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Friday, 19 February 2010 |
By LESLIE MIELKE
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FIRTH — Firth High School will be ready to connect to the Idaho Education Network (IEN) when the program is up and running.
The conduit that will enclose the wiring was installed at the high school last Tuesday.
IEN is for distance education, said Joe Rodriguez, Firth School District Director of Technology. The room next to the high school office has been designated as the video room.
Firth was part of the first phase of this project, Superintendent Sid Tubbs said.
Three years has been scheduled to install the hardware in every Idaho school.
After it is completed, this distance education will be available for the entire community, Rodriguez said. For example, if firefighters need training, they can schedule the use of the video room to get their training.
The 2009 Legislature passed House Bill 543 to authorize the Idaho Education Network as well as fund it.
Phase One will connect every high school in Idaho over the next three years. Phase Two and Three aims to connect middle schools, elementary schools and libraries.
Rodriguez said plans are to develop a master schedule in Boise to connect the entire state. Classes and courses offered in one site would be available across the state.
For example, if someone was interested interested in a class offered at Firth, the teacher would move his/her class into the video room. The interested person could then participate in the class while it is in progress.
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