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  • Multi-Factor Authentication
    • How many people are implementing MFA on 3rd party apps such as SIS
    • Schools using Single-Sign-On (SSO) authenticating against a MFA login.
    • Cyber Insurance Companies - have you been told about requiring MFA
    • Are schools using MFA for Student Accounts?
  • E-Rate - Emergency Connectivity Fund 
    • What is the lifespan of ECF?
    • Currently on Wave 3 of funding.
    • Pam Jacobs Presentation.
    • Still only for Unmet Need
    • Are people still buying hotspots for ECF?
    • Some wireless vendors are allowing for suspending billing over the summer
    • Will ECF be more ‘Integrated with E-Rate’
    • ECF requires web filtering
  • Management Tools
  • Patch Management.
  • Inventory Tools
  • Offsite Filtering
    • ECF requires filtering on all school owned equipment, both on and off site.
    • Securly
      • Parents portal allows parents to adjust filtering while devices are at home.
    • Lightspeed Relay
    • Linewise
    • GoGuardian
      • Pricing is changing 
    • iBoss
    • Students find ways around chrome extensions 
  • Account provisioning from Student Information System.
  • Supply Chain Issues
    • Vendors did not submit bids for E-Rate this year
    • Use Listserves to find equipment that fails if new equipment is not delivered
    • File for E-Rate extensions before invoice deadline.  
    • Reach out to larger districts to piggy-back on their equipment purchases.
  • Iowa AEA Purchasing
    • Website https://www.aeapurchasing.org/
    • State volume licensing for Microsoft and other major vendors
    • Check this site first before purchasing products.
    • Pricing is for small quantities,  Larger quantity purchases can be cheaper.
  • Online Active Directory Experiences
  • esports - 
    • Twitter @ntlarue. I have been doing esports for two years now if you want to contact me.