Access for Achievement

K-12 High Speed Network (K12HSN) and the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC):

www.k12hsn.orgwww.cenic.org

2012 MIS Conference

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The Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in

California (CENIC) designs, implements, and operates CalREN,

the California Research and Education Network.

CalREN is a high-bandwidth, high-capacity Internet network

specially designed to meet the unique requirements of

California’s education and research communities.

The vast majority of the state's K-20 educational institutions

are connected to CalREN.

What is CENIC?

CalREN-DC: high-quality network services for K-20 students, teachers, faculty, staff

Connects to commercial InternetCalREN-HPR: high-performance

research network, leading-edge services for research

Connects to Internet2, NLR’s PacketNet and FrameNet

Connections to major international networks worldwide

24/7/365 NOC support

The CalREN Networks

CalRENConnectsCA K-20 toone another and the world!

Connecting to the World!

$66.6M ARRA project serving 18 counties in Central California

Amador, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Nevada, Placer, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tulare, Tuolumne and Yuba counties

39,530 sq. miles 24% of the State’s geography 11% of the State’s population 1,371 miles of new fiber

infrastructure Private partner is Central Valley

Independent Networks, LLC

Central Valley Broadband

Community Anchor Institutions to be served:18 County Office of Education sites with 2x1Gbps1 County Office of Education site with 2x10Gbps3 California State Universities with 2x10Gbps14 California Community Colleges with 2x1Gbps20 Library jurisdictions with 1Gbps7 Public Safety Answering Points with 1Gbps

Central Valley Broadband

The California K-12 High Speed Network (K12HSN) is a

program funded by the California Department of Education.

K12HSN provides California’s K-12 public schools with:

Network connectivity,

Internet services,

Teaching and learning application coordination, and

Videoconferencing coordination and support.

What is K12HSN?

As of February 2012, 86% of California School Districts and more than 7,700 schools are connected to CalREN through K12HSN

Districts connect to the network via one of the 73 K12HSN Node Sites

The CalREN Infrastructure

K-12 Segment:

DataLINK offers direct access to connectivity data and related information for California’s K-12 schools and districts.

Data can be viewed through any one of the standard reports. Custom reports can also be generated using the report generator feature.

DataLINK: Connectivity Data

Videoconferencing Support

K12HSN provides California K-12 schools and the Higher Education community with a free videoconferencing scheduling system.

Additional services, such as multipoint bridging, recording and streaming are also available at no cost.

Leveraging the Network

Funded through the California Department of Education

K12HSN provides numerous tools and services which are beneficial to the K-12 community

Brokers of ExpertiseAccess high-quality collections

of standard-matched materials

Create groups and communities for collaboration

Share best practices and find models of exemplary teaching

Brokers of Expertise

Calaxy: Free Suite of Web 2.0 Tools

K12HSN provides a comprehensive set of FREE web 2.0 tools to support teaching and learning in California classrooms.

The suite is available to the California K-12 education community at no cost and allows teachers to access web 2.0 tools within a “trusted community.”

Thanks to a strategic partnership between K12HSN and IQ-ity, California schools have access to CaliQity:

Free Learning Management System (LMS)

Repository of free and fee-based courses and learning objects

CaliQity: Free e-Learning Platform

For more information: Phone: (760) 312-6512

E-mail: info_request@lists.k12hsn.org