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Tech Tune Up Spring 2010. Learning More About Internet2/MAGPI Presented by: Susan Darlington. Agenda. What is Internet2? How we use it at MCCC MAGPI Fellows Program Brainstorming. What Is Internet2?. Internet 2 - Defined.
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Tech Tune UpSpring 2010 Learning More About Internet2/MAGPI Presented by: Susan Darlington
Agenda • What is Internet2? • How we use it at MCCC • MAGPI Fellows Program • Brainstorming
Internet 2 - Defined • Universities among first to outgrow Internet’s bandwidth limitations • Joined with government and industry partners to create the University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development (UCAID) • Provides the U.S. research and education community with a network that satisfies their bandwidth-intensive requirements • http://www.internet2.edu/
Internet 2 Provider • MAGPI • provides regional infrastructure and promotes applications for the region's research and education communities • http://www.magpi.net/ • Monthly “Associate Member” Fee
Connectivity Stats U.S. Reference: http://k20.internet2.edu/connectivity
Technical Requirements • Video Conferencing system(s) • (H.323 compliant) • Member of MAGPI • College Audio/Video person
Review Internet2 Offerings • Access MAGPI Programs • http://www.magpi.net/Programs-Events • Look externally and internally • A Stravinsky Conversation • MAGPI website • Distinguished Lecture Series • Business and Computer Science Dept • Global Classroom Exchange – Psychology • Explore effects of culture on our identities
Acceptance into Fellowship • Complete application form • Submit evidence of creative teaching using technology • Design a prospective collaborative project • Submit letter of recommendation
Goals and Requirements • “Designed to offer experiences to foster construction of learning communities” • Create 2 collaborative projects • Attend field trip and I2 conference • Attend virtual training sessions • Participate in online learning community • Present program to district/school
Introduction • Teams • Global Studies Team • Life Sciences Team • Social Sciences Team! • Summer Institute • Met all of the fellows and introduced to team members
Collaborative Projects • Project 1 • Looking to the Past for Hope in the Future • Middle school students learned about the Holocaust • Two video conferences • Created wiki
Collaborative Projects • Project 2 • Picture This! Fitting In , Standing Out • ESL Students will collaboratively create a design theme and an implementation plan for a mural • Currently a WIP
Field Trip • Washington, DC! • Visited Georgetown University’s Global Classroom • Had lunch with Jeff Curley from Our Courts • Visited the Library of Congress
Summary • Developed lifelong friendships • Obtained great ideas for using Internet2 in the classroom • Feel much more comfortable using the video conferencing technology • Learned about the many sites and resources available for collaboration
How do you think you could use Internet2 at your institution? What would you think of the MAGPI Fellow’s experience? Brainstorming