Israel One A Broadband High School Network
Israel One is a high school educational network. It uses distance learning
technology and videoconferencing to reach remote schools, especially in the
periphery where teachers are scarce, particularly those who teach English
and math. Sixteen schools are expected to participate, representing the
cultural diversity of Israel.
This project serves as a testbed for current broadband technology and ATM
protocol, and utilizes voice, audio and data. The project provides teacher
training to assist students in the use of the broadband technologies, and
adopts a student empowerment program.
The multi-cultural model of the project encourages cooperation among
schools of different geographical locations (Galilee, Negev), old Israelis
and new immigrants, Arab, Druze and Jews; secular and religious;
development towns, kibbutzim and moshavim.
The program builds upon the experience of the North Carolina Information
Highway (NCIH) and the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
(NCSSM). It is carried out in cooperation with the Israel Internet II
program and industrial partners Bezeq (Telecom), Motorola Israel, Bynet,
TNN and Accord. International corporate partners include VTEL, PictureTel,
GTE.
Collaborators
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, USA
Tel Hai College, Israel
Contact
Iris Raviv
Directorate for Science and Technology Israel's Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports, Israel
irisraviv@hotmail.com
Hamutal Hameiri
North Carolina Israel Partnership, Israel
hamutalm@netvision.net.il
Itzhak Yuli
Tel Hai College, Israel
tzachy@telhay.co.il
Peggy Manring
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, USA
manringp@academic.ncssm.edu