MOREnet & Internet2

Lewis & Clark Resources Available

While many states are gearing up for events from 2003 through 2006, celebrating the Corps of Discovery holds special meaning for Missouri as the state from whence Lewis and Clark departed in 1804 and returned in 1806.

MOREnet's goal is to facilitate the creation of high-quality digital resources for Lewis and Clark materials for classroom use. MOREnet is working together with the eMINTS program, Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Missouri State Archives, University of Missouri-Columbia's College of Education, University of Missouri-Columbia Department of Geography, Missouri Historical Society and others to make Lewis and Clark resources unique to Missouri digitally available through the MOREnet network.

More resources will be added as they become available.

MOREnet Customers Access Internet2

As an Internet2 Sponsored Educational Group Participant (SEGP), MOREnet provides access for all its customers to the Internet2 backbone network, Abilene. MOREnet's backbone connection to Internet2 is through the GigaPoP located in Kansas City and supported by the Great Plains Network (GPN), a consortium of Great Plains states dedicated to supporting scientific research through the use of networking technology.

With Internet2 access, MOREnet customers are able to take advantage of applications that require end-to-end, high-capacity bandwidth and robust network capabilities. Advanced applications enable collaboration among people and interactive access to information and resources in ways not possible on today's Internet. They deliver qualitative and quantitative improvements in how we conduct research and engage in teaching and learning. Moreover, they require advanced networks to function properly.

Internet2

Internet2 is a consortium established in 1997 among the nation's top research universities, in partnership with industry and government to develop and deploy advanced network applications and technologies, accelerating the creation of tomorrow's Internet. Internet2 is recreating the partnership among academia, industry and government that fostered today's Internet in its infancy.

The mission of Internet2 is to facilitate and coordinate the development, deployment, operation and technology transfer of advanced, network-based applications and network services to further U.S. leadership in research and higher education and accelerate the availability of new services and applications on the Internet.

MOREnet & Internet2

MOREnet was one of the first state education networks to receive designation as a Sponsored Educational Group Participant (SEGP) under a new policy sponsored by the University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development (UCAID), the organization leading both the Internet2 and Abilene projects. Through this program, the MOREnet network is connected to Internet2.

MOREnet is one of the few state networks to accommodate the diverse needs of higher education, elementary and secondary education, public libraries, state government and other organizations in a single, cost-effective network. The network, based on industry standards, was designed to be highly scalable to grow easily with the increasing bandwidth needs of MOREnet's customers and to support current and emerging network technologies.

MOREnet & the I2 K20 Initiative

MOREnet participates in the Internet2 K20 Initiative. The mission of the I2 K20 Initiative is to enable the development and use of Internet applications, tools and content to enhance teaching and learning and in other ways that further the mission of elementary, secondary and postsecondary education in the United States.

A major part of MOREnet's efforts in the I2 K20 Initiative is to serve as a facilitator, assisting Missouri institutions in collaborative projects that do not employ advanced network services but nonetheless use the Internet in meaningful ways to enhance teaching and learning, such as Project Neptune, Project Feeder Watch and ThinkQuest.

MOREnet also works to facilitate strong working relationships among Missouri's K-12 and higher education institutions and seeks input on the kinds of applications that are important to customers.