The Oakland Technology Exchange (OTX) was established in 1995 as a partnership between the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), Oakland Technical High School, and the Marcus A. Foster Educational Institute (MAFEI). Founded by Bruce Buckelew, a full-time volunteer, OTX focused on re-using and placing high quality computer systems in classrooms and computer labs of Oakland Public Schools. The original OTX placed over 5,000 computers in Oakland classrooms and homes.
In 2000, Bruce established a second site, OTX-West, to initiate a large-scale effort to place computers in the homes of Oakland students and continues to provide classroom computers to Oakland Unified schools.
In September 2002, OTX-West became an official project of the Marcus A. Foster Educational Institute. |