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Integrating Collaborative Services. StateNets / Net@Edu Conference February 13, 2008. Agenda. Enabling Collaboration is integral to ENA’s mission Collaboration in K-12 environments Overview of Collaboration Tools offered by ENA Stretching the current definition of collaboration tools
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Integrating Collaborative Services StateNets / Net@Edu Conference February 13, 2008
Agenda • Enabling Collaboration is integral to ENA’s mission • Collaboration in K-12 environments • Overview of Collaboration Tools offered by ENA • Stretching the current definition of collaboration tools • Challenges of Integration
Collaboration in K-12 Environments • Helping with the business of running a school • Instructional Collaboration • Video Conferencing/Distance Learning • Web Conferencing • Student Collaboration/Self-created Knowledge • Good Old People Networking
Collaboration Efforts at ENA • People Networking • Indiana Network Leadership Council • K-12 + Library + State Agency Representatives • TN K-12 Network Advisory Council • “Big 5” Council • Superintendent Organizations • Participation in various Regional/National Education Technology Conferences • E-mail • Faculty/Staff E-mail (ENA Mail) • Student E-mail (Gaggle.NET)
Integrated Voice Collaboration • Unified Messaging • A classic example of integration • Voicemail for every classroom • Ad Hoc Click-to-Conference • Teleconferencing without a dedicated bridge • Emergency Management/Communication Tools • Emergency Call monitoring, notification and workflow • Broadcast System Integration • Integrating Overhead Paging, IP Phones, Two-way radio, Cell, and Nextel • Video Telephony • SIP-based video conferencing w/ software-based codecs • Integrated with PBX
Research & Development Initiatives • Web Conferencing • Whiteboarding / Video / Audio / Data & Document Sharing & Markup • Video Conferencing • Distance Learning Initiatives • Content Aggregation and Indexing • On-line search tool to aggregate both freely available and licensed content • Beyond WWW, include things like: • Video Content • Distance Learning Resources (ala CILC) • Indexed against national & statewide education standards
Challenges for Integration • Reliability vs. Next Gen • SIP vs. Everything Else • Integrating SIP w/ discrete user domains (Id M & Integration) • Communication archiving vs. multi-media real-time communication • Various Federal, State, Municipal rules for retention • Federal Rules of Civil Procedure