17 Jun 2024 Community Anchor Program Newly Updated Toward Gigabit Libraries Toolkit: Join Our Informational Webinars By Therese Perlowski Estimated reading time: 1 minute The Toward Gigabit Libraries (TGL) team will debut the newly updated TGL toolkit during three upcoming informational webinars starting later this month. Join one of our interactive webinars to learn about the contents of the toolkit, explore… Read More
02 Jun 2022 eduroam Internet2 Announcements And Then There Were 5: Internet2 Announces New eduroam Support Organizations Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Connecticut Education Network (CEN) and Link Oregon join the program to help bridge the digital divide for K-12 schools, libraries, museums, and more with eduroam global Wi-Fi WASHINGTON, D.C., June 2, 2022 – Internet2 announced today the latest… Read More
13 Oct 2021 Community Anchor Program LEARN: Empowering Rural Texas One Library at a Time By Therese Perlowski, CAP Program Manager Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Amy Schultz What began as a casual conversation about the importance of libraries being able to provide their communities with reliable, high-speed internet access evolved into a major project to connect libraries across the state of Texas, spanning… Read More
23 Sep 2021 Community Anchor Program The Internet2 Community Anchor Program Launches its Second Annual Distance Learning Scholarship Program By Stephanie Stenberg, Director of the Internet2 Community Anchor Program Estimated reading time: 3 minutes The Internet2 Community Anchor Program (CAP) has launched its second annual distance learning scholarship program intended to give K-12 teachers free, one-on-one distance learning programs for their classes through the Center for Interactive… Read More
09 Aug 2021 Community Anchor Program Bringing Presidents and the Constitution to Life for Teachers Across the Country By Therese Perlowski, CAP Program Manager Estimated reading time: 3 minutes The Presidential Primary Sources Project teamed up with the Truman Presidential Library to host a free professional development workshop for teachers this summer from July 12-16, 2021. Reaching over 1,500 teachers across 19… Read More
08 Jul 2021 Community Anchor Program New York Teacher Creates Global Connections with CAP Distance Learning Scholarship By Therese Perlowski, CAP Program Manager Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Kelly Grimaldi Kelly Grimaldi, a third-grade teacher at Eden Elementary School in Eden, New York, is passionate about sharing a global perspective with her students. “I feel a strong personal obligation to connect my students to the world… Read More
22 Apr 2021 Community Anchor Program Illinois Century Network Breaks Down Barriers for Digital Learning with New State Consortium Estimated reading time: 4 minutes As schools begin the process of returning to in person learning, hybrid classrooms are the “new normal” for many districts. Hybrid learning requires schools to meet unprecedented bandwidth needs as each classroom navigates the reality of trying to… Read More
22 Apr 2021 Community Anchor Program Reaching Over 12,000 Students in 2021: The Presidential Primary Sources Project Estimated reading time: 2 minutes In its 2021 season, the Presidential Primary Sources Project reached over 12,000 students. Connecting over 200 classrooms in over 40 states to National Park Service rangers and presidential historians across the country, the Presidential Primary Sources Project offers… Read More
23 Mar 2021 Community Anchor Program I-Light: Connecting Small Colleges to National and Regional Research Networks Estimated reading time: 3 minutes By Therese Perlowski, Internet2 CAP Program Manager Thanks to I-Light, Indiana’s high-speed fiber-optic network for the research and education community, small colleges are receiving help to apply for and receive funding that previously only went to larger… Read More