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Zvonimir Stanić CARNet CEO. CARNet – The Institution. CARNet - C roatian A cademic and R esearch Net work Founded by the Croatian Government in 1995 Operates under the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports Located in six Croatian cities Headquarters in Zagreb (on five locations)
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Zvonimir Stanić CARNet CEO
CARNet – The Institution • CARNet - Croatian Academic and Research Network • Founded by the Croatian Government in 1995 • Operates under the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports • Located in six Croatian cities • Headquarters in Zagreb (on five locations) • Regional centers - Rijeka, Osijek, Split, Pula and Dubrovnik • Annual budget – 12 m€
CARNet Goals • Internet in every corner of the schools • All knowledge on the network • All information on the network • Educated teachers • Tehnology in the classroms • Services available from anything plugged
How many classroom in your school is connected on internet? • (A- 0 • B - 1-10% • C - 10-50% • D - 50-90% • E - 100%)
How many classrooms is covered with wireless network? • A- 0 • B - 1-10% • C - 10-50% • D - 50-90% • E - 100%)
Are the common areas covered with wireless network? • yes • no
CARNet Users – I. • Institutions of higher education • Scientific and Research Institutes • Public Institutes • Primary and Secondary Schools (Since 2006) • Student residence • Ministry of Science, Education and Sports • Ministry’s Agencies • Students, pupilsand the staff of the above mentioned institutions
CARNet Users – II. • Connectivity of the institutions: • 239 institutions from academic community connected on 427 locations; herein 32 institutions from health service community • 1383 institutions from school community • Access speed from 2Mbps to 10 Gbps • Connectivity costs for full-membership institutions are covered by CARNet
Connection speed – School community Connection speed Number of institutions • 10 Gbps 2 • 1G bps 45 • 100 Mbps 325 • 11 Mbps 1 • 10 Mbps 5 • 4 Mbps 19 • 2 Mbps 3 • ADSL 10 Mbps 889
AAI@EduHr – a necessary precondition for all services! • Project for acquiring virtual electronic identity • Centralized LDAP directory for member institutions from school community – Hosting service for Secondary and Primary Schools – HUSO • 421 865identities in February 2011 • Unique identifier of every CARNet user • 688 504 electronic identities in AAI@EduHr system
Edu.hr Portal • A central point of integral access to all on line services provided by CARNet and its partners • Available since November 2010 • SSO
How many smart boards you have in schools? • A – 0 • B - 1-5 • C - 5-10 • D - more than 10
National Portal for Distance Learning “Nikola Tesla” • https://lms.carnet.hr/ • Interactive online curriculum for secondary schools • Curricula • Mathematics • Physics • Biology • Chemistry • English • Currently available content equals almost 100% of total curricula for high schools in mentioned subjects! • 120 lessons in each subject (exc. English)
Other educational content at lms.carnet.hr • Courses in programming – Logo, Pascal, C • Additionalprograms, not related to school curriculum • ECDL modules for ECDL certification (7 MS modules + 7 Linux modules) • Web design: HTML-a basics, CSS-a basics, Java Script, Front Page, Advanced web technologies, Animation design in Flash • Picture, sound and video editing tools • E-learning – basic level • Application of smart board in teaching • Video-tutorial and demonstration ofthe usage of interactive board in class • SMART Notebook and SuperHand (Pentii) program • CMS for schools – website creating and editing
How much do you use a smart bord in education? • A – never • B – rarely • C – often • D - daily
Ucilica.carnet.hr • http://ucilica.skole.hr/ • For schools • Online knowledge quiz • Intended for usage in primary school PC labs, but also at home • 25 000 questions made according to Croatian National Educational Standard (HNOS) • a possibility to create and publish teachers’ questions in a database • Knowledge in Traffic • Web application for teaching, learning and testing knowledge in traffic culture • Created within National Programme for Traffic Safety 16
Portal for schools (www.skole.hr) – I. • Central place for reporting, communication and the exchange of digital teaching materials for the educational community - www.skole.hr • Intended for pupils, teachers, parents and schools • The content: • Educative and informative texts • News related to educational community • Lists of schools, faculties and dormitories • Digital teaching materials • Information on CARNet’s services for schools
e-Library • Books and Journals in .pdf format http://e-knjiznica.carnet.hr/ • E-Books • PC Chip, VIDI and e-Kids Journals Archive • 4 Mathematics magazines: Matka, Matematičko-fizički list, PlayMath, Poučak • Management magazine - qLife 2010. - 62 089 uniquevisitors 18
Integral literal opus of Croatian and foreign writers, as listed on the compulsory reading list for schools • Currently cca. 250 titles available, 1000 titles planned • Login with AAI@EduHR • All .pdf – available for reading, archiving and printout • Online page flipping possible
Online encyclopedia – Proleksis encyclopedia • First Croatian General and National online encyclopedia • In cooperation with Pro Leksis Ltd., supported by theMinistry • More than 62 000 articles and17 500 pictures, maps and illustrations • Available to everyone with the valid AAI@EduHr electronic identity enciklopedija.carnet.hr 20
Moodle – e-learning tool • CARNet provides Moodle, an e-learning tool, as well as a disk space and support for creation and maintenance of online courses • Mentored course “Online course design using Moodle” • Moodle usage in January 2010 • 15 877users • 10 009 courses
Start: November 2009; End: August 2012 • Participants: all teachers, professors, expert associates, elementary and highschool principles (cca 51 000) • Implementation in 8 phases and 7 project sub-teams • Implementation dynamics: • Modul 1 - 2010/2011, Modul 2- 2011/2012 school year • 4330 workshops held in schools • By the end of March 2011 - 1916 workshops held, 36 000 teachers educated (Modul 1) 22
Content Management System (CMS) – I. • Tool for schools used to collaboratively create, use and organize their web space (received through HUSO service), in a way that is easy and effective • Currently 1 043 schools have their website in CMS • Contest for the best website in CMS organized withintheCARNet User Conference (CUC)
Textbook Exchange • Website for the textbook exchange for pupils of primary and secondary schools and their parents • Free of charge • Registration is a precondition • Communication via e-mail and telephone • No. of registered users: 12 655 • No. of offered textbooks: 30 461 • No. of textbooks required: 50 423
MoD service (http://mod.carnet.hr) • MoD portal made for the storage of video and audio material • 1 046 video materials archived • Upgrade of the MoD server for archiving video materials for schools • RoD service (http://rod.carnet.hr) • Offers solutions and advices on multimedia technology application in everyday work • Integrated within Portal for schools
Adobe Connect Pro • Web collaboration tool • Options: whiteboard, chat, split screen, window or specific application, image and speech transmission, poll… • Login using AAI@EduHR, local or “guest” username • Preconditions: • Internet Access • Web browser • Flash player
E-islands Project • Connection of selected schools on the land with remote schools on the islands via CARNet network • A system for remote teaching established • This way teachers from the main school on the land also teach pupils on the islands • Schools equippedwith MM equipment (projectors, cameras, speakers, microphones, smart boards, video codecs) • Currently connected 21 schools in the area of Dubrovnik (7), Šibenik (5) and Zadar (9) • Regular education and training
E-islands – Educational process • Presentation of VC tools and experiences so far gathered • Education of teachers on digital learning contents and VC tools usage • Education on how to conduct VC classes in a high quality manner (education/seminars conducted in both schools on the land and remote schools on the islands) 29
Content filtering • More than 550 000 pupils have the network access from the PC labs in primary and secondary schools • Websites are filtered in 14 categories • Drugs • Gambling • GamblingRelated • GruesomeContent • Hacking • Hate speech • MaliciousSites • Nudity • Pornography • Profanity • SchoolCheatingInformation • Spam • Tobacco • Violence
National Information Admission System for University Entrance (NISpVU) – I. • CARNet participates in the project for setting up the procedures and accompanying information system for National Information Admission System for University Entrance • Authorization based on CARNet AAI@EduHr infrastructure • CARNet Helpdesk provides technical and information support via email and phone • in 2010 - 30 108 emails and 58 719 phone calls processed • CARNet has set up and maintains portal with information on Standardized Statewide Graduation Test and Admission System for University Entrance http://drzavnamatura.skole.hr
CUC – CARNet User Conference • Annual conference for the users of Internet and information communication technologies • Organized with the purpose of knowledge and experience dissemination • Since 1999 • So far in 4 Croatian university cities: • Zagreb • Dubrovnik • Rijeka • Split Seeyou 2011. in Split 32
CARNet leaflets and brochures – I. • Directory of services -organized with the focus on different user groups • The Safer usage of the Internet – the flyer • National Portal for Distance Learning “Nikola Tesla” – the brochure • Available at: • www.skole.hr 33
CARNet Newsletter • Published every two months • Plain-text format • Also available from the CARNet website