The Office of Public Instruction provides this list as information only and does not endorse any product or services listed.
Montana's Surplus Computer Program
The program collects computer equipment from state and federal sources as well as private donations. The equipment is stored in a warehouse in Helena and distributed to Montana public K-12 schools at no cost to the schools. The equipment is operational but computers typically do not have operating systems as all data is removed from computers for security purposes. Schools are responsible for traveling to Helena at their cost to take possession of the equipment. Equipment cannot be reserved as there is not sufficient space in the storage facility to hold equipment. The inventory of surplus equipment varies from day to day depending on what OPI has received from other agencies and the number of schools visiting. The program maintains a waiting list of schools interested in equipment and schools will be contacted regarding their eligibility for equipment or broadcasts will be made regarding equipment availability on Office of Public Instruction official e-mail.
Schools must have an appointment prior to traveling to Helena to pick up equipment. The School Computer Equipment program is staffed part time and our employee is often out collecting equipment for the program and is not available to meet schools during those times. To contact the program we ask that you please use e-mail to seek information, to put your schools name on a waiting list, or to check the availability of equipment. Reservations will be made on electronic mail for schools wishing to visit the warehouse.
Contact Scott Buswell via e-mail at sbuswell@mt.gov. Please provide your name, school district, school and a phone number where you can be reached.
Contact Information
Scott Buswell - sbuswell@mt.gov
1450 Hiawatha Street, Helena, MT
Normal Hours: Tuesday - Friday - 8:00-12:00
An appointment is necessary.
Appointments can be set up outside of normal working hours
Directions
Two blocks west of the Red Roof RB Café on Euclid Avenue (headed west out of Helena toward Missoula) take a right hand turn on Hiawatha Street. Go down 1.5 blocks and look for a light blue warehouse with dark blue trim.
Resources
Brochure for the Montana Surplus Computer Program
Hardware Vendors
Apple Inc.
The Apple Education Store for late breaking news and specials
Contact Information
Brian Black
Apple, Inc.
BBlack@apple.com
Phone: 307-235-2838
Fax: 413-826-8872
Resources
The Apple Learning Interchange (ALI) is an online resource for teaching, learning, research, and collaboration. This is the place for educators interested in professional development, creating and sharing curriculum resources, and building a worldwide community of people committed to finding even better ways to teach with technology. We have assembled a solid group of tools and a large base of high quality resources for that are all detailed in the following pages. Each section details the features, procedures and options available to you in ALI. We encourage you to visit often, explore, research and get involved. Share with us all of your experience as a world class educator.
http://ali.apple.com/ali/
Teachers want to reach students in deep and meaningful ways, to find new approaches to the subject matter in order to engage, motivate, and inspire young minds. Today, teachers are expected to employ modern technologies to help students learn, often calling for a complete rethinking of traditional practices. Apple supports the needs of teachers through Apple Learning Professional Development (ALPD) courses, as well as online courses, which help teachers get the most power from new technologies.
http://www.apple.com/education/leaders-administrators/professional-development.html
To deliver on the promise of technology in education, the emphasis needs to be on improving education. Apple has historically been committed to delivering tools that help teachers teach and students learn. While we continue to focus on students and teachers, we are now expanding our mission to include helping schools run more effectively and keeping parents informed about their child's progress. Apple believes this is the best approach to helping every child be successful in the real world of tomorrow.
http://www.apple.com/education/teachers-professors/
ACOT was a research and development collaboration among public schools, universities, research agencies, and Apple Computer, Inc. Initiated in 1985, ACOT began its work in seven classrooms that represented a cross section of America's elementary and secondary schools. Its goal was to study how the routine use of technology by teachers and students might change teaching and learning.
http://ali.apple.com/acot2/
Free Technology in Education Ideas: http://ali.apple.com/ali/
Byte Speed
DESKTOPS, ALL-IN-ONES, NOTEBOOKS, NETBOOKS, TABLETS, SERVERS
http://www.bytespeed.com
Contact Information
Anna Archer
Account ExecutiveByteSpeed LLC
anna@bytespeed.com
Phone: (877)-553-0777, Toll-Free
FAX: (218)-227-0498
Federal I.D. Number: 45-0456218
ByteSpeed® is a computer manufacturer based out of Moorhead, MN that builds its own line of Intel® based Computers, Laptops, and Servers specifically for K-12 education.
ByteSpeed® has a proven track record of excellent customer service, offering a more personal level of service and support than larger vendors.
Key points that we offer to the schools we work with are:
5-YEAR Parts & Labor Warranty with freight paid both ways on warranty parts over this 5 YEAR period. Replacement parts are sent out immediately with a return prepaid label for the defective part.
ByteSpeed® will configure your new computers to your specifications and will image your hard drives at NO extra cost. We will keep your image on our servers for single orders, which will save countless hours in setup.
Try us out - RISK FREE!
The next time you have a computer need, take us up on our no risk evaluation policy. We will build a machine to your specs and send it to you for as long as you need to "kick the tires ". We do not need any paper work or purchase order to do this, just let us know the specs and we'll take care of the rest.
The ByteSpeed Guarantee
When you buy a ByteSpeed computer, you're purchasing the service of our entire staff. We build the highest quality systems, with the highest quality standards. As with any product, a computer is only as good as the support given by the company that built it. When you have a warranty issue or technical question call our toll-free number, we'll be there within 2-4 rings to personally assist you. It's our promise to you. It's the ByteSpeed Guarantee!
Toll Free Tech Support: (888) 658-0715
Toll Free Sales: (877) 553-0777
E-mail: support@bytespeed.com or anna@bytespeed.com
DELL Computer
Contact Information
Scott Romig
DELL Computer
scott_romig@dell.com
Phone: (888)-977-3355 x40469, Toll-Free
FAX: (888)-820-7454, Toll-Free
Federal I.D. Number: 74-2616805
DESKTOPS, NOTEBOOKS, SERVERS
Get more bang for your buck with Dell hardware. Our desktops, notebooks and servers provide schools superior performance with superior value. Whether you’re looking for cutting-edge technology or reliable, stable hardware, Dell is your one-stop-shop for comprehensive, intelligent and integrated technology solutions.
http://www.dell.com/us/en/k12/default.htm
WIRELESS
Dell’s wireless solutions meet your wide-ranging needs head on. Out notebooks range from highly expandable, full-featured models to thin, lightweight, ultra-portable options, all designed to perform at high levels while helping to lower your total cost of ownership. And because wireless technology is a key component of collaborative workgroups and the one-to-one vision of laptop learning, Dell notebooks are a great way to bring tomorrow’s technology to today’s classroom environment.
DELL TRUEMOBILE WIRELESS COMPUTER LAB
Dell’s TrueMobile™ Wireless Computer Lab lets you bring the benefits of wireless technology to any classroom. Our mobile cart solution provides schools with a secure, portable way to store and charge an entire classroom of notebook computers, cable-free and hassle-free. Give your students the freedom of mobility while allowing them to access real-time information virtually anytime, anywhere. Create collaborative learning environments with ease and when you need them with Dell’s TrueMobile Wireless Computer Lab.
Hewlett-Packard
Contact Information
Daniel Sutton
Software House International
Daniel_Sutton@shi.com
Phone: (888) 289-6088, Toll-Free
FAX: (877) 289-6088, Toll-Free
Federal I.D. Number: 22-300964
ZONES
Contact Information
Judi Harvey
Zones Inc.Judi.Harvey@zones.com
Phone:1-800-750-4923 Ext. 3371
Fax:(253) 205- 2371
Federal ID:911431894
Outfitting Educators with Technology Since 1986
Zones® is a single source provider of IT products to educational institutions. We focus on providing the latest technology, while giving you the best prices and the highest level of service. Your dedicated Zones account executive along with software licensing experts, certified service teams and technology experts are ready to assist you with your IT procurement.
Extensive Product Choice
Zones offers over 150,000 IT products. We are an authorized dealer of leading hardware and software manufacturers – IBM, HP, 3Com, Cisco, Canon, Iomega, Sony, Epson, Adobe, Computer Associates, Microsoft, Symantec and more.
Academic Pricing
Zones makes it easy to obtain the best prices on technology products. We work with hardware and software manufacturers to offer academic pricing to all our qualified customers.
Zones Contract Center
Zones holds many purchasing contracts available to K-12 and higher education institutions that satisfy competitive bid requirements. These contracts give you access to a full range of technology products, and you save time by bypassing the bid process. Click here to view purchasing contracts available at Zones.
Easy Automated Procurement
Set up a ZonesConnect™ online account for 24x7 instant access to our product line specially priced for your institution. ZonesConnect provides time saving features such as order tracking, customized purchase management and Zones License Tracker.™ Take a tour today.
Software Vendors
Adobe
Contact Information
Daniel Sutton
Software House International
Daniel_Sutton@shi.com
Phone: (888) 289-6088, Toll-Free
FAX: (877) 289-6088, Toll-Free
Federal I.D. Number: 22-300964
The Adobe® Open Options Contractual License Program (CLP) simplifies software administration through a single licensing agreement. You get the benefit of a large-purchase discount, but you have the option to spread your license fees over the duration of the agreement. The program allows you to mix and match products to reach the 1,000 point (state-wide) minimum.
A two-year agreement that saves you even more
The Adobe Open Options CLP covers most Adobe products (see the product list to the right), and allows Montana public education institutions to acquire software licenses on an ongoing basis over a set period of time. To qualify for the low CLP Education prices, the Montana Office of Public Instruction completed a two-year projection of its software needs, and determined that state-wide purchases over that time will exceed 1,000 points. (If not, Montana can still participate in volume licensing through Adobe Open Options TLP.)
The benefits of Adobe Open Options CLP:
- Save even more through a two-year volume discount agreement
- Mix and match Adobe products in your orders
- Receive discounted pricing on all orders – even for quantities as few as one license
- Spread your license fees over the duration of your agreement
- For additional information about the CLP, please download this PDF file:
- Contractual License Program (CLP) (clp_education.pdf; 48K)
- Maintenance Options to keep your software current
- The Maintenance program, an option for CLP customers, keeps your software investment current by providing upgrades under the same license for a set period of time. Be sure to ask your Education Reseller about Maintenance options.
Eligible Products
Most Adobe products are eligible for volume discounts (under TLP and CLP), including the following:
1 POINT PER LICENSE
- Acrobat®
- Adobe Type Manager® (ATM®) Deluxe
- Adobe Dimensions®
- Photoshop Elements
- Streamline™
2 POINTS PER LICENSE
- After Effects®
- FrameMaker®
- GoLive®
- Illustrator®
- InDesign®
- LiveMotion™
- PageMaker®
- Photoshop®
- Adobe Premiere®
Montana's Adobe Price List (use your district's official e-mail account to login)
Apple
Contact Information
Brian Black
Apple, Inc.
BBlack@apple.com
Phone: 307-235-2838
Fax: 413-826-8872
Autodesk
Contact Information
Dave Morrison
PacifiCAD, Inc.
dmorrison@pacificad.com
Phone: 800-722-2621
Fax: 509-326-8087
Federal Tax I D number: 91-1481383
Autodesk Education CAD software
PacifiCAD has been providing Autodesk software to the inland northwest for over twenty years and is Autodesk’s authorized Educational Value Added Reseller for Montana, Idaho and Washington with offices in Helena, Spokane and Boise. Montana’s middle schools, high schools and colleges can get specially priced educational versions of Autodesk’s industry leading CAD and graphics products for PC and Macintosh platforms to train students for careers in various discipline fields and for post secondary education. There are specially discounted programs for small districts with under 600 students as well.
STEM based software and free student offerings
In addition to the standard AutoCAD, 3dsMax, Inventor and Revit products there are expanded STEM based packages including; Project Lead the Way, Autodesk Design Academy, Autodesk Animation Academy and multiple Suites for post secondary schools with fully developed curriculum provided. Autodesk also provides free student software for work outside the classroom which is exactly the same as the “in school” software except that it is watermarked and may only be used outside the classroom / lab.
Training, software and contact information
PacifiCAD also offers training and support for educational customers at special lower education level pricing. Training can be at PacifiCAD locations, at your school or over the web. You can find more detail on Autodesk Education software on PacifiCAD’s website: www.pacificad.com/industry/Education Using your school issued email address you can join Autodesk’s free Student Community by going to: www.autodesk.com/edcommunity Here you can download free student software, the product curriculum and much more.
For more information about Autodesk’s education products and pricing, contact: Dave Morrison, Educational Sales Manager: dmorrison@pacificad.com or call 800-722-2621.
Microsoft
Microsoft
Contact Information
Daniel Sutton
Software House International
Daniel_Sutton@shi.com
Phone: (888) 289-6088, Toll-Free
FAX: (877) 289-6088, Toll-Free
Federal I.D. Number: 22-300964
Montana schools may now order Microsoft licenses at Select pricing levels directly from Software House International. The advantages to schools are significant--first, the prices are outstanding, significantly lower that the Cooperative Purchasing program with the state. Second, there is no minimum purchase. If you only need one license, that's all you order. Please visit OPI's Microsoft Select Knowledge Database for frequently asked questions.
Confidential Microsoft Select Price List
(Login required, use your School District's Official Account)
NEW! A Comparsion Chart for Microsoft Office
Student and Faculty Individual Purchasing
The Montana Office of Public Instruction is pleased to announce that all Montana K-12 students, faculty and staff are eligible to purchase select Microsoft software titles at substantial discounts. OPI's Montana Educational Telecommunications Network (METNET) has made this possible under the new Microsoft Student Select K-12 agreement.
Contact your school district for a registration form!
How it works
Schools log on to the e-academy web site and register the school using a qualified Montana K12 e-mail domain (Visit the instructions link below, for more detailed information).
Once a school is registered, that account will automatically have the ability to generate individual registration codes for students and faculty.
Schools then distribute individual registration sheets to parents and students. Each registration sheet includes a unique code. Do not print the same set of registration sheets more than once as this may result in the same registration code being passed out to more than one person. Only the first person that registers a particular code will be successful.
Parents and staff use the sheet containing the Web address and individual registration code to purchase products with their own credit card.
Detailed instructions on how to create an account and generate individual registration letters for your students and faculty can be found at:
http://www.opi.mt.gov/PDF/Superintendent/Student_Faculty_Purchase.pdf
Montana OETC Membership
Contact Information
Julie Chappelle
Organization for Educational Technology & Curriculum
betse@oetc.org
Phone: 1-800-650-8250
What is OETC?
The Organization for Educational Technology & Curriculum (OETC) is a not-for-profit membership organization dedicated to maximizing the value of educational technology to its members by working with software and hardware vendors to procure the most effective and appropriate technological resources at the lowest possible price. Schools rely on us for quality assurance and low-cost certainty for technology purchasing. We also provide professional development and educational influence around the region.
OETC membership is comprised of more than 700 educational institutions, school districts and other educational nonprofit organizations throughout the Northwest. We have members in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Wyoming, and Washington.
OETC Goals
Actively gather, analyze and disseminate information and other materials pertaining to the uses of computer related technology in education.
Promote and facilitate the integration of computers and related technology into the classroom and curriculum.
Organize and coordinate cost-effective, cooperative purchases and partnerships related to the application of educational technology.
Support professional development of educators' skills for utilizing technology effectively.
Who is eligible for membership?
All accredited educational entities are entitled to membership in the Consortium. This includes, but is not limited to, public K-12 school districts, private K-12 schools, community colleges, four-year universities and colleges, education service districts, professional educational organizations, and state agencies responsible for the administration of public education.
Organization for Educational Technology & Curriculum
To obtain information about becoming an OETC member, please go to http://www.oetc.org/join.html. Products and prices can be browsed by going to http://www.oetc.org/cgi-bin/searchbytype.pl. For questions about products or membership, please email Julie Chappelle at julie@oetc.org.
8995 SW Miley Rd. Suite 101
Wilsonville, OR 97070
1-800-650-8250
Sage Clover, Inc.
Contact Information
Krishna Narsimhan
Sage Clover Inc
KNARSIMHAN@SAGECLOVER.COM
Phone: 630-220-9600
Fax: (630) 407-0620
State Vendor ID : 11873
Reliable Technology Sourcing, Delivered
Sage Clover is the brand of reliable technology that creates value by providing a better price to performance ratio using world class tier one products. We have developed relationships with industry leaders to offer innovative education solutions. With several decades of technology experience, we are committed to customer intimacy and strive to cultivate long term win-win relationships with all our stakeholders. We work in an environment where creative and enthusiastic personnel focus on meeting the highest standards of excellence and integrity.
Solutions for Education
Our technology product line for educational institutions encompasses classroom solutions, back office solutions, curriculum solutions, network security solutions, accessories and supplies. We research our product offering and offer solutions that align with curriculum requirements and meet institutional objectives. Customers can choose an individual solution or combine solutions to solve their technology needs.
Online Catalog
Access our online catalog today at www.sageclover.com. With excellent catalog search capabilities, dedicated account management and online account features such as order history, you can keep track of all your purchase orders and manage technology expenditures.
Academic Pricing
We work exclusively with educational institutions and provide academic pricing across all products.
Working with Us
For any additional information or assistance in ordering, please contact our sales department at:
sales@sageclover.com
630.407.0620 tel/fax
630.220.9600 tel
We look forward to assisting you in meeting your technology needs in education.
Western Education
Contact Information
Western Education Inc.
http://www.westerned.com
Phone: 1-800-960-3888
Fax: 1-406-538-8543
Western Education, located in Lewistown Montana, is a hardware and educational software/hardware reseller. We are the only company in Montana to back all our sales with a one- year return policy. All our software is researched based and meets all NCLB requirements. Staff training can be arranged for all products/programs.
Visit our web site: http://www.westerned.com
Software:
Lexia Currently in 10,000 schools, Lexia Learning Systems provides reading and assessment software for children and adults and professional development services. Based on the Orton-Gillingham method, Lexia software applies phonics principles to enable students to learn essential sound-symbol correspondence and decoding skills. Appropriate for mainstream, ESL and LD students.
Orchard
Orchard for Your State is our solution for schools looking for state-specific assessment and accountability. This version of Orchard provides a series of grade-specific pre- and posttests based upon your state’s standards. Delivered in bundles (such as Language Arts K-3 or Math 4-6), Orchard for Your State begins with a pretest that determines which standards your students are struggling with and where they need remediation. Orchard will then automatically assign the appropriate content necessary to help students master those standards and to improve their performance on standards-based tests. Posttests can then be used to measure educational gains. Teachers who want to get more involved in making assignments can make standard-specific assignments for particular curricular areas.
50% off pricing for school districts with less than 300 students.
http://www.orchardsoftware.com
MindPlay
My Reading Coach is guaranteed to improve reading comprehension 2-7 grade levels in less than 50 hours My Reading Coach is a new approach to educational software. The emulated teacher introduces concepts and interacts directly with the learner as a teacher would. It is a phonics-based program using the methods developed by a 25-year veteran speech pathologist and reading teacher. The new My Reading Coach Gold Edition includes all the reading instruction benefits of the previous version and also includes:
- 61 more phonics/phonemic awareness lessons
- 24 grammar lessons with activities
- A reading comprehension activity with over 150 stories, covering 1st grade through 10.5 grade reading levels
Ripple Effects
Ripple Effects software helps people solve everyday life problems and build social-emotional skills. One way people learn about the topics we cover is through short videos of real people sharing their stories. These “True Stories” are 45-second videos that inspire and provide real life role models for others facing a similar problem. http://www.rippleeffects.com
LearnStar
LearnStar is the exciting, interactive software solution for classrooms everywhere. Its competition format, using real-time group interactivity, ensures 100% participation. All while the teacher remains in complete control. Students log in via their laptop, workstation, PDA or wireless keypad… the teacher selects a subject, launches a competition and the fun begins! A question is presented followed by answer choices. The faster the students solve the question, the more points they earn. Confidence soars and performance increases. With thousands of pre-packaged activities available and an easy-to-use authoring program, LearnStar gives both students and teachers the tools they need to succeed. http://www.learnstar.com
Hardware:
Mimio What is mimio Xi? mimio Xi is a portable and low cost device that attaches to any whiteboard (up to 4'x8' in size), connects to your PC/Mac and when used with a projector, allows you control your desktop applications and documents directly from the board. Without a projector, mimio enables you to digitally capture notes or drawings that can be saved, shared, and/or integrated into other materials. http://wwww.mimo.com
Zones
Microsoft Large Account Reseller
Contact Information
Judi Harvey
Zones Inc.Judi.Harvey@zones.com
Phone:1-800-750-4923 Ext. 3371
Fax:(253) 205- 2371
Federal ID:911431894
As a Microsoft® Large Account Reseller, Zones® can offer you Select Level pricing on your Microsoft software purchases. Zones account executives and a full staff of licensing experts provide all of our customers with Five-Star Service. Whether you are purchasing Microsoft software under a Select Contract, Campus Agreement or School Agreement, these experts can answer all your licensing questions. By recommending tailored made solutions for each of your IT needs, Zones makes sure your purchases of today work in your infrastructure of tomorrow.
Training
MindLeaders
Contact Information
Kristin Kutz
www.mindleaders.com
Phone: 800-223-3732 ext 1737
Fax: (614) 880-1738
On-Line Training
MindLeaders was founded in 1981 as a developer of custom Computer Based Training. Since then, MindLeaders has evolved into a world leader in the information systems training market with an extensive library of top-quality, interactive, self-paced ready to use e-learning solutions. They currently offer over 1,000 courses on topics ranging from MCSE Certification Paths, Mainframe and Web Development to Desktop Applications and Business Skills Development Videos. Courses are available to K-12 staff and students throughout Montana. Call Kristin Kutz and sign up today.
Vist MindLeaders' Course Catalog.
To evaluate a course, please visit www.MindLeaders.com.
Voice Services
Contact Information
Linda Kirkland
Information Technology Services Division
lkirkland@mt.gov
Phone: (406) 444-1354
We are pleased to inform you that the State of Montana Information Technology Services Division has renewed its contract with Sprint to provide a full suite of long distance and voice services. Montana public schools are allowed to purchase long distance service through the State of Montana's contract.
Please refer to the PDF link for detailed information on services and pricing available on Contract # 02-003.
To take advantage of the competitive pricing on these services, contact Linda Kirkland to complete a Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with the State.
Linda Kirkland
Information Technology Services Division
State of Montana
406-444-1354
lkirkland@mt.gov
For additional information on services and pricing or to place an order, contact Sprint Representative Kathy Geiger via toll free number or email.
Kathy Geiger
Sprint Nextel - Account Manager
(877) 773-3993
kathie.s.geiger@sprint.com
We look forward to providing assistance with your long distance communications needs!
State Purchasing
It's a little known fact that Montana school districts can purchase products from asphalt to wireless communication equipment from the Montana Cooperative Term Contract list
(Note: Microsoft purchasing for schools is much lower than the state government price).
School districts must have a letter of agreement on file with the department of Administration. This agreement must be signed by a local government official and returned to:
Cooperative Purchasing
Property and Supply Bureau
PO Box 200137
Helena MT 59620-0137
There is no dollar limit. The bidding has been done up front for you by the Department of Administration. More information on the Cooperative Purchasing Program. Schools may also purchase office supplies from the Montana's Central Stores through the cooperative purchasing agreement.
As of October 21, 2001, School districts don't have to bid anything under $25,000. Items outside of the State Term Contract that exceed $25,000 must have at least three written bids.
