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Collaboration Equals Success Collaboration Equals Success for K-20 in North Dakotafor K-20 in North Dakota

Jody French

SENDIT Technology Services

Bonnie Neas

North Dakota State University

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North DakotaNorth Dakota Population 642,200 (‘00) Tribal population 4.82% (‘99) ~70,000 square miles, (350 miles x 200 miles) ~9 people per square mile 50% live in 10 largest cities (88,128 – 9,213) (’99) 361cities in ND – 16 urban (2,500 or more) 53 counties, 36 counties considered frontier (less

than 6 people per square mile)

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North DakotaNorth Dakota

11 public higher education institutions 35,000 higher education students 225 K-12 schools 117,000 K-12 students Rate of college-bound students – 70% vs.

national average of 60% (’96)

Per capita crime rate (rank = 47th (1998))

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ND University System ND University System (NDUS)(NDUS)

Higher Education Computer Higher Education Computer Network (HECN)Network (HECN)

Organized in 1975 SNA network ~1977 1985 – Bitnet 1987 – NWNet 1989 – ND Information Network (NDIN)

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HECNHECN

1990 – NSF funded TCP/IP project Great Plains Network – 1996 (NSF/EPSCoR

funded) Internet2 – 1997 University System CIO - 1997

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Great Plains NetworkGreat Plains Network(www.greatplains.net)(www.greatplains.net)

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SENDIT Technology Services SENDIT Technology Services (STS)(STS)

Established in 1991 Provides internet services and support for K-12

schools Developed ND School Net – a cooperative of

schools sharing Internet access Staff includes 5 FTE’s Resides on NDSU campus and is administered by

NDSU’s Information Technology Services I2 Sponsored Participant

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Current ServicesCurrent Services Information

E-mail, E-mail Lists, Resource Pages, Software/Hardware Discounts, User Directory, WWW Page Hosting

Education Audio/Video Streaming Services, Computer Based

Training, CourseInfo, Help Desk, Newsletter, Internet CD, Special Projects, Training Programs

Networking Internet Cooperative, LAN and WAN Consulting Services,

Cisco Networking Academies, Internet Filtering

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STS StatisticsSTS Statistics

90% participation by ND Schools 35,000 e-mail accounts 1.5 million messages each month 150 web sites 80 electronic discussion lists 30 audio/video streaming sites 1000 e-mail/phone messages to help desk

each month 800 educators in training sessions

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Center for Innovation in Center for Innovation in InstructionInstruction

Learning technologies education and service center

Located at Valley City State University Supports learning innovation by providing

professional development opportunities for North Dakota educators which enable them to integrate technology into the curriculum.

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Educational Educational Telecommunication CouncilTelecommunication Council

Mission Established by the ND legislature to encourage

and promote the use of technology for educational purposes and the development of technology systems to improve educational opportunity within the state.

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New ND State NetworkNew ND State Network Telecommunications Plan of 1994. Result of 1999 Legislative Assembly “Each state agency and institution that desires access to wide area

network services and to each county, city, and school district that desires access to wide area network services to transmit voice, data, or video outside that county, city or school district shall obtain those services from the department.”

Governor appoints State’s first CIO to his executive team.

Legislation effective July 1, 2000 for state agencies and HE institutions.

Legislation effective August 1, 2001 for counties, cites and school districts.

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New ND State NetworkNew ND State Network

Conducted RFP Dakota Carrier Network

Transport Postalized Rates for all locations

QWEST Video

Sprint Internet1 Access

Onvoy Internet2 Access

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Dakota Carrier NetworkDakota Carrier Network

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CostsCosts

State Backbone awardee = Dakota Carrier Network

Postalized Rates Circuit Bandwidth = $10.55/Mbps T1 (1.54 Mbps); Access = $484 DS3 (10 Mbps); Access = $2,160 DS3 (45 Mbps); Access = $2,750 OC3 (45 Mbps); Access = $2,850 OC3 (60 Mbps); Access = $2,850 OC3 (90 Mbps); Access = $2,850

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Costs Costs

Internet1 Access Awardee = Sprint 3 year contract; Access = $1,550; $308

Mbps; DS3 multiples Internet2 Access = Onvoy at UM Access = $15,400; Mbps = $550

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CostsCosts

K-12 Proposed legislation for state to cover

costs of a minimum of an ATM T1 to each high school.

Includes Router package Internet access

State-wide e-rate application for Internet access.

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ImplementationImplementation

Phase I Current ITD Customer Base

64 communities and 200+ locations Completed December 8, 2000

Phase II K-12/Library Customer Base

130 additional communities and 300+ additional locations

Completed Fall 2001

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Proposed State Network Proposed State Network GovernanceGovernance

N D IN O p era tion s C en te r S ta ffN e tw ork m a in ten an ce

& su p p ort

N e tw ork A rch itec t

N D IN Tech n ica l C om m itteeS ta te G ov't,

H E C N , S TS , IV N , A ssoc . o f C ou n ties

IV N O p era tion s C en te rS ch ed u lin g ,U ser su p p ort

& Tra in in g

IV N D irec to r

IV N O p era tion s C om m itteeN D U S rep s .K -1 2 rep s .G ov't rep s .

N D IN E xecu tive C om m itteeS ta te C IO , N D U S C IO ,

K -1 2 Tech n o log y D irec to r,Te lcom m u n ica tion s D iv. D irec to r

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New ETCVoting

ND CIONDUS CIONDATLVo-Tech EdNDCELNDSBANDSOSLocal District Reps DPI

Non-VotingSTSDISCIIK-12 Tech Director

ETCEducation

Technology CouncilExecutive

Branch

Contracted Services

IVNODINNDUS

Private sector services

State of North DakotaK-12 Technology

Organizational Structure

ProposedProposed

Division ofIndependent

Study

Center forInnovation inInstruction

Sendit Technology

Services

K-12 Technology Director

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Proposed Support Plan Proposed Support Plan PlayersPlayers

Higher Education K-12 Political Subdivisions

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Proposed Support Plan GoalsProposed Support Plan Goals

Enhancement of classroom learning Extension of distance education services

enabled by State Network Support by ND Interactive Video Network

for utilization of videoconferencing by other ND Public Agencies, Counties and Cities.

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STS and State Network GoalsSTS and State Network Goals

Provide regional support to K-12 schools to make effective use of the new ND State Network.

Enable the use of technology tools and applications.

Provide consultation for planning, operation and maintenance of data and video applications.

Continue to provide centralized help desk support.

Assist with professional development for distance ed.

Foster collaboration in and among regions.

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VideoVideo

Higher Education, K-12 and State Government.

H.323 standard Bridges and Gateways to support existing

analog, MPEG2 and H.320 Statewide scheduling software

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H.320/H.323 MCU

H.323 CODECH.323 CODEC

H.320 CODECH.323 CODEC

Analog NetworkMPEG2 Network

IVN ClassroomK-20 Classroom

Up to 96 ports available

1 CODEC per external conference

1 CODEC per external conference

Existing K-12 networks would have to manually setup external conferences.

Router

RouterRouter

Router

H.323

H.320

ATM

Network

Video ServicesVideo Services

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Enterprise Resource Planning Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)(ERP)

Higher Education, State Government and K-12

Web-Enabled Easy Access Data Warehouse Single Database RFP responders: PeopleSoft, Oracle, SCT K-12: Powerschool (SIS only)

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Workforce TrainingWorkforce Training

Vendor Programs Free Educational software/hardware

Oracle Microsoft Sun Microsystems

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Programs and LevelsPrograms and Levels

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On-line Course Management On-line Course Management (OCM)(OCM)

NDUS appoints Distance Education Director.

Tool to deliver and manage courses and programs.

Blackboard CourseInfo and Web CT Coordinated, system-wide support

including instructional design support.

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User Services Management User Services Management System (USMS)System (USMS)

Category of Service Model Each service is distinct & can be

separately provisioned, authenticated and authorized.

Middleware Identification Authentication Authorization

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K-20 BenefitK-20 Benefit

Identifier stays with student from K-20 Transition to Higher Education is

transparent. Existing services (as appropriate)

continue to be available.

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Opportunities for NDOpportunities for ND

Continuous learning Promote economic development by

increasing the availability of broadband services for residential and private business needs.

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The New Economy InitiativeThe New Economy Initiative

Economic clustering approach – 4 clusters (www.gnda.com/neweconomy) Information Technology Tourism Flexible Food Manufacturing Aerospace

IT Cluster It’s about how we do things, not what we do. It’s fueled

primarily by the Internet and characterized by global markets, competition, the use of technology and knowledge as the key to new wealth creation.

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ContactsContacts

french@sendit.nodak.edu Bonnie_Neas@ndsu.nodak.edu

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URLS of InterestURLS of InterestState of North Dakotahttp://discovernd.com/ ND Information Technology Departmenthttp://www.state.nd.us/itd/ SENDIT Technology Serviceshttp://www.sendit.nodak.edu/ North Dakota University Systemhttp://www.ndus.nodak.edu ND Higher Education Computer Networkhttp://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/hecn/ North Dakota State Universityhttp://www.ndsu.nodak.edu Gaining the Middleground:A Linux-based Open Source Middleware Initiativehttp://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/kerDAP/