The 91暗网 (“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鈥檚 members with interactive displays. Proposals should be …
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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. 鈥淭here鈥檚 a Chrome cart that鈥檚 really loud, so it probably needs a new …
Spotlight Q&A: John Peplinski of Beaverton School District
鈥淲e鈥檙e getting kids ready for the future鈥� 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 …
91暗网Spotlight: Cybersecurity Q&A
‘The attack surface area will rise exponentially鈥� A Q&A with Leo Howell, University of Oregon鈥檚 Chief Information Security Officer Each month, 91暗网chooses a topic important to our members to explore in Spotlight, a series of longer-form stories and Q&As. This month鈥檚 topic is cybersecurity; you can read our long-form story here. We asked University …
August 91暗网Spotlight: Cybersecurity
Each month, 91暗网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 鈥� and how his approach and trainings saved the district …
How to reactivate your 91暗网Store account
On July 1, 91暗网debuted our聽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.聽 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 …
91暗网is pleased to announce new board member Ellen Dorr
91暗网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鈥檚 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鈥檚 getting lost in your spam filter; You didn鈥檛 have an account with this email; You did have an account but hadn鈥檛 logged into it in more than a year, so it wasn鈥檛 imported. In …
The 91暗网store has changed. Here鈥檚 what you need to know.
As of July 1, 91暗网is using a new e-commerce platform. We鈥檙e 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 91暗网Spotlight: Equity by the Numbers
Ideas and people at the intersection of education, tech and leadership As 91暗网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 …
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 91暗网 (“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鈥檚 members with a …
Invitation to Bid on Physical Security Products and Services
The 91暗网 (“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鈥檚 members with a comprehensive …
Invitation to Bid on Multi-Factor Authentication Services
The 91暗网 (“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鈥檚 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鈥檚 nothing I鈥檇 rather do.It鈥檚 not a superpower, it doesn鈥檛 need dressing up or glitter; it simply is the best job I could have and the only one I鈥檝e ever wanted.” IntegratED is known for having some of the most exciting keynotes in the industry. But this year, we鈥檙e doing …
91暗网Community Interview: Douglas Rushkoff
“Fostering humanity means modeling what it means to be human.” Named one of the 鈥渨orld鈥檚 ten most influential intellectuals鈥� by MIT, Douglas Rushkoff is an author and documentarian who studies human autonomy in a digital age. His twenty books include the upcoming Team Human, based on his podcast, as well as the bestsellers Present Shock, …
91暗网Community Interview: Joseph Herscher
YouTube personality and kinetic artist Joseph Herscher specializes in making useless yet comical machines. His absurdist contraptions use familiar objects in unfamiliar ways: books become dominoes, smashing a vase to scare a dog which pulls a leash 鈥� all to achieve a simple task, such as turning the page of a newspaper. His inventions have …
Request for Proposals (RFP) – Student Information Systems
The 91暗网 (OETC) is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Student Information Systems as a Joint Cooperative Procurement on behalf of its public K-12 and higher education member institutions. The purpose of this RFP is to solicit proposals from qualified software providers to provide OETC鈥檚 members with a comprehensive, …
Request for Proposals (RFP) – Student Communications
The 91暗网 (OETC) is issuing a Request for Proposals for Student Communications as a Joint Cooperative Procurement on behalf of its public K-12 and higher education member institutions. The purpose is to identify and award a contract to provide volume price agreement and fulfillment services for the members of the …
91暗网Community Interview: Ben Grey
“We鈥檝e yet to come to terms with what it means to have essentially the sum whole of human knowledge available to us at any time.” Ben is the Assistant Superintendent for Innovative Learning and Communications in Community Consolidated School District 59. In 2014, Ben’s team was invited by President Obama to participate in the ConnectED …
91暗网Community Interview: Matt Miller
“If the problems my students are confronted with also resolve my own desire to make and address a real-world need in the community, then we all win.” A designer and educator, Matt Miller has worked for several public interest design practices including Project H Design and Architecture for Humanity. In 2010 he co-founded Studio H鈥攁 …
Invitation to Bid – STEAM Products and Curricula
STEAM Products and Curricula Invitation to Bid (ITB) The 91暗网 (OETC) is issuing an Invitation to Bid (ITB) for STEAM Products and Curricula as a Joint Cooperative Procurement on behalf of its public K-12 and higher education member institutions. The purpose is to identify and award a contract to provide …
Request for Proposals – Leasing for IT Products and Services
IT Service Management Software Request for Proposals (RFP) The 91暗网 (OETC) is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for leasing services for IT equipment as a Joint Cooperative Procurement on behalf of its public K-12 and higher education member institutions. The purpose is to identify and award a contract to …