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MACUL Recap

Erik Drake — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:57:22 +0000

Once again, the REMC $AVE Bid Project’s booth at MACUL was a big hit. With the latest classroom technology, two mini theaters in the booth, great giveaways, Wii and balloons, it’s no wonder that conference attendees said, “The REMC booth is fun!”

Thanks to all that attended REMC Statewide $AVE Booth @ MACUL ‘09 and may have attended our Sessions on Interactive Classroom Technology “Build-A-Bundle, Podcasting & Vodcasting (Carolyn McCarthy), Interactive Whitebards (Melissa White), and Document Cameras (Andy Mann). Product Buying Guides were released at MACUL ‘09 and are now available online at http://www.remcbids.org/customer/document.php?webdoccategoryID=11

Thanks to all of the REMC directors who volunteered to work in the booth.

Booth Raffle Drawing Winners:

Stefanie Halliday, VanBuren Public Schools
Colleen Hoholik, Manistique Public Schools
Vicky Leatherman, Kalamazoo Public Schools
Debra Meeks, Riverview Community SD
James Schlage, Kalamazoo Public Schools
Mary Waterhouse, Stockbridge Community Schools

All prizes that were not picked up at the conference were mailed on March 23.

REMC Face Off to Feature Interactive Whiteboards

Erik Drake — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:01:04 +0000

The REMC Face Off 2009 will be held Tuesday, November 11, 2008, at the Lansing Center. New to the Face Off this year are interactive whiteboards. All Michigan educators are invited to evaluate the interactive whiteboards and multimedia projectors that were bid for 2009. Participants’ evaluations will be used to determine which products are awarded for the 2009 REMC $AVE bid. Lunch will be provided.

The Face Off Invitation contains additional details. Please register online at http://www.solutionwhere.com/inghamisd/cw/showcourse.asp?1400 by November 4, 2008.

Your input helps the REMC $AVE Bid meet your needs. We hope to see you in Lansing!

REMC/Microsoft Sharepoint Session at MACUL

lhischke — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:53:13 +0000

MACUL Session: Microsoft Sharepoint “Building a Learning Gateway — How portals are changing the 21st century learning experience”

Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Time: 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Location: Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, Grand Rapids
Cost: Free (includes Lunch)

Registration Online!

Course Description: Create a customized dashboard that connects administrators, teachers, students, and parents. Discover how others are connecting their K-12 communities with a common set of collaboration tools, development skills and re-useable components that everyone can share! This discussion will provide an overview of Microsoft’s Web-based integration framework which delivers a communication-rich content delivery model tailored for the education system. The target audience for this hands-on lab is IT Professionals that want an overview of what Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 is, and how to deploy it. The primary audience for this hands-on lab is the IT Professional who generally works with both Windows and Office technologies.

The session is limited to 30 participants so early registration is strongly recommended. Register today!

REMC 14/Genesee ISD – Technology Showcase – 1/15/2008

lhischke — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:43:29 +0000

Mark your calendars for the REMC Regional Technology Showcase at the Genesee Intermediate School District on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m.

This showcase is your opportunity to see products available on the REMC Bid, meet and talk with representative vendors and REMC staff. The event is hosted by the REMC Statewide $AVE Bid Project, in partnership with REMC 14 and the Genesee ISD.

This is a FREE event with promotional giveaways. For more information or to register, follow the link: http://www.geneseeisd.org/remc/default.html

Join us!

REMC Face Off 2007 – Updated

Erik Drake — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:46:49 +0000

Document Cameras have been added to the Face Off! The REMC Face Off 2007 will be held Monday, November 12, 2007, at the Lansing Center. All Michigan educators are invited to evaluate the document cameras and multimedia projectors that were bid for 2008. Participants’ evaluations will be used to determine which products are awarded for the 2008 REMC $AVE bid. Lunch will be provided.

The Face Off Invitation contains additional details. Please RSVP to remcbid@inghamisd.org by November 5, 2007.

Your input helps the REMC $AVE Bid meet your needs. We hope to see you in Lansing!