Digitizing Alaska; Broadband Strategies
http://lone-eagles.com/digitizing-metlakatla.htm
Jump to the current project which is the result of this first Digitzing Alaska pilot project:
The Alaskan Native Innovations Incubator http://lone-eagles.com/incubator.htm
Your invitation to
participate:
http://aisdk12.org/innovationincubator/open-invitation/
Project Director:
Frank Odasz Email: frank at lone-eagles.com Cell: 406 925 2519
NEW article Dec. 2014; "The Challenge for Mass Innovation"
http://lone-eagles.com/mass-innovation.pdf
The article linked below "Digitizing Alaska" was published in the
March/April issue of Broadband Communities magazine, www.bbcmag.com
and showcased at the November 2013 BBC conference in Chicago, the April
2014 BBC conference in Austin, Texas,
and in Washington DC May 2014 for the Schools, Health, and Libraries
broadband coalition conference www.shlb.org
SHLB video capture of my Sustainable
Localism in Alaska presentation, (20 minutes)
http://www.screencast.com/t/dQBhfdLaPx
Contact Frank Odasz, Lone Eagle Consulting, if you'd like to know more;
Email: frank@lone-eagles.com PH: 406-925-2519
The Digitizing Alaska article:
http://lone-eagles.com/digitizing-alaska.pdf
Teaching the innovation process and Opportunity literacy as the first
step.
This 8 minute video is recommended
for a comprehensive overview
of the Digitizing Alaska project which inspired the current Innovations Incubator project;
The Alaska Native Tradition of Creative
Adaptation. Released Nov. 1, 2013
More Alaska and Native innovation videos at http://youtube.com/fodasz
Regarding Digital Storytelling to Preserve
Elder's Stories and Wisdom for all future generations;
Article; The Silver Tsunami http://lone-eagles.com/silver-tsunami.pdf
Video examples of apps and digital storytelling tools; http://lone-eagles.com/elders-stories.htm
Summary of the Digitizing Alaska
pilot project, Spring 2014:
for the “Digitizing Alaska; Broadband Strategies” Project.
This effort was championed by the AASB’s Consortium for Digital Learning (AASB/CDL),
and is partially funded through a State Broadband Initiative grant awarded to the
Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, and Connect Alaska.
The outcome from this initial pilot project, was funding for a new project to build on the innovations in Metlakatla, AK.
The Annette Island School District won the funding to showcase new opportunities and stimulate
innovations by educators, students, and community members throughout the full school year; 2014-2015,
to share with all Alaskan Native villages what has become possible via the new "platforms for innovation"
fast broadband, smartphones, 3G cell service, social media, Ecommerce, Epublishing, and more.
Updates and new resources will be posted at the link below.
The Alaskan Native Innovations Incubator http://lone-eagles.com/incubator.htm
Your invitation to participate: http://aisdk12.org/innovationincubator/open-invitation/
Project Director: Frank Odasz Email: frank at lone-eagles.com Cell: 406 925 2519
Resources for Epublishing and Entrepreneurship
http://www.screencast.com/t/4mLxDmzysM
When I finished recording, I hit a button to upload it to screencast.com (in the cloud) and it put the URL in my clipboard to paste in an email or anywhere.
When all educators and students learn to do this, it transforms the efficiency of sharing skills via "Show-Me-How" videos.
More "Show-Me-How" videos: http://lone-eagles.com/what-you-can-do-too.htm
with updates available at http://cdl.aasb.org
Two
Press Releases:
Alaska
Heritage Meets e-Commerce
http://www.connectak.org/blog/post/alaska-heritage-meets-e-commerce
Education
Through Technology:
Preserving Alaska’s Rural Culture
http://connectednation.createsend1.com/t/r-l-oyhldht-mdleius-o/
Four Short Videos:
This first video
summarizes the project well and is strongly recommended:
1.
The Alaskan Native Tradition of Creative Adaptation. Released
Nov. 1, 2013
2. WATCH: Digitizing Alaska - Metlakatla
By CAK Staff
Watch
the video chronicling just one small part of a larger AASB project
focused on
research and e-commerce across the state!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4NzK-xEPOM
3.
WATCH: Digitizing Alaska - Metlakatla Part Two
By CAK Staff
Part
two of the Connect Alaska look at Metlakatla and the “Digitizing
Alaska;
Broadband Strategies” Project.
Watch the video chronicling just one small part of a larger AASB
project
focused on research and e-commerce across the state! This effort is
championed
by the AASB’s Consortium for Digital Learning (AASB/CDL), and is
partially
funded through a State Broadband Initiative grant awarded to the Alaska
Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, and
Connect
Alaska.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6r9ZesY_oQ
4.
WATCH: Made-In-Alaska Goes Global
E-Commerce is helping many
Alaskans
revolutionize their home-spun businesses. Made-In-Alaska goods are now
going
global thanks to the Internet! Check out this video blog from Steve
Nelson,
Project Coordinator with the Association of Alaska School Boards:
E-Commerce In
Metlakatla from Connected Nation on Vimeo. Be sure to follow Connect
Alaska on
Facebook and Twitter to get the latest technology news from across the
state.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkW-dzuxFqQ
The Broadband Strategies
Manual Ibook for Ipads is at the
AASB/CDL website that includes
the project description, photos, and additional videos....
Click on
the link at http://cdl.aasb.org/itunes-u/ to get to the
CDL Itunes resources, and
download the Broadband Strategies Manual and project guide. You'll need
to
download the Itunes app.
Background
on the Alaska Broadband Task Force and NTIA State
Broadband Initiative’s research subgrant pilot project “Digitizing
Alaska;
Broadband Strategies”
WATCH:
Alaska Broadband Task Force Releases State’s Broadband
Plan
Alaska
is preparing for major expansion of the state’s broadband
infrastructure.
But, with a small density of
population
spread out over a geography that is bigger than most countries, you can
imagine
the incredible and unique challenges the state faces.
Now, these challenges are
taken into
consideration in the Alaska Broadband Task Force’s report: Blueprint for Alaska’s
Broadband
Future!
The Alaska Broadband Task
Force was
formed by the Alaska Department of Commerce,
Community
and Economic Development
Commissioner Susan Bell to study the state’s current broadband
landscape and
come up with a plan to expand Alaska’s broadband for the state’s 21st
century needs.
After more than two years of
hard work,
the detailed report is complete! A Blueprint for Alaska’s Broadband
Future
delves into the state’s current opportunities and challenges and makes
recommendations on broadband expansion plans that will ensure Alaska
remains
relevant in the global economy.
This video blog explains the
important
and tedious work the Task Force has faced and why broadband expansion
is so
critical to the future of Alaska.
WATCH:
Upward Bound Prepares Alaska Students for College Success
By CAK Staff
Thanks
to a program called Upward Bound, rural Alaska high
school students are getting a better shot at higher education!
The
goal of Upward Bound is to improve the graduation rates of high school
students
and increase the number of Upward Bound graduates who enter colleges
and
universities. Since many of the students come from parts of the state
where
connectivity is lacking, one of the most important things they learn
through
the program are the skills necessary to use technology and broadband to
further
their education.
This
video blog is a great example of how one student, Mary
Pingayak from Chevak is using what she learned in multimedia to
help document her experience in the Upward Bound program while
encouraging
others to give it a try!
WATCH:
Tracking Iditarod - Broadband's Role in Alaska's Legendary Dog Race
Alaska's annual Iditarod is legendary!
Eyes
around the world turn to the dog teams and mushers each year. And now,
thanks
to broadband technology and GPS, you're able to experience Alaska's
famous dog
race like never before!
WATCH: Talk Story,
Write Story
Talk Story, Write Story,
the scholarship training program that partnered with Upward Bound in
Fairbanks this past July. http://talkstorywritestory.com
http://youtu.be/AUTSzxZwYwU
For
further information about broadband expansion in Alaska, please contact
Connect
Alaska Director James Dunn Email jdunn@connectak.org