Purpose

The Technology Buy Focus Group works with the Nebraska ESU's and the Nebraska Department of Education to facilitate previews, evaluations, negotiations, and support for technology related products on behalf of the K-12 schools of Nebraska.

Chris Petroff is the current Tech Buy Chairperson; contact Chris to pursue previewing and or negotiations of possible tech buy opportunities. A complete ESU and NDE contact list is maintained for you to contact your local ESU/NDE technology person. 

Adobe

Nebraska ESU Cooperative Purchasing facilitates the contract with Adobe. Softchoice is the authorized reseller for Adobe products to ESU's and ALL Nebraska schools served by ESU's. Work at home rights are offered for faculty and staff. All queries and purchase orders are directed to: Lindsy Branson, Academic Sales, 4 City Place #450, St. Louis, Missouri 63141. Phone: 888.251.7638, ext. 1142; Fax: 314-801-1129; Email: Lindsy.Branson@softchoice.com. Nebraska pricing information is available. at http://nebraska.swpnet.com/

Atomic Learning

Nebraska ESU Cooperative Purchasing facilitates the contract with Atomic Learning, Inc. Short, easy-to-view-and-understand tutorial movies that answered the common questions people have when learning software. Order from ESU NECOOP. Questions: Peter Schneider; 866-259-6890 ext. #115; pschneider@atomiclearning.com

CDW-G (purchased MicroWarehouse)

Nebraska ESU Cooperative Purchasing and AEPA (a 22+ state buying association) are pleased to offer technology products (software and hardware) at special pricing. This program is available to ESU's and ALL Nebraska schools served by ESU's. Go to http://www.neesucoop.org/Technology.html for information and step by step ordering instructions.

Circus Ponies

Nebraska ESU Cooperative Purchasing facilitates the contract with Circus Ponies for Notebook, an outlining and organizing software program for Macintosh. Order directly from Circus Ponies: Elizabeth Statmore; 1.415.695.3100; sales@circusponies.com

FileMaker, Inc

Based on an agreement with NDE, ALL Nebraska PUBLIC schools, ESU's and NDE can purchase FileMaker Pro at Tier 4 pricing. Each entity can order from ANY authorized FileMaker reseller with the Nebraska contract code of "NDE". This Filemaker, Inc. flyer in pdf explaines the program and can be distributed. Some resellers are:

Holcombs, P.O. Box 94636, Cleveland, OH 44101-4636, 1.800-362.9907 x3669, ATTN: Maria

Softchoice. 4 City Place #450, St. Louis, Missouri 63141. Phone: 888.251.7638, ext. 1142; Fax: 314-801-1129; Lindsy.Branson@softchoice.com

TRC, 749 South 8th Street, West Dundee, Il 60118, 1.800.517.2320 x209, ATTN Andy

 

GaggleNet

Nebraska ESU Cooperative Purchasing facilitates the contract with Gaggle.Net to provide a safe and controlled enviroment to allow student email at school or home. Order information: http://www.neesucoop.org/Gaggle.html Contact: Mark Elder; 1-800-288-7750; email: mark@gaggle.net

Luminous Recycling, Inc.

Nebraska ESU Cooperative Purchasing facilitates the contract with Luminous Electronics of Denver Colorado, to provide an electronic recycling service for surplus and obsolete electonic equipment such as computers, monitors, office equipment, etc; equipment list. Contact Steve Fuelberth, 1.888.312.2333, sfuelberth@luminousrecycling.com.

Microsoft Education

Nebraska ESU Cooperative Purchasing facilitates the contract with Softchoice. Softchoice is the authorized reseller for Microsoft Education products to ESU's and Nebraska PUBLIC schools served by ESU's. All queries and purchase orders are directed to: Lindsy Branson, Academic Sales, 4 City Place #450, St. Louis, Missouri 63141. Phone: 888.251.7638, ext. 1142; Fax: 314-801-1129; Email: Lindsy.Branson@softchoice.com. Nebraska pricing information is available. at http://nebraska.swpnet.com/

NetTrekker

Nebraska ESU Cooperative Purchasing facilitates the contract with NetTrekker, a safe Internet search engine correlated to Nebraska standards for students,teachers and librarians. for current information contact Amanda Mills, NetTrekker Account Manager, (757) 333-4103, amills@netTrekker.com

NovaNet

Nebraska ESU Cooperative Purchasing facilitates the contract with Pearson's for NovaNet a comprehensive, online courseware system designed for grades 6-12, Contact John Lane; 1.719.548.0405; john.lane@pearson.com

SOCS

Nebraska ESU Cooperative Purchasing facilitates the contract with FES, the Foundation for Educational Services, headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska. FES is a nonprofit organization that has provided products and services to the education community since 1986. SOCS is E-rate compliant as a web-hosting service for schools. Contact Stacy Musil, 1.800.850.8397x6991; staceym@fes.org.

Sophos

Nebraska ESU Cooperative Purchasing facilitates the contract with Sophos, anti-virus software for Windows, Macintosh and Unix. Purchase from Softchoice. All queries and purchase orders are directed to: Lindsy Branson, Academic Sales, 4 City Place #450, St. Louis, Missouri 63141. Phone: 888.251.7638, ext. 1142; Fax: 314-801-1129; Email: Lindsy.Branson@softchoice.com. For a trial program, or license issues, contact Maui at maui.ing@sophos.com; 1-781-494-5930

AlphaSmart Keyboards

Apple Software (including some formally Claris software)

Educational Resources

Focus

MECC

Rosetta Stone

Scholastic

Symantic

Sirs

Sirs is now available through the Nebraska Library Commission.