
Streamlining Streaming (and Other Digital Delivery Options)
IRIS Education is a leading force within North America for providing technology and technology-related solutions to K-12, Higher Education, and Educational Content Providers. Currently, IRIS Education serves 77,000 (K-12) Public Schools and over 800 colleges and universities in the United States from our data center at SCCtv (Seattle Community Colleges Television) in Seattle, Washington.
In 2001, SCCtv built IRIS (Internet Resource Instructional System for Education). This advanced digital distribution system allows organizations to use IRIS as a Web portal to deliver high-quality video, graphic, and multimedia educational content over the Web. SCCtv serves as the streaming portal for the top five major telecourse producers in the U.S., the League for Innovation, and many Educational Content Producers. In addition to Web site services and custom digital delivery options, IRIS Education produces custom hybrid training courses using a custom course management system, Learning Core.
The Seattle Community Colleges television station, SCCtv, delivers educational and community interest programming via cable to residents of Seattle on Comcast cable channel 28, Millennium cable channel 19, and via streaming video on the Internet to the worldwide community. In addition to television broadcast, SCCtv also produces original programs and series.
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ORACLE® ThinkQuest Competition

inspires students to think, connect, create, and share. Students work in teams to build innovative and educational Web sites to share with the world. Along the way, they learn research, writing, teamwork, and technology skills and compete for exciting prizes.
Sponsored by the Oracle Education Foundation, the competition offers a unique project-based learning experience to students and teachers across the globe. Everybody wins by having their completed Web sites published in the ThinkQuest Library, a rich online resource visited by millions monthly.
With an annual competition, it is never too late to join the more than 30,000 students worldwide who have participated since 1996. Start thinking . . .
Compete
Students, ages 9-19, form a team and recruit a teacher to act as coach. Once the coach enrolls the team, students work together to create an innovative Web site on any topic within a broad range of educational categories. Diverse teams and globally relevant themes are encouraged.
Awards and Prizes
The top teams in each age division receive laptop computers and a cash award for the coach’s school. In addition, the top three teams in each age division travel to ThinkQuest Live, an educational extravaganza celebrating their achievements. A special award is also presented to the team best demonstrating global perspectives.
