MAGPI/ Internet2
Applications
Topic Overview
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1. Overview Internet2/MAGPI |
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2. K20 Initiative |
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3. Advanced Applications |
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Regional Case Studies |
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National Case Studies |
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4. Funding |
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5. Wrap-Up |
But first…
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Q. What would you do with UNLIMITED BANDWIDTH? |
What is Internet2?
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“Born” in 1996 by UCAID |
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Led by over 200 US universities, K20,
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Recreating the partnership among
academia, industry and government that fostered today’s Internet in its
infancy |
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Mission = Develop and deploy advanced
network applications and technologies, accelerating the creation of
tomorrow’s Internet |
International MoU Map
MAGPI GigaPoP
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Regional network aggregation point |
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Private research and education network |
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Sharing point for information,
resources, projects |
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Current Members
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Chester County Intermediate Unit |
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CHOP |
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Johnson & Johnson |
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Lehigh University |
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Princeton University |
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Temple |
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University of Pennsylvania |
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Widener |
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MAGPI Growth Pattern
Why have Internet2?
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The Regular or Commodity Internet was
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Millions of users |
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Congestion |
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Multimedia |
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Real time interaction |
Download of “The Matrix”
DVD
(Comparison of the Internet2 Land Speed Record)
K20 Initiative
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Internet2 now welcoming K-12s onto the
High Speed Network |
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New K20 Consortium Established |
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MAGPI outreach to K-12s and IUs |
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Bridging K-12 to Higher Ed |
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Increased opportunities for joint
funding |
Internet2 Applications Defined
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Applications that require enhanced
networking functionality—such as high bandwidth, low latency (delay), or
multicast—not available on commercial Internet connections. |
The 4 Killer Attributes
The BIG QUESTION
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What are educators in our area doing? |
Select Regional Applications
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International Virtual Panel |
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Chester County World Tour |
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Math Modeling |
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Health Sciences Career Series |
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Other: AP Type Coursework, Remote
Microscopy, Professional Development, Streaming Video |
International Virtual Panel
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Coping With Stress and Education |
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4 Panelists, experts in their fields |
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An audience of teachers, psychologists,
and administrators |
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Interactive, H.323 Videoconferencing |
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Digitally Captured, Streaming, DVD
formats for review and distribution |
No Longer a “Once in a
Lifetime Opportunity”
Chester County World Tour
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Funded in part as TLCF grant |
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IP Videoconferencing equipment in
classrooms |
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Train teachers |
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Connect foreign language teachers and
students with native speakers |
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Spanish, French, Chinese |
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Chester County World Tour
Math Modeling
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Building on successful language
collaborations with Chile |
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Math Modeling addresses math
performance issues in both countries |
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Global problem based learning |
Health Sciences Career
Series
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Geared to promote Health Science
Careers |
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Nursing |
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Telepathology |
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Remote audiences of students, guidance
counselors and school nurses |
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Four-way multipoint continuous presence
video conferencing |
Other Regional Applications
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AP Type Coursework – Villanova, CCIU |
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Streaming Video and Video on Demand
Library – CCIU |
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Remote Microscopy – Lehigh University |
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Professional Development – Penn,
Villanova, Temple, Widener |
Select National Projects
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Virtual Harlem |
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Hands On Universe |
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The Jason Project |
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Distributed RAP Sessions |
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Cleveland Institute of Music - Distance
Learning Program |
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Virtual Harlem Project
Hands On Universe
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NSF Sponsored |
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Uses telescopes in Chile |
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Students in Mass. discovered a Kuiper
Belt asteroid |
The JASON Project
Distributed RAP Sessions
Cleveland Institute of Music
Distance Learning Program
Possibilities for Delaware
County K12 Schools
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Curtis Institute Interactive Master
Class |
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NASA is an Internet2 Member |
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AP Course Delivery |
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Professional Development for Foreign
Language Teachers |
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Virtual Field Trips – e.g., Smithsonian |
Funding Opportunities
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PDE Enhancing Education Through
Technology (EETT) – used to be TLCF, is now combined |
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Improving Technology at Colleges and
Universities (ITCU) $4.1 million in grants for 23 Pennsylvania colleges and
universities and Community Education Councils |
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NSF Math and Science Partnership (MSP)
awarded $1.03M to educational consortium to train 200 math and science
teachers in computer technologies |
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NSF Information Technology Experiences
for Students and Teachers (ITEST) |
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NSF Information Technology Research
(ITR) $500k - $15M for projects from Small, Medium, Large |
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Wrap-Up/
Next Steps
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Q. NOW do you know what would you do
with unlimited bandwidth? |
Specific URLs
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I2 K20 Projects http://k20.internet2.edu/currentprojects/ |
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I2 Apps and Working Groups |
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http://apps.internet2.edu/ |
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ViDe |
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http://www.vide.net/ |
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ViDeNet Cookbook |
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http://www.videnet.gatech.edu/cookbook/ |
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Research Channel
http://www.researchchannel.com/ |
More Information
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http://www.magpi.net |
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http://www.internet2.edu |
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Thank You!