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Scheduling & Catalog

EDNET is the Utah Education Networks interactive videoconferencing system located at over 400 sites throughout Utah that electronically brings a teacher from one classroom to another, allowing students or participants to access classes and events that otherwise would not be available due to distance and geography. Participants at each site can synchronously watch and listen as well as participate in teacher led discussions or lessons. Cameras, microphones, monitors, projectors, the Internet and powerful presentation systems are all used to facilitate interaction.

For schools and other organizations involved in Interactive Video Conferencing through EDNET, either for high school and college classes or ad hoc events, the process of getting that event set up is easy to do. There are a few basics tools to use and it can all be done over the Internet.

• IVC Scheduling Activities and Resources
  There are several good resource to use to schedule your EDNET Event. You will want to have access to several other documents and the ability to search for available sites and to know who to contact for assistance both at Utah Education Network and at the "site" you will be sending to.

• Request EDNET Training
  Training for the teachers and presenters using EDNET as well as local site facilitators is essential. Complex electronic equipment; though simple to operate, can be intimidating to the uninitiated. Troubleshooting skills are essential to ensure reliability and uninterrupted classes or conference events.

• Distance Education Catalogs
  Utah Education Network maintains a catalog of classes for high school and college courses that are to be "aired: over the network. Besides classes; short, ad hoc conferences can be set up between two or more sites anywhere in Utah and occasionally across the nation or world. The catalog is essential for use in finding out if a "site" is available at the time you wish. Priorities are set for site utilization as well.