Connect. Any Way You Want…in Education

Polycom for EducationPolycom for Education

• E-Rate approved items:E-Rate approved items:• Any CODECAny CODEC• Any MCUAny MCU

• Any iPower Any iPower

• Any ViewStation Any ViewStation

• Smart 3000iSmart 3000i

• Web Office, GMSWeb Office, GMS

• MGC ProductsMGC Products

• Voice Products Voice Products

• Vortex Advanced Audio Vortex Advanced Audio

The Polycom Classroom Core ComponentsThe Polycom Classroom Core Components

Delivering Solutions You’re in good Company Delivering Solutions You’re in good Company

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Delivering SolutionsDelivering Solutions

US NavyUS Navy

• Problem:Problem:• Too few qualified instructors for number of facilitiesToo few qualified instructors for number of facilities• Increase student throughputIncrease student throughput• Reduce student travel expenses Reduce student travel expenses • Improve quality of instructional designImprove quality of instructional design

• Solution: Solution: • +60 ViewStation FX, MGC, Classroom Packages+60 ViewStation FX, MGC, Classroom Packages

• Result: Result: • Greater than $20 million cost avoided Greater than $20 million cost avoided

with Polycom Equipmentwith Polycom Equipment

Region #13 TexasRegion #13 Texas

• Problem:Problem:• Balance of Education Quality across entire region Balance of Education Quality across entire region • Execution of Advance Placement classes across districtExecution of Advance Placement classes across district• Additional content to enrich math & science curriculumAdditional content to enrich math & science curriculum• Reduction of staffReduction of staff

• Solution:Solution: • +45 ViewStations, VoiceStations, MGC and GMS+45 ViewStations, VoiceStations, MGC and GMS

• Result:Result: • Cost and time savings. Increased student performance and Cost and time savings. Increased student performance and

equal quality instruction achievedequal quality instruction achieved

Delivering SolutionsDelivering Solutions

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Bob AdvantTechnology Director Region 13

National Education AssociationNational Education Association

• ProblemProblem::• Reduce travel while improving promotion of educational Reduce travel while improving promotion of educational

technology in each Statetechnology in each State• Easily influence Policymakers nationwide with the Easily influence Policymakers nationwide with the

effectiveness of Educational Technologyeffectiveness of Educational Technology• Share success with National CommunitiesShare success with National Communities

• SolutionSolution:: • Polycom ViaVideo with Internet Connection and Small Polycom ViaVideo with Internet Connection and Small

Classroom SolutionsClassroom Solutions

• ResultResult:: • Increased awareness and Increased awareness and

implementation nationwideimplementation nationwide

Delivering NEA SolutionsDelivering NEA Solutions

Andrew NoyesExhibit Coordinator

National Education Association

University of Notre DameUniversity of Notre Dame

• Problem:Problem:• Providing high quality MBA location based instruction anytimeProviding high quality MBA location based instruction anytime• Providing non-degree business instruction globallyProviding non-degree business instruction globally• Increase enrollment without decreasing interactivityIncrease enrollment without decreasing interactivity

• Solution:Solution: • Polycom Classroom Solutions with touch control Polycom Classroom Solutions with touch control

and automatic camera/mic operationsand automatic camera/mic operations

• Result:Result: • Increased enrollments while maintaining Increased enrollments while maintaining

ND quality of instruction and interaction!ND quality of instruction and interaction!

Delivering Remote Learning SolutionsDelivering Remote Learning Solutions

Delivering SolutionsDelivering Solutions

Cooperating School Districts –Cooperating School Districts – Missouri Best Statewide Cultural Missouri Best Statewide Cultural Exchanges and Content Exchanges and Content

• Problem:Problem:• Educational Equity across entire StateEducational Equity across entire State

• Solution: Solution: • Polycom ClassroomsPolycom Classrooms

• Result: Result: • Increased grades, Increased grades,

excitement and enrichmentexcitement and enrichment

of contentof content

School-to-SchoolAgile Learning

Martha Bogart, CSSDAssistant Distance Learning Coordinator

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Delivering SolutionsDelivering Solutions

OK OneNetOK OneNet

• Problem:Problem: • Statewide spending far too expensive for outdated Statewide spending far too expensive for outdated

telecommunications technologytelecommunications technology

• Solution:Solution: • Implemented Polycom Family of Products for 1,000 Implemented Polycom Family of Products for 1,000

School Locations - total network of 2,000 locations!School Locations - total network of 2,000 locations!• All locations H.323 with Unlimited Global Management All locations H.323 with Unlimited Global Management

System (GMS), iPower, ViewStation and MGC solutionsSystem (GMS), iPower, ViewStation and MGC solutions

• Result:Result: • Efficient State operated Network for all applications Efficient State operated Network for all applications

– increasing quality of life for OK citizens and – increasing quality of life for OK citizens and conserving limited resources conserving limited resources

http://www.onenet.net/ops

Bill JohnsonDirector Network Operations

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Summary of Highlightsand Next StepsSummary of Highlightsand Next Steps

• Polycom provides the best “student teacher experience" in Polycom provides the best “student teacher experience" in real-time communications with the most comprehensive suite real-time communications with the most comprehensive suite of easy to use products for Educational networks.of easy to use products for Educational networks.

• The Polycom Classroom is a complete Solution! The Polycom Classroom is a complete Solution! • Easy to use transparent technologyEasy to use transparent technology• Dedicated education staffDedicated education staff• We are your partner not a vendor! We are your partner not a vendor!

• Next steps?Next steps?

Resources and AssistanceResources and Assistance

• Education Web Site Education Web Site

http://www.polycom.com/products_services/0,1816,pw-646,00.htmlhttp://www.polycom.com/products_services/0,1816,pw-646,00.html

Content Provider ListContent Provider ListAvailable upon requestAvailable upon request

• E-Rate GuideE-Rate Guidehttp://www.polycom.com/common/pw_item_show_doc/0,1449,1361,00.pdf http://www.polycom.com/common/pw_item_show_doc/0,1449,1361,00.pdf

Connect. Any Way You Want…in Education