Grandview Park Baptist School offers ILO Calculus for the first time
Students at Grandview Park Baptist School (GPBS) are now able to access the Iowa Learning Online (ILO) calculus class via the ICN and an IP Gateway. These students do not have an ICN classroom at their school and previously did not have access to ILO teachers and classes. They did, however, have a need for calculus as part of their college preparatory curriculum. For college bound students seeking to major in math or sciences, calculus courses taken in high school provide an advantage both in the application process and in the university or college classroom. Brad Benton, who is located in Manning, currently teaches this valuable ILO course to students throughout Iowa via the ICN.
In an effort to assist these students and connect them with Benton and the ILO calculus course, Joel Meinders, together with many others, worked to create an infrastructure that allows direct connection to the ICN from classroom computers at the school. The connection was made possible through the use of an IP Gateway located in Grimes, a Polycom device located at GPBS, and the ICN. This design allows the calculus students and their coach to access the ICN from a location in their classroom. Students at GPBS can see both Benton and the students in his classroom during their class. Technology, creative minds, and determination to assist students in reaching their goals have helped make calculus a reality for these Iowa students.
