EAGLE-Net Services
Colorado enjoys a reputation as a high-technology growth center. Alternative energy,
space exploration, communications and nano technologies are only a few of the
cutting-edge industries in our state. Yet Colorado students rank 29th in the nation in
science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) scores and ours is one of only
12 states that do not currently have Internet2 available to its K-12 students, placing
them at a serious disadvantage.
Today’s children have been bombarded with technology their entire lives. From
computer games to Wii, kids are ravenous hi-tech consumers who are instantly
captivated by crisp, fast-paced, interactive visuals that entertain and educate them.
High-speed connectivity combined with advanced applications brings new life to
learning, virtually transporting students to interact with another environment.
EAGLE-Net (Educational Access Gateway Learning Environment Network) is a Colorado
cost-sharing, non-profit consortium. A fully collaborative and secure high speed
broadband network, EAGLE-net provides educational benefits and services to connected
Colorado school districts. Enabling access for technology-rich, quality education to
every student in all 178 Colorado public school districts via broadband network
services, advanced applications and Internet2 connectivity, is the mission of
EAGLE-Net.
Internet2 is comprised of over 200 universities working in partnership with industry
and government to develop and deploy advanced network applications and technologies –
147 Sponsored Participants (K-20 schools, museums, libraries, hospitals, zoos) and 37
Sponsored Educational Group Participants (aggregations of educational and
education-related organizations and state/local government institutions within a
state).
EAGLE-Net is the K-12 statewide cost-sharing, non-profit consortium for high- speed
broadband connectivity for schools, BOCES and school district networks to the
Commodity Internet and Internet2. K-12 membership in Internet2 will be active in July
2009.
Over 50 Colorado school districts and BOCES are in the process of becoming EAGLE-Net
members or curently participate through high-speed broadband connections to EAGLE-Net.
Of the current participants, 25% are urban and 75% are considered rural.