State and County Government entities in Pennsylvania are exploring new opportunities via the MAGPI network.

Governor Rendell’s Social Studies Lesson

Facilitating interaction between students and the Pennsylvania government

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On October 8, 2008, high school students across Pennsylvania discussed current events with Governor Edward Rendell and First Lady Judge Marjorie O. Rendell as the first couple led a virtual class using the MAGPI network, two-way interactive video and Classrooms for the Future technology. The Governor and First Lady, along with Education Secretary Gerald L. Zahorchak, led a discussion on topics that included Pennsylvania’s transportation infrastructure, the cost of higher education and ways to address the nation’s energy use and resources. It marked an unprecedented use of the technology the Rendell administration has provided to commonwealth classrooms in recent years.

NOAA Analysis of Global Climate Change

A portion of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 included funding to investigate and analyze data associated with climate changes throughout the globe.  Collection sites administered by NOAA will begin moving large amounts of data to various analysis stations across the country for a better understanding of current and historical causes and effects of global climate changes. MAGPI will be working closely with the Geospatial Fluid Dynamics Laboratory in Princeton, NJ to create the high performance network infrastructure necessary to send, receive, view, and manipulate vast amounts of data across the United States and international collaborators.