
  scientific inquiry.

The CAVE
Mauna Kea Observatories
27
What do you need to get started?

• Computer
• ??? (Whiteboard, browser, custom app, etc)
• IP Network
• VERY APPLICATION SPECIFIC

Distributed nanoManipulator
Mauna Kea Observatories
28
Lehigh University Remote Scanning Electron
Microscopy

• Andrea Harmer, Director of Web-based Education
• George Motter, Sr. Instructional Technology
  Consultant

29
Remote Instrumentation Tour

• What are they???

30
Southern Skies Digital Science Partnership

• Univ. of Southern Queensland, Australia
• University of Louisville, Kentucky
• Mt. Kent and Moore observatories providing live
  remote observations of Southern Skies
• Funded by NASA to provide live astronomy data for
  education, research and outreach

Southern Skies Digital Science Partnership
http//mtkent3.it-servers.louisville.edu/southern
_skies/index.html Remote Access to Mt. Kent
Observatory in Queensland Australia
http//mtkent3.it-servers.louisville.edu/mtkent/r
emote/
31
IP Videoconferencing

• High-Quality High performance networks allow for
  richer, more natural audio and video quality.
• Low Latency No lip synch issues, can use for
  foreign language, remote music instruction, etc.
• Real Time Interactive Collaboration Learning
  objects can be manipulated in real time.
• Easy Entry Point IP Videoconferencing is
  versatile and an easy way to get started.

Megaconference Jr.
Read Around the Planet
Physics Master Classes
32
What do you need to get started?

• Codec (enCOder/DECcoder), Camera Mic, Monitor
• IP Network

33
Strings Kansas!

• Goal to introduce stringed instruments to
  underserved communities throughout Kansas
• WSU students are music Buddies to 4th and 5th
  graders across Kansas
• Series of 4 videoconferences, also uses blog,
  wiki, etc.
• Culminating VC on May 4th

http//cratel.wichita.edu/research/stringskansas/s
tringskansasmain.html
34
The Science of International Polar Year

• October 19, 2007 videoconference event
• Co-Sponsored by NASA, NOAA, MAGPI, Internet2,
  AGI, ASTC
• Middle and high school students in the US and
  Europe had the opportunity to interact live with
  polar researchers in interactive videoconference
• Global viewing audience of live webstream,
  ability to ask questions via email

35
International Polar Year Data Stories Sea Ice

• Live multipoint video-conference on sea ice
• Connected live with researchers in UC Boulder, UA
  Fairbanks, Germany, AND two researchers on
  research ships at the opposite ends of the world
• Student engagement with real scientists around
  real science

36

• Who? Students from around the globe
• What? Civic engagement through Holocaust
  Education
• Project
• Kick-Off Videoconference Event with Gerda
  Weissmann Klein (Fall 2008)
• 4- Month Service Learning Challenge
• Culminating Project Collage Videoconference
  (Spring 2009)

37
Physics Master Classes

• Hands On Particle Physics Master Classes for High
  School Students
• 4000 High School Students from 20 countries
  around the world
• Uses EVO (previously VRVS)
• Imagine the engagement!

http//www.physicsmasterclasses.org/mc.htm
38
Megaconference Jr.

• Student-led international Megaconference
• Focus on Language, Culture, Regional Issues
• International Distributed Teams of students in
  program content, developing partnerships, and
  technical support
• 16 countries, 30 states participated, hundreds of
  schools

www.megaconferencejr.org
39
Megaconference Jr. 2004
40

• Interactive Meet the Author Videoconference
  Events
• 1 Hour, 15 Minutes In Length
• Series Targets a Variety of Grade Levels
• Partnerships with other Universities and
  Publishing Companies

http//www.magpi.net/programs/creativeminds.html
41

• 3 month program in partnership with the
  Multicultural Youth Exchange
• Schools explored issues of violence through
  student-created multimedia projects
• Schools were mentored by documentary film makers
  from Human Nature
• Program is expanding in 08/09

http//www.magpi.net/programs/youthviolence.html
42

• 2 week fundraiser/awareness event for Alexs
  Lemonade
• Project is co-developed with Alexs Lemonade and
  Lower Merion School District
• Kick-Off Videoconference Spirit Rally
• Culminating Videoconference Project Sharing
• A variety of curriculum-related special projects

http//www.magpi.net/programs/alexslemonade.html
43

• Collaboration with The Free Library of
  Philadelphia
• Virtual Memoir Project
• Students investigated Waiting for Snow in Havana
  as a piece of memoir
• Students are now writing their own memoirs
• The Human Side of Revolution
• Students are examining Waiting for Snow in Havana
  as a primary text document/account
• Students will present on topics determined by the
  author

44

• Sponsored by the African American Museum in
  Philadelphia
• 1.25 Hour Virtual Living History Presentation and
  Slide Show
• Targeted Students in Grades 6-8 9-12

45

• Multimedia Journey Through Human Body
• Teaches About the Immune System, HIV and AIDS
• Interactive QA Session
• Targets Students in Grades 9-12 Community
  Colleges
• Ongoing Offering

46
Franklin Institute - NASA Goddard Hurricane PD

• Franklin Institute/NASA Professional Development
  event for Phila. Area middle school science
  teachers
• Visualization data from NASA Goddard, Jeff
  Halverson from UMBC
• Real-time hurricane visualization data to
  demonstrate how to teach hurricanes
• Archived visualizations and materials for use in
  classroom

47

• Partnership with the University of Pennsylvania
  Physics Department
• Videoconference presentation that included live
  microscope images, power point presentation, live
  demonstrations from the physics lab and real-time
  student data analysis
• Physics Department worked with Participating High
  School Teachers.

48

• Partnership with National Constitution Center,
  Internet2 Commons, Partner Universities and
  Participating Schools
• Students researched and performed/read sections
  of the Constitution in celebration of National
  Constitution Day
• 43 schools across the country participated (21
  states represented)

49
VOICES Role Models - Virtual Panel Event

• Several PA schools connected
• 1 VOICES role model at each host site
• Partnership with the PA Commission for Women

http//pavoices.blogspot.com/
50
PA Commission for Women Event

An interactive discussion with First Lady Judge
Marjorie O. Rendell Leslie Stiles, Exec.
Director, PA Commission for Women, and Anne
Spector, PENNCord
51
China Mini Forums

• Arts Philadelphia Classical Symphony and the
  Music From China ensemble joined this
  videoconference, which included a student
  question and answer session following the
  performance entitled "China and the Allure of the
  Orient"
• Dept. of Commerce Guest Speaker from Minnesota
• History, Language Culture Margaret Wong

52
Language Culture Exchange

• Designed by U Penn students at the Graduate
  School of Education or students currently
  enrolled in the university's English Language
  Program
• 45 minute, live interactive sessions
• Scaled for grade levels and appropriate for
  social studies, world cultures, foreign language
  and geography classes
• Programs included French West Africa, Japanese
  Pop Culture Exchange, Chinese New Year,
• http//www.magpi.net/exchange.html

53
Teaching Learning About Africa

• Professional Development program offered by the
  Africa Studies Center at Penn in partnership with
  MAGPI
• Dr. Ali B. Ali Dinar presented on the Cultural
  and Social diversity in Africa
• 90 minute, live interactive session
• Targeted for secondary school social instructors
  appropriate for social studies, world cultures,
  foreign language and geography classes
• http//www.magpi.net/africastudies.html

54
St. Francis Universitys Outreach to K20

• The Didgeridoo Exploring the Dreamtime (live
  performance and instruction with Jim Gagnon)
• The Universe of Song (Music Writing Workshop with
  Paul Purple)
• The Arts Living Seminar
• Four Hundred Thousand People, Carlos Santana, and
  Me
• Catholicism/World Religions for Secular
  Institutions

55
http//www.cermusa.francis.edu/holidaycon/
56
The Philadelphia Orchestra Global Concert Series
http//www.philorch.org/internet2
57
The Philadelphia Orchestra Global Concert Series
http//www.philorch.org/internet2
58
Rise of Serious Gaming

• UN Food Force Game
• Second Life for Education
• Open Croquet
• Discover Babylon
• Virtual University

http//www.food-force.com/
59
Teaching Learning SIG

• English/Spanish Language Learning Collaboration
• Exploration of Use of Virtual Worlds for
  Education
• Putting together a workshop in conjunction with
  Spring 08 Internet2 Meeting

http//www.internet2.edu/teach
60
MAGPI Internet2 Commons

• Access to the Internet2 Commons videoconference
  services through MAGPI
• Ability to schedule multi-point videoconferences
• Ability to stream and archive live interactive
  video events
• Started as a pilot in 2004
• Continue to offer as a value-add to all MAGPI
  Members

http//www.magpi.net/internet2commons.html
61
Professional Development

• Library of Congress, Teaching with Primary
  Sources Take a Virtual Tour of LOC digital
  resources? How can teachers use these in
  classroom?
• Thomas, Librarys online legislateive database
  showcasing realtime updates of legislation under
  consideration by the U.S. Congress
• Global Gateways International collections and
  collaborations with several national libraries
  from around the world.
• Center for African Studies Teaching about Africa
  session from Dr. Ali Ali Dinar, Center for
  African Studies
• Whartons CIBER Institute Teaching Foreign
  Language
• Photojournalism Teach kids how to become
  photodetectives
• Franklin Institute PD for Teachers on Using
  Internet2 for NASA Resources
• NASA Building a Space Action Weather Center in
  the Classroom

62

• 6 different 2 hour videoconference seminars
  examining how to integrate high speed
  applications into the curriculum
• Intro to MAGPI/Internet2
• VC Virtual Field Trips/Best Practices
• VC Planning Interactive Collaborations
• Virtual Reality, Gaming and Simulation
• New for 2008-2009 MUSEing
• New for 2008-2009 Digital Library Sources
• Offered several times each year!

http//www.magpi.net/programs/curriculumintegratio
n.html
63
Announcing K20 Muse

• NEW Social Networking Tool for the K20 Global
  Community
• Goals
• 1. Connect people with similar interests around
  advanced networking applications
• 2. Encourage collaboration
• 3. Facilitate resource sharing and discovery
• 4. Better introduce new communities to to
  advanced networking community and applications

http//k20.internet2.edu
64
MUSE Social Networking Tool

• httpk20.internet2.edu

65
How You Can Help

• Talk with your SD and IU IT folks and local
  Internet2 liaisons
• Encourage/be teacher/student champions
• Host/attend an Internet2 Event (and invite
  parents!!!)
• Participate in Virtual Events - Megaconference
  Jr., Gigaconference, Collaboranza, CILC
  Symposium, etc
• Send me feedback/updates/inquiries

66
Keys to success in your districts

• Bring tech and curriculum people together around
  using Internet2
• Foster opportunities to participate
• VC Training (for tech folks)
• Integrating into the Curriculum Training (for
  curriculum folks)
• Virtual Forums
• Encourage innovation
• Its not build it and they will come

67
MAGPI Resources

• K20 User Grouphttp//www.magpi.net/k20network.htm
  l
• Musehttp//k20.internet2.edu
• MAGPI Programshttp//www.magpi.net/programs/
• K20 Newsletter
• Discipline Specific Working Groups NEW! In
  08/09!
• Internet2 Commons Subscription
• Training
• Videoconferencing/I2 Commons Training
• http//www.magpi.net/vctraining.html
  
• Curriculum Integration/Professional Development
• http//www.magpi.net/programs/curricul
  umintegration.html

68
Get Teachers Involved! Heres how

• MAGPI
• K20 Programs, Displayed by Age/Discipline
• Teacher PD, Curriculum Integration
• All projects use only Internet2 and/or MAGPI

www.magpi.net/programs

• Muse
• Part of the Internet2 K20 Initiative
• Social Networking Tool for K20 Community
• All projects use Internet2

www.k20.internet2.edu

• CILC
• Search for Virtual Field Trips
• Find collaborative partners
• Internet2/Commodity Internet Projects

www.cilc.org
69
Students are different now
70

• But its got to start with you!

71
QA - Thank you!

• Contact Info
• Jennifer Oxenford
• jmacdoug_at_magpi.net
• 215-898-0341

www.magpi.net