Project News

Stop,Learn,&Go with the REMC $AVE Bid Project
Tour the REMC Neighborhood at MACUL and register to join the REMC Vendor Road Rally for great prizes donated by the REMC Vendors. See us on the Playground Booth#429 by the Model Classroom.

January 29, 2010- REMC $AVE Bid Project announces new contracts with Learn 360 for video streaming and Moodlerooms for learning management systems beginning February 1, 2010. For more information, click on “Software” then appropriate category.

The 2010 Supplies and Equipment Contract is online as of January 1, 2010. There are many new items and expanded categories.

The new Adobe Software contract has been executed with CDWG. All product and pricing information is posted on the remcbid.org website.

Please be advised that the current REMC $AVE Adobe contract with Educational Resources will end December 4, 2009. All purchase orders submitted after December 4, 2009 for Adobe products will not be honored by Educational Resources. The REMC $AVE Project is bidding the Adobe contract and will have one in place soon thereafter, but there will be a period in which REMC does not have an Adobe contract. We are sorry for this inconvenience.

Deadline to register for the IWB and Multimedia Projector Face Off for the 2010 contract year is 12:00 Noon Tuesday, November 3^rd.  The event will be held November 9^th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Lansing Center in Downtown Lansing, Michigan. 

As part of the fall bid process, the REMC Bid Project invites educators (that’s you) from around the state to evaluate equipment that was bid for the following REMC bid year.  Participants provide feedback that the Project uses when making award recommendations.

Please share this information with anyone at your ISDs and local districts who might be interested in participating.  Lunch is provided, and it’s always fun to see next year’s new and exciting products. You  won’t want to miss this year’s event! 

IWB’s that will be evaluated in Round One, November 9^th:

Dukane
Numonics
Polyvision (eno and TS series)
Qomo
TeamBoard

Multimedia Projector manufacturers to be evaluated include:

3M
Canon
Dell
Dukane
Epson
Hitachi
Infocus
Mitsubishi
NEC
Optoma
Sanyo

Interested?  Register by clicking on the following link by November 2nd:  http://www.solutionwhere.com/inghamisd/cw/showcourse.asp?1626

Round Two will consist of the Top two IWB’s  from Round One along with the current REMC IWB contracted product which are eInstruction, Hitachi, Promethean, and SMART.

From Round Two only a few manufacturers will be recommended for award for the 2010 contract term.

CDW-G will be fulfilling REMC orders for Microsoft. The CDW-G/REMC site will be going live in the next few days.  In interim, contacts at CDW-G can be reached by e-mail and telephone.

Check it Out!  Now thru the end of September, Data Image has sent REMC $AVE an Epson Promotion ”Buy 3, Get 1 Lamp Free”  by Rebate for the Epson 6110i PowerLite Multimedia Projector Lamp.  

See link: Epson PowerLite 6110i \”Buy 3, Get 1 Free Lamp\” Promo

For more information, please contact:

Susan Jakobic
Data Image Systems, Inc.
3070 Old Farm Lane
Walled Lake, MI  48390
800-555-1085
susanj@dataimage.com

Now is a great time for Michigan K-12 School Districts to consider joining the REMC Consortium School Agreement program.

1. Open Enrollment Period until August 24th – Districts must have their Participation Form and Purchase Order to Wanda Kitzmiller at Educational Resources by August 24th to take advantage of the REMC Consortium School Agreement pricing

2. School Agreement offers tremendous savings over Select and Open License pricing

3. REMC Reseller Contact, School Agreement Information, and Recorded Overview Webcasts below

The REMC Statewide $AVE Consortium School Agreement program is now offered through reseller Educational Resources.  Please contact Wanda Kitzmiller directly for pricing.

Wanda Kitzmiller,  Microsoft Account Manager
Educational Resources
FAX: 847.717.6233
TEL: 888.665.8305 x3382
E-MAIL:WKitzmiller@edresources.com

REMC Website for Microsoft Software:  http://www.remcbids.org/catalog/catalog.php?b=4&ic=408&isc=0&i=0&sf=itemNumber&sd=ASC

What is the Microsoft School Agreement Program? Microsoft School Agreement is a subscription licensing program specifically created to address the unique needs of primary and secondary schools and districts. With the simplicity of counting computers just once per year, School Agreement makes it easy for you to license all of your computers, whether in a single school or throughout the entire district.  http://www.microsoft.com/Education/SA3Overview.mspx

The Microsoft School Agreement program can:

School Agreement benefits:

School Agreement Desktop Packages
If you prefer to license your computers and users for a standard set of desktop products, Microsoft provides the following “Desktop” packages, which offer a discounted price over the cost of licensing the products individually.  School Agreements can also license Office Enterprise 2007 only.

The School Desktop package includes:

The School Desktop with Enterprise CAL includes:

Other helpful information and recorded webcasts on School Agreement: http://cid-2685cf3048dd5331.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/K12%20Education%20West%20Central%20Region%20-%20Dennis%20Simmons%20K12%20Account%20Manager/Microsoft%20School%20Agreement%20K12%20Program

FREE webcasts, podcasts, and additional resources check out:

Microsoft in Education

If so, the window is closing July 31, 2009 to extend these benefits.  Microsoft SA is a maintenance program that allows organizations who use Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, and other server and desktop applications. upgrade rights to newer versions in that time period as they become available.  For software information, link to:

http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/software-assurance/default.aspx