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REMC Statewide $AVE Bid Team

REMC Statewide $AVE Bid Project

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REMC Statewide $AVE Bid Project

Established in 1977, the REMC Statewide $AVE Bid Project is provided as a service for schools of Michigan. Each tax dollar saved through cooperative effort represents another dollar that is available for additional instruction. Plug into $avings!

Website: http://remcbid.org
Location: Ingham ISD, Mason, Michigan
Members: 25
Latest Activity: Aug 8

REMC Statewide $AVE Bid Project Team - Face Off '09 for 2010 Contract Year is on the Horizon!

The REMC $AVE Bid Team is approaching Fall bid season and is in the midst of preparations...meeting with vendors on product roadmapping, reviewing and researching product recommendations, filtering through all the new products and technologies seen at NECC that would bring value and benefit to schools in Michigan, and reviewing and developing bid specifications, and crunching aggregated volume data. Stay tuned for the bid launch and the format of this year's product Face-Off to be held at the Lansing Center in downtown Lansing on Monday, November 9th. Save the Date!

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Ben Rimes Comment by Ben Rimes on July 14, 2009 at 6:57am
I have a request for the Face-Off :) Could you make sure that the new ActivArena from Promethean is there? There are LOTS of us in the state that would love to see how Promethean's multi-touch input works.
REMC Statewide $AVE Bid Team Comment by REMC Statewide $AVE Bid Team on July 8, 2009 at 4:10pm
Follow us on Twitter now under REMCBID and Facebook shortly where we will have upcoming news and events posted along with some fun interactive widgits, surveys, and more!
Ric Wiltse Comment by Ric Wiltse on March 24, 2009 at 4:16pm
Love the picture of Ricki and the Pips. When's the CD release party?
Melissa White Comment by Melissa White on March 24, 2009 at 4:13pm
The REMC booth was fun ! We even tried to rock out with Guitar Hero n Rock Band, but unfortunately technology got in the way and blocked the signals!
REMC Statewide $AVE Bid Team Comment by REMC Statewide $AVE Bid Team on March 24, 2009 at 3:58pm

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

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!"

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
REMC Statewide $AVE Bid Team Comment by REMC Statewide $AVE Bid Team on March 17, 2009 at 2:15pm

REMC Statewide $AVE Bid Project is kicking off our MACUL Space Group as we prepare to head to MACUL '09 at Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan!

If you will be among the 4,000+ registered to attend MACUL '09, we invite you to Stop, Learn & Go! visit the REMC $AVE Bid Project in booth 427 between the Model Classroom and the Internet Kiosk. We’ll have two mini-theaters in the booth, with presentations on digital cameras, document cameras, podcasting, and MiStreamNet throughout the conference. Presenters will include Andy Mann, Carolyn McCarthy, and Melissa White. Products available through the bid will be on display, including interactive whiteboards, document cameras, digital cameras and much more!

On Thursday, March 19 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm in room O2-35 Cobo Center, REMC will host a session on using the REMC $AVE Bid to “Build-a-Bundle” of interactive classroom technology. See and learn how to work with REMC vendors to put together a classroom that includes interactive whiteboards, document cameras, multimedia projectors and classroom amplification systems.

Drawings for great prizes will be held in the booth and at the session, so stop by to get your name in.

The 2009 Buying Guides are being released at MACUL and include REMC $AVE Bid pricing and information on the following categories:

- Computer Bundles & Network Electronics
- Digital Cameras & Video Camcorders
- Document Cameras
- Interactive Classroom Technology "Build-A-Bundle"
- Interactive Whiteboards
- Multimedia Projectors
- Podcasting & Vodcasting
- Printers, Scanners, & MFPs

We hope to see you in Detroit!
 

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REMC Statewide $AVE Bid Team Melissa White Nancy Corner Tim Staal Erik Drake Ben Rimes Terri Wakild Mike Oswalt Maryly Skallos Jeff Trudell Ric Wiltse Beth Willette Anne Thorp, PhD Kate Ter Haar Toula Jacobson Kevin Clark Arnie Comer Dennis Buckmaster Ron Sue Laura Hischke Andy Mann Carl Arko Michael Porter Sue Gilliam
 
 

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