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Watch the OETC Webinar: Microsoft 365 Education licensing through OETC
Learn about the new Microsoft 365 Education licensing through OETC Microsoft has overhauled their software licensing for education. The Education Desktop bundle has evolved into Microsoft 365 Education, which differs in structure, offerings and user count. This 30-minute webinar includes a 15 minute presentation from OETC Executive Director Thomas Richards on the new Microsoft 365 …
Apple deployment course: Learn the essentials
Registration is now closed. Please fill out the interest form at the bottom of the page to be notified of future class dates. OETC, in partnership with Apple Professional Learning Specialists, is offering a two-day course for IT and administrators who deploy and manage Apple devices. The course focuses on skills and tools, taught through …
OETC’s CIO Summit 2019: A Retrospective
OETC’s third-annual CIO Summit ran Oct. 10-12 at Skamania Lodge in Stevenson, Wash. Download the speakers’ presentations here. Claire Lew was ready to share the five magic words bosses can use to get good, actionable info from their employees. The CEO of Know Your Team looked out over the crowd of 70 leaders gathered in …
Invitation to Bid on Educational Audio Solutions
The Organization for Educational Technology and Curriculum (“OETC”) is issuing an Invitation to Bid for Educational Audio Solutions as a Joint Cooperative Procurement on behalf of its public K-12 and higher education member institutions. The purpose of this ITB is to solicit proposals from qualified providers to provide OETC’s members with audio solutions geared toward …
Invitation to Bid on Interactive Displays
The Organization for Educational Technology and Curriculum (“OETC”) is issuing an Invitation to Bid for Interactive Displays as a Joint Cooperative Procurement on behalf of its public K-12 and higher education member institutions. The purpose of this ITB is to solicit proposals from qualified providers to provide OETC’s members with interactive displays. Proposals should be …
Silverton students get hands-on with IT
Hands-On At Silver Falls School District, students step up into IT roles On a recent Tuesday afternoon, Silverton High School sophomores Kate Schemmel and Ash Ayers were almost ready to fix the Chromebook cart that was acting up at Silverton Middle School. “There’s a Chrome cart that’s really loud, so it probably needs a new …
Spotlight Q&A: John Peplinski of Beaverton School District
“We’re getting kids ready for the future” How John Peplinski is helping steer Beaverton School District into the future Starting as a principal at Raleigh Hills K-8, John has consistently made technology and innovation a central, vital part of learning. Now, he takes a district-wide approach to ensuring all students have access to technology and …
OETC Partners with Pagefreezer for Social Media Monitoring and Archiving
Social media can be an incredibly useful communication tool for community engagement. However, educational institutions need to monitor online conversations for inappropriate behavior, engage in online conversations with the community, protect their reputations, and capture communications in real-time, ensuring even deleted content is archived. To help do this, OETC had partnered with Pagefreezer. PageFreezer is …
OETC Spotlight: Cybersecurity Q&A
‘The attack surface area will rise exponentially’ A Q&A with Leo Howell, University of Oregon’s Chief Information Security Officer Each month, OETC chooses a topic important to our members to explore in Spotlight, a series of longer-form stories and Q&As. This month’s topic is cybersecurity; you can read our long-form story here. We asked University …
Learn about Microsoft’s new M365 EES licensing
Catch up on what you missed This EES webinar series has ended. Watch a recording of the webinar and download the M365 offerings slide deck. Webinar: Upcoming Changes to Microsoft EES licensing 10 a.m. PT – Friday, Aug. 23 – 10 a.m. PT – Thursday, Sept. 12 – Join Microsoft for a webinar explaining the changes …
August OETC Spotlight: Cybersecurity
Each month, OETC highlights a topic important to our members, and explores how one school district or university has tackled a challenge through educational technology. This month, we explore how Salem Keizer School District CIO Bob Silva faces off against thousands of daily phishing attacks — and how his approach and trainings saved the district …
How to reactivate your OETC Store account
On July 1, OETC debuted our new store. If your account has not been active in the past year, you might not have not yet been migrated to the new platform. Request Reactivation Our new store brings many new features, including new favorites, bundling options, a greatly expanded catalog and up-to-the minute supply information. Please note that …
OETC is pleased to announce new board member Ellen Dorr
OETC is proud to welcome Ellen Dorr to our board of directors, who is replacing Mark Finstrom after more than 10 years of service. Ellen joins us as the CTO of Renton (Wash.) School District; she also serves as an adjunct faculty member at Seattle Pacific University (bio below). The membership also re-elected Sharon Blanton, …
OETC’s New Store Webinar and FAQ
Store FAQ: I am not getting an email for my password reset. This could be one of a few things: It’s getting lost in your spam filter; You didn’t have an account with this email; You did have an account but hadn’t logged into it in more than a year, so it wasn’t imported. In …
The OETC store has changed. Here’s what you need to know.
As of July 1, OETC is using a new e-commerce platform. We’re excited for lots of great new features, but did want to let you know about two changes: All users need to set a new password the first time they log onto the new platform. We anticipate that this will take no more than …
Introducing OETC Spotlight: Equity by the Numbers
Ideas and people at the intersection of education, tech and leadership As OETC grows and looks toward our next 30 years, we wanted a chance to highlight the bold ideas and thought leadership of our members. We’re going to examine important topics our members face with an in-depth story, supplemented with Q&As, outside stories and …
May Updates
Around the office It was a busy May at OETC! With summer almost here, lots of our members have begun deploying next year’s systems … and trying to get all the Chromebooks back from students. Adobe’s abrupt announcement that certain past versions of Creative Cloud are unauthorized was a challenge, but we’re glad we were …
Board Member Candidate: Ellen Dorr
Ellen Dorr Chief Technology Officer Renton School District Ellen Dorr began her career in education as an English and language arts teacher in a low-income, high-diversity middle school; her dedication to educational equity and strong outcomes for all students has shaped her work ever since. As the CTO of Renton School District, Ellen oversees Technology …
Important Adobe Creative Cloud Update
On May 8, Adobe announced that, effective immediately, users are no longer licensed for using or deploying packages of certain older versions of Creative Cloud software (see full list below; if a product is not listed, it is still authorized). Those who use the most recent versions are not affected, nor are those who use …
Invitation to Bid on Social Media Archiving Solutions
The Organization for Educational Technology and Curriculum (“OETC”) is issuing an Invitation to Bid for Social Media Archiving solutions and services as a Joint Cooperative Procurement on behalf of its public K-12 and higher education member institutions. The purpose of this ITB is to solicit proposals from qualified providers to provide OETC’s members with a …
Invitation to Bid on Physical Security Products and Services
The Organization for Educational Technology and Curriculum (“OETC”) is issuing an Invitation to Bid for Physical Security solutions and services as a Joint Cooperative Procurement on behalf of its public K-12 and higher education member institutions. The purpose of this ITB is to solicit proposals from qualified providers to provide OETC’s members with a comprehensive …
Invitation to Bid on Multi-Factor Authentication Services
The Organization for Educational Technology and Curriculum (“OETC”) is issuing an Invitation to Bid for Multi-Factor Authentication (“MFA”) solutions as a Joint Cooperative Procurement on behalf of its public K-12 and higher education member institutions. The purpose of this ITB is to solicit proposals from qualified providers to provide OETC’s members with a comprehensive multi-factor …
Adobe Shared Device Licensing Webinar
Webinar: Migrate from Adobe Device Licensing to Shared Device Licensing In 2019 Adobe device licensing is changing. Learn how these changes affect your organization as well as other licensing options available for Education. The webinar covers information about the Shared Device License Migration Process, how to prepare, and what the migration process will look like. …
IntegratED 2019: Meet Your Lightning Talk Speakers!
“Most importantly I teach, and there’s nothing I’d rather do.It’s not a superpower, it doesn’t need dressing up or glitter; it simply is the best job I could have and the only one I’ve ever wanted.” IntegratED is known for having some of the most exciting keynotes in the industry. But this year, we’re doing …