MOREnet Regional Member Meetings April/May 2012

1. MOREnet Regional Member Meetings April/May 2012

2. Agenda • Welcome and Introductions • MOREnet Update • New Services Overview • Services in Research and Development • Roundtable / Feedback • Wrap Up

3. Introductions • Your name • Your organization • What one thing do you hope to take away from today’s meeting?

4. Membership Update • MOREnet consortium experienced a 97% overall member retention in FY12 • FY11 bandwidth increased 35% • FY12 bandwidth projected increase 40% • MOREnet membership continues to grow! • Five new members added in FY12 • City of Marceline is now a MOREnet member! • One member who retained their membership services in FY12, also returned for Internet Connectivity after only a brief time off the MOREnet Network.

5. FY13 Fees: K-12, MERC and Affiliates • Network Connectivity Fees reduced • Membership Service Packages, both full-service and basic will remain flat • The Managed Connection Fee will change to a flat annual fee of $1,700 (currently $1,900 or $1,700 in FY12) • All for-fee services will remain flat with the exception of E-mail Archiving, which is currently under review

6. FY13 REAL Program Fees • REAL Membership Service Packages fee, both full-service and basic will remain flat • The Managed Connection Fee will change to a flat annual fee of $1,700 (currently $1,900 or $1,700 in FY12) currently 100% funded by REAL • REAL funds cost of connectivity after E-rate discounts

7. FY13 REAL Program Fees • Network Connectivity Fee • Increasing need for bandwidth led to subsidy changes • REAL subsidize 60% for main locations • REAL subsidize 40% for branch locations - NEW • REAL Program and Routers and Maintenance • Libraries will be responsible for all future costs beginning in FY13 – NEW • MOREnet will continue to procure, configure and manage, only costs will be passed on

8. M3 Conference This Fall! • MOREnet’s Instructional Technology Conference (MITC), Connections and HELIX technical conferences and the Security Symposium will all be part of our NEW megaconference…M3 • M3 will bring together teachers, faculty, CIOs, administrators, librarians and technical staff from each of MOREnet’s member communities • Designed to accommodate attendees who want to come for just a two-day event or for the entire week

9. M3 Conference – Oct 22-26Tentative Schedule • Security Symposium (Monday, Oct. 22) • Connections - K-12 Technology (Monday, Oct. 22 - Wednesday, Oct. 24) • HELIX - Higher Education Technology (Monday, Oct. 22 - Wednesday, Oct. 24) • MITC - K-20 Instructional Technology (Wednesday, Oct. 24 - Friday, Oct. 26)

10. M3 Conference – Call for Presentations Now Open! • Looking for topics on: • Mobile Technology • Digital Citizenship • Bandwidth Shaping • Process and Tool Saving time/funds • Conference registration fees will be waived for one individual/presenter per selected presentation for the portion of the conference in which they have been selected to present

11. Summer Training • June • Introduction to Gimp • SMART Board Level 1 & 2 • Google Apps for Missouri Tools • Google Apps for Missouri ADMIN Training • Introduction to Windows Server Admin • Introduction to Windows DNS, DHCP and CSVde • Coming Soon • Moodle Training Camp (July 9-12 and July 16-19) • New Courses on Mobile Devices • NEW MOREnet labs: Chromebooks, iPads and Androids • Regional Training Courses

12. New Services Overview

13. Resources • Job and Career Accelerator • Popular Software Tutorials • For Fee Online Resources • EBSCOhost • Google Apps for Missouri

14. Job and Career Accelerator • Resume/cover letter building tool • Job and internship opportunities • Occupational profiles • Career guidance testing • Search portfolio • LearningExpress is Provider • Practice test integration with LearningExpress Library database • ASVAB, SAT, ACT, AP and Prof Certifications (Praxis)

15. Popular Software Tutorials • From LearningExpress • Integrates with LearningExpress Library & Job & Career Accelerator • Common software applications • Adobe, Microsoft Office • Common operating systems • Any level, any pace

16. EBSCOhost • Eighteen databases • Journals, magazines, images, newspapers, reference materials • General, K-12, Science and Health • Search.ebscohost.com • Specialty interfaces • Kids Search • Student Research Center • Science Reference Center • Consumer Health Complete • Link directly to URL from Your Website

17. Gale and NewsBank • Not new but don’t forget! • Gale • Infotrac.galegroup.com • Business & Company Resource Center • Business & marketing classes, small business dev. • Discovering Collection • Comprehensive K-12 reference database for history literature, bio, science and social studies! • NewsBank • Full-text back files of KC Star and St. Louis Post • Infoweb.newsbank.com

18. Online Resources • Access from Home • All licensed for remote access • MOREnet Tech Support for appropriate method • LearningExpress create ID/PW and go anywhere! • Promote! • www.more.net/online or jeanne@more.net • Direct URLs to databases • Flyers and bookmarks • URLs on websites or Jeanne will come after you!

19. For Fee Online Resources • ChiltonLibrary (Gale) • 24/7 online access to service and maintenance information for cars, trucks, vans and SUVs • Ford, Chrysler, Honda, Toyota & other manufacturers • Public Libraries and Vo Tech Auto Programs • LegalForms (Gale) • Create accurate, reliable legal documents with minimum hassle • Comprehensive database of types of legal documents

20. Google Apps for Missouri • Google Apps for Education • MOREnet’s has three Google Certified Trainers • Knowledgeable support staff • Train and support ALL Members

21. Services • Learning Management System (LMS) Hosting • Network Backup • Mobile Videoconferencing • SSL Certificates • Microsoft EES Program Licenses • Colocation • Virtual Server Service • Network Storage

22. Learning Management System (LMS) Hosting with Moodle • Maintained and secure Moodle instance • MOREnet maintains servers, hardware and the application • Ongoing administrative support for MOREnet approved modules, plug-ins and releases • MOREnet staff available to assist with LMS administration questions • MOREnet will provide training on LMS course management

23. Mobile Videoconferencing • HD-quality personal Telepresence • Link room systems, desktops, and mobile devices • Supports shared content • Traverses NAT and firewalls • Can incorporate legacy videoconferencing equipment

24. Network Backup • Preserve mission-critical data off-site • Protect only the data you need • Create a local backup, too (additional cost) • Strong encryption in-flight and at-rest ensures confidentiality

25. SSL Certificates • Establish identity trust online with your patrons • Web sites, email, file transfer, and document signing • MOREnet assistance with security complexities • Cost well-below market price

26. Microsoft EES Program Licensing • Consortium pricing with significant savings • Public/Private K-12 & Public Libraries eligible • Eliminate paperwork and error by licensing based on FTE count • Annual subscription grants automatic upgrade rights • Entire Microsoft catalog available

27. Colocation • Locate your primary or backup systems in a state-of-the-art data center directly on the core network • Supports remote console access and remote power cycling

28. Virtual Server Service • Reduce your investment in underutilitzed servers • Move services off your tail circuit • Protect critical services with a failover instance • Take advantage of MOREnet’s private cloud

29. Network Storage • Organizations can access a large data store at a secure, off-site facility, mitigating the risks associated with a local disaster • Data can be encrypted during transmission (in-flight) and while stored (at-rest) • System images and other infrequently used data can be stored remotely, freeing local disk space for volatile data • Members do not need expensive, proprietary equipment

30. Services in R&D • Digital Learning Environment • Demonstrated Single Sign-on and integration with LMS, Learning Object Repository and SIS • What Learning Object Repositories do you want to see? What SIS(s) do we need to integrate with? • Wireless Services (Educational Broadband Spectrum) • MOREnet preserved 13 EBS licenses, covering 341 members in Missouri • Primarily for connecting sites with no Ethernet availability or connecting outlying sites to campus network

31. Services in R&D • Wireless Services (Other) • Looking at Wireless LAN design services • Researching Managed WLAN opportunities • Cellular minutes vs. call plans and filtering • What wireless services do you want to see? • Web-based and Mobile Desktops • Hosted Stoneware webNetwork • Solutions, not just services • Disaster Recovery • What solutions are at the top of your list?

32. Member Feedback • What can MOREnet do to meet your current or future needs? • How could MOREnet improve its value to your organization? • What new services would you like to see MOREnet offer?

33. FY12 Member Satisfaction Survey • MOREnet’s Annual Member Satisfaction Survey will be coming to your e-mail inbox in May! • We value your feedback! Please take a few moments to fill out our survey when you receive it!

34. Thank you! • Have other questions or feedback? • Please feel free to contact us any time via e-mail at info@more.net