Introduction to Internet2 and MAGPI

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Introduction to Internet2 and MAGPI
Jennifer OxenfordMAGPI MAGPI Fellows Summer
InstituteAugust 13, 2009
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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 (Dec 2006 - Dec 2007) We
organized 150 programs for our K-12 Members. 250
Schools have participated in our programs. More
than 12,000 participants have been involved in
our programs.
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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

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• 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
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• 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
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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

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Internet2 Mission and Goals

• Internet2 Mission
• Develop and deploy advanced network applications
  and technologies, accelerating the creation of
  tomorrows Internet.
• Internet2 Goals
• Enable new generation of applications
• Re-create leading edge RE network capability
• Transfer technology and experience to the global
  production Internet

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Advanced Networking Organizations around the
World
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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)
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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

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K20 Status and Growth
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Why Internet2?

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

Dynamic charts
Second screen
Communal note taking
lecture
messaging
Slide courtesy Parvati Dev, Stanford
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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

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How is Internet2 Used?taken from 2005 Internet2
Member Survey http//members.internet2.edu/assessm
ent
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Its more than just videoconferencing!

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

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High Speed 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
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The Philadelphia Orchestra Global Concert Series
http//www.philorch.org/internet2
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The Philadelphia Orchestra Global Concert Series
http//www.philorch.org/internet2
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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

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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

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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

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Megaconference Jr.www.megaconferencejr.org

• 2/21/08 Five Year Anniversary of Student-led
  international Megaconference
• Focus on Language, Culture, Regional Issues
• International Distributed Teams of students in
  program content, developing partnerships, and
  technical support
• 12 countries and 31 states participated

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Megaconference Jr.
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FCC Rural Health Care Pilot Program (RHCPP)

• FCC Funded Program to Establish National Health
  Network including connections to Internet2
• 42 states, 3 territories receiving funding for 69
  state and regional broadband networks
• 5 PA Recipients
• Geisinger Health System (existing network
  including15 facilities to be enhanced and connect
  to MAGPI/Internet2 for transfer of radiograhps,
  improve electronic records systems, and other
  telemedicine services)
• Also in PA Juniata Valley Network, Northeast
  HealthNet, Northwestern PA Telemedicine
  Initiative, PennState Milton Hershey Medical
  Center

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Leni-Basso/Group Motion Dance Performance

• Used DVTS
• Keio University in Tokyo and Montgomery County
  Community College, Blue Bell, PA
• Live rehearsal and critique of Rondo

www.magpi.net/Sept16.html
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Medical Spanish Consortium

• Partners University of Scranton, St. Francis
  University, PENN SoM, Univ. Puerto Rico, CUDI
• Real time remote patient consults / simulations
  in native language
• Expanding to additional partners

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Pasteur Institute Event
The Institut Pasteur and Its Global Public Health
NetworkA Response to the Threat of an Avian
Influenza Outbreak in Humans

• Lafayette University, Columbia University,
  Wheaton College, UPENN
• Institut Pasteur, Paris
• Multisite Video Conference over Internet2 and
  Renater
• Streamed Live for non-interactive sites

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St. Francis Universitys Outreach to K20 over
Internet2

• 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
• Catholicism/World Religions for Secular
  Institutions

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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) collaboration tool

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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
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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
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National site
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MAGPI High Definition Videoconferencing Pilot
LifeSize Room System
Polycom HDX 9004 System

• Less expensive ( 12k)
• Easier to configure
• Easily portable
• Built in 4 port capacity

• A bit pricier with the options ( 21K)
• More inputs
• Additional port (8) capacity
• People On Content!!

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MAGPI Polycom Discount Program

• - 38.7 on HDX and VSX Codecs
• - 43.8 on RMX,MGC Products
• - 38.7 on MGC Products, V2IU
• - 33.6 on SE200, PathNavigator
• - 23.3 on Cable, Remotes, Miscellaneous Items
• - 33.6 on Executive Collection, Mobile
  Responder, Instructor RP
• - 10.0 on Installation and Service

All Pricing Proprietary and Confidential to MAGPI
Members
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Videoconference Offerings Resources

• MAGPI Polycom Discount Program
• Contact Steve Vanacore, 201-483-3304 or
  svanacore_at_expeditevcs.com and mention MAGPI
  member contract number M-01-440.
• http//www.magpi.net/vctraining.html
• http//www.magpi.net/vcresources.html

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Get and STAY Involved!

• Talk with your local IT folks and local Internet2
  liaisons - they are really good!!
• Seek/be IT/faculty/student/staff champions
• Host/attend an Internet2 Event
• Participate in Virtual Events - Megaconference
  Jr., Gigaconference, Collaboranza, MAGPI Forums
  and Trainings
• Send me feedback/updates/inquiries

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More Information

• http//www.magpi.net
• http//k20.internet2.edu
• http//www.internet2.edu
• http//www.internet2.edu/teach/
• httpwww.magpi.net/k20network.html
• http//www.researchchannel.com/

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Changing Teaching and Learning in the 21st
Century Classroom
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• But its got to start with you!

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QA - Thank you!

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

www.magpi.net