| Israel One is an highschool
educational network. It uses distance learning and video conferencing to reach remote
schools, specially in the periphery where teachers availability in general and in
particular in English and Math is a major limiting factor for learning excellence.Sixteen
schools are expected to participate representing the cultural diversity of Israel. This
project serves as also as a test bed for up to date broad band technologies and the ATM
protocol and allow the utilization of voice, audio and data and bring multi-media into the
high school; this way an holistic educational approach is implemented.
The project provides teacher training to assist them in the use of the broad
band technologies and adopts a student empowerment program.
The project adopts a multi-cultural model for multi-class cooperation of schools
of different geographical locations (Galillee, 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
and the North Carolina School of Science and Math. It is carried out in cooperation with
the Israel Internet II program and the Israeli industry: Bezeq (Telecom); Motorola Israel;
Bynet; TNN and Accord. International corporations like VTEL, PictureTel, GTE and others
are also involved. |
