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First-Of-Its-Kind Pilot Collaboration Keeps Omaha Students Connected While They Roam

Cox Communications, in collaboration with Internet2 and Network Nebraska through the ConnectEd Nebraska program, announced today a first-of-its-kind pilot initiative to expand eduroam access for participating K-12 schools across the Omaha metro area. With the eduroam global Wi-Fi access service and an expanded network of hotspots in community spaces, students will be able to obtain internet connections across the metro area even when visiting locations outside their day-to-day school campuses. Continue reading here.

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Internet2 Names Brett Bieber of the University of Nebraska Winner of 2023 Rose-Werle Award

Internet2 today announced that Brett Bieber, assistant vice president for Information Technology Services at the University of Nebraska, is the recipient of the 2023 Rose-Werle Award. The award recognizes leaders for their extraordinary contributions to expanding broadband services and access for community anchor institutions like K-12 schools and libraries to increase educational opportunities for all. Continue reading here.


Education Council Meeting

The next meeting of the Education Council will be held on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, 9:00 a.m. CT via Zoom. The Agenda will be posted in advance of the meeting.


Education Council

The Education Council is the NITC advisory group that represents public and private K-12 education, and public and private higher education. Representatives are nominated by their respective sectors and approved by the Commission. Acting as a catalyst to encourage education entities and organizations to work together for the common good, the NITC action items are used to document future initiatives that would help improve education technology throughout the state. The Education Council also reviews and prioritizes I.T. projects as recommendations to the NITC, that are submitted by education-related state agencies (e.g. NET, NDE, CCPE, University of Nebraska, State College System) as part of the biennial budget process.

Network Nebraska

The NITC Strategic Initiative that provides a scalable, reliable, and secure telecommunications infrastructure that enables any type of eligible entity (i.e., local and state government, K-12 and higher education) to purchase the amount of service that the entities need, when they need it, on an annual basis. The project, Network Nebraska, was initiated by the Nebraska Legislature in April 2006 and now interconnects over 250 entities.


Digital Education

The NITC Strategic Initiative that promotes the effective and efficient integration of technology into the instructional, learning, and administrative processes and to utilize technology to deliver enhanced digital educational opportunities to students at all levels throughout Nebraska on an equitable and affordable basis.


Network Nebraska

The NITC Strategic Initiative that provides a scalable, reliable, and secure telecommunications infrastructure that enables any type of eligible entity (i.e., local and state government, K-12 and higher education) to purchase the amount of service that the entities need, when they need it, on an annual basis. The project, Network Nebraska, was initiated by the Nebraska Legislature in April 2006 and now interconnects over 250 entities.


Digital Education

The NITC Strategic Initiative that promotes the effective and efficient integration of technology into the instructional, learning, and administrative processes and to utilize technology to deliver enhanced digital educational opportunities to students at all levels throughout Nebraska on an equitable and affordable basis.


Governance

The Governance Task Group's main responsibility is to oversee progress on NITC Action Items that deal with policy, governmental relations, or inter-agency coordination.


Emerging Technologies

The Emerging Technologies Task Group's main responsibility is to research and report on emerging educational technology applications that are being, or could be, adopted in Nebraska K-20 classrooms, as well as oversee progress on NITC Action Items related to the Digital Education Strategic Initiative.


Marketing

The Marketing Task Group's main responsibility is to query Network Nebraska-Education participants and non-participants to determine network satisfaction and promote future network services.


Network Nebraska Services

The Network Nebraska Services Task Group's main responsibility is to develop and recommend future Network Nebraska-Education services.