When an OETC member is interested in signing up for TechHead.org, the first step is to have someone at the district or administrative level email the OETC IT staff a list of current staff and students and ID numbers, (so the system can verify they are students or staff when they make a purchase through techhead.org).
- On TechHead.org, there are many OETC member colleges that already show their students as signed up because OETC uses National Student Clearinghouse to verify college students' status. Those member colleges may contact OETC to sign up their staff and faculty, if they haven't already done so.
Please Note: For those member institutions that haven’t assigned their students and staff any kind of ID number, the person submitting the list can simply create and assign a 4- to 25-digit number for each person on the list just for the purpose of purchasing through TechHead. Please do not send anyone's social security number (SSN). If your district or college uses SSNs for ID numbers, please create new ID numbers for the purpose of purchasing through TechHead.org.
GETTING SET UP…
If your district or college should choose to sign up both staff and students, then the lists should be separate from each other and should be emailed to the OETC IT staff, at it@oetc.org, and both lists should be a csv file with three columns of information in this order: student/staff first name, last name, and their local ID number.
After the OETC director receives the files, he will contact the person who sent them and assign a username and password to allow them to login and update the names, etc., on techhead.org. (Due to student and staff transitions, we recommend that members update their lists roughly every three months.)
It should only take a day or two to get set up on the web site once we receive the student and staff lists.
* Also, there is the option for school districts and colleges to get up to a 3% rebate on the purchases made by their students and staff. If a school district or college is interested in that option, they should mention it when they email the list of students and staff to the OETC IT staff.
OETC only requires lists that contain standard directory information. Purchasing through TechHead is not considered a benefit to public employees since private employees as well as parents also purchase items through techhead.org.
All lists submitted to the OETC IT staff are covered by the OETC Privacy Policy and are not released outside of OETC. You may download and read the OETC Privacy Policy (printable pdf) as well as detailed information regarding data collection, privacy laws, and disclosure information (also a printable pdf) related to getting set up on TechHead.org.
If you have any questions about the process of getting your district or college set up on TechHead.org, please email Julie Chappelle at OETC or call her at 503.625.0501 ext. 15.
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