ANKARA, TURKEY — (Marketwire) — 04/22/09 — Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) — Eighty Turkish schoolchildren aged 11 and 12 from the Turkish capital Ankara and the village of Beynam participated in Turkey’s first virtual classroom, sharing a lesson on the theme “Earth, Sun and Moon” as part of their science and technology curriculum. The two schools, located 45 kilometers away from each other, were connected via broadband to harness the power of one-to-one e-learning as well as virtual collaboration. They were also able to take advantage of various communication and collaborative tools, including wireless access, Internet Protocol (IP) phones, ClassMate PCs, smart boards and video, as well as online and community-generated learning content.

The e-learning showcase was initiated to define what Turkey’s 21st-century learning environment could look like and marks a significant collaboration between public, private and academic partners. Sponsored by the Ministry of National Education and under the governance of METU – EDMER, it was initiated by Intel and Cisco with the support of Sebit, Oracle, Smarttech and Polycom.

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