Northwest PA Regional Wide Area Network

Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit 5Riverview Intermediate Unit 6ARIN Intermediate Unit 28

2007 Northwest PA Regional WAN

Project Status

3 Intermediate Units 48 districts and career-tech schools 9 counties 6,113 square miles 115,289 students

WAN

(Infrastructure) L.E.A.R.N.

(Leading Educational Achievement through the Regional Network)

E-Fund (Money $)

2007 Northwest PA Regional WAN

Project Service Area

2007 Northwest PA Regional WAN

Network Design

100 Mbps connectivity to districts 1 Gig connectivity to IUs 400 Mbps of Internet Shared Internet2 connectivity Inter-connected IU core

2007 Northwest PA Regional WAN

Comparing Download Times

2007 Northwest PA Regional WAN

Strategic Goals

Promote a culture of regional collaboration in all aspects of the educational process for students, staff and/or administration;

Foster continuous improvement and professional development among staff; and

Make effective use of leading edge & emerging technology tools.

L.E.A.R.N. (Leading Educational Achievement through the Regional Network)

2007 Northwest PA Regional WAN

Technology Tools

Videoconferencing Blogs Wikis Podcasting/Videocasting Social Networking Sites Virtual Worlds Course Management Systems Internet2

2007 Northwest PA Regional WAN

Instruction and Development

Mobile and room videoconferencing units Discovery and AIMS titles MAGPI subscriptions Safari Media Site Student Achievement Applications/Video

Content Professional Development opportunities