Northwest PA Regional Wide Area Network :Northwest PA Regional Wide Area Network Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit 5 Riverview Intermediate Unit 6 ARIN Intermediate Unit 28


18 and Under: :2007 Northwest PA Regional WAN 18 and Under: They never "rolled down" a car window. Nelson Mandela has always been free and a force in South Africa. Pete Rose has never played baseball. Rap music has always been mainstream. "Off the hook" has never had anything to do with a telephone. Russia has always had a multi-party political system. The NBA season has always gone on and on and on and on. Wal-Mart has always been a larger retailer than Sears and has always employed more workers than GM. Al Gore has always been running for president or thinking about it. When all else fails, the Prozac defense has always been a possibility.


18 and Under: :2007 Northwest PA Regional WAN 18 and Under: They were introduced to Jack Nicholson as "The Joker." Stadiums, rock tours, & sporting events have always had corporate names. Fox has always been a major network. Thanks to MySpace & Facebook, an autobiography can happen in real time. They learned about JFK from Oliver Stone & Malcolm X from Spike Lee. MTV has never featured music videos. They're always texting 1 n other. They will encounter roughly equal numbers of female and male professors in the classroom. Avatars have nothing to do with Hindu deities. The World Wide Web has been an online tool since they were born.


Project Status :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 $)


Project Service Area :2007 Northwest PA Regional WAN Project Service Area


Network Design :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


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Strategic Goals :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)


Technology Tools :2007 Northwest PA Regional WAN Technology Tools Videoconferencing Blogs Wikis Podcasting/Videocasting Social Networking Sites Virtual Worlds Course Management Systems Internet2


Instruction and Development :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