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The Corporation for National and Community Service announces approximately $2.3 million in grant funds...
The Corporation for National and
Community Service (the Corporation) announces the availability of approximately
$2.3 million of grant funding to support the facilitation of better engagement
Submitted by: James Werle — April 17, 2008 - 5:06pm
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BroadbandCensus.com Launches Beta Version of Internet Speed Test
[Dan's ed: While this came through an Internet2 mailing list, it is not I2 specific in any way. In fact, our SEGP was not even listed as a provider - so you may have to contact Drew (info at end of PR) to get your group added. It would be great to be able to extract our data from theirs - giving us the "speed to the desktop."]
more...Submitted by: Daniel Gross — March 7, 2008 - 12:48pm
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TRLN Member Libraries Join Open Content Alliance
Three North Carolina campus libraries recently announced that they will be contributing public-domain books to the Open Content Alliance.
more...Submitted by: Tim Poe — February 28, 2008 - 6:18am
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Barrow has big plans for Internet2
Barrow County school administrators and teachers hope the school
district's new connection to an Internet2 pipeline passing through
Barrow County and new partnerships with research and arts institutions
across Georgia and North America will give students an edge in the
global marketplace, said schools Superintendent Ron Saunders.
Submitted by: Jennifer Oxenford — February 8, 2008 - 1:49pm
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Internet2 and Libraries: Serving Your Communities at the Speed of Light
If your Internet limitations disappeared, how could it change your library’s role in the community?
more...Submitted by: James Werle — November 16, 2007 - 6:00pm
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Internet2 spotlights student creativity
The Open Student Television Network (OSTN) and Internet2 partnered to produce a three-day student film festival at Cleveland State University. Students directed and produced films, documentaries, and television videos, which were sent to educational institutions around the world.
more...Submitted by: Jennifer Oxenford — November 2, 2007 - 11:36am
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Internet is future of the orchestra
The Philadelphia Orchestra, facing declining audiences for its main subscription series and an attendant downturn in ticket revenue, is proceeding with aggressive plans to deliver offerings via Internet2.
more...Submitted by: Jennifer Oxenford — November 2, 2007 - 11:34am
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$335 million, UW's "Neptune" system to help scientists study ocean floor
Billed as the greatest advancement in ocean study in 135 years, an ambitious project to measure volcanoes, currents and other activity across hundreds of miles of ocean floor using underwater robots, real-time Internet video...
more...Submitted by: James Werle — October 26, 2007 - 12:40pm
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Blackboard Announces K-20 Connection Strategic Initiative
Blackboard is unveiling this week at the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference, the launch of the Blackboard K-20 Connection(TM), a strategic initiative to significantly impact the way K-12 schools and higher education institutions connect and collaborate. Blackboard plans to invest over one million dollars in strategic and tactical imperatives that enhance K-20 collaborative opportunities in the US and around the world.
more...Submitted by: Jennifer Oxenford — October 25, 2007 - 7:31am
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The Second Internet and the Next Big Idea
Once upon a time, many years ago, there was a magical world where people could communicate and share their ideas freely with anyone, in the blink of an eye, anywhere, anytime.
more...Submitted by: Kyle Johnson — September 14, 2007 - 3:06pm
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