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Southern Illinois University Carbondale Video Remote Interpreting

Central Illinois School District Exemplifies "Smart Business"

Brookfield Zoo

Kankakee County GIS

Prairie Area Library System

Southern Illinois University Carbondale Video Remote Interpreting

Southern Illinois Carbondale now provides sign language interpreters via video conferencing to colleges and universities throughout the United States. Sign language interpreters are in high demand, and can be difficult to find in some areas of the country. Through the use of ICN’s network, Disability Support Services collaborates with Video Conferencing Services at SIUC to provide this unique service to other institutions where there are interpreter shortages. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.siu.edu/~dss/FFS_VRI.htm or contact Lisa Caringer at 618-453-4608.

Central Illinois School District Exemplifies “Smart Business”

Warrensburg-Latham Community Unit School District #11, serving more than 1100 students in Central Illinois, was named the Grand Prize winner in the public category of the 2007 Cisco Growing with Technology Awards for its innovative use of networking technology.  The emphasis of the award was on organizations that were “working smarter” through the use of technology.  Warrensburg-Latham is using its fiber optic loop and Illinois Century Network connection to the Internet to enhance student learning, improve operational efficiency, increase parental involvement and improve security and safety on campus.  For more information, please visit the Warrensburg-Latham CUSD #11 website at http://www.wl.k12.il.us.

Brookfield Zoo

ICN hosts the internet traffic for the Chicago Zoological Society (CZS), which manages Brookfield Zoo.  From the ICN, you can access the Society at http://www.CZS.org to reach their Conservation, Education, and Training Department that offers Educational Programs for individuals, families, teachers, schools, youth groups, and groups with disabilities.  You can download curricula, find interactive games and activities, research featured animals.  CZS also collaborates with the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine to send Digital Radioloy Images over the IP connection for vet consultations and participates in IP videoconferencing with students, hospitals, Lincoln Park Zoo, and Shedd Aquarium.

Kankakee County GIS

Available on a subscription basis only at this time, Kankakee County GIS is a property application for Kankakee County allowing subscribers to print images that have been scanned by the County Assessors Office, as well as, query and map property using information from the County’s property database and GIS data.

The Kankakee County GIS program develops and maintains numerous base data layers including: survey controls; orthophotography; street centerline parcels; soils; zoning and jurisdictional limits; planimetrics and topographies for use by Kankakee County agencies and other partnering agencies. Kankakee County GIS also links to other web sites providing similar information including: the ILGIS Association; Arc Users of Greater Illinois; and GIS.com. For further information, please go to http://www.k3gis.com or contact Roger Diercks at 815.937.2986.

Prairie Area Library System

The Prairie Area Library System (PALS), one of the ICN’s first clients, serves 26 counties from Jo Daviess to McHenry down to Kankakee and across to Muscatine and Clinton.  PALS provides consulting, delivery, and technology services to public, academic, school, and special libraries in an area that covers over 11,000 square miles.  PALS also hosts PrairieCat, an online consortium of over 200 libraries that gives easy access to over 8 million items.   PALS also hosts web sites and email for its member libraries.  PALS takes full advantage of the resources provided by ICN and Central Management Services (CMS), and is very happy to partner with them on endeavors ranging from internet access to videoconferencing.  Please reach PALS through their website at  http://www.palsnet.info for training opportunities and a calendar of events for members.

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