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