Brian Hawkins posted a good writeup of our initial deployment process and budget for infrastructure and professional development on our NWRESD 1:1 site.

From the introduction of his post, "Forest Grove has invested much of the time since the mini-conference in Eugene identifying the infrastructure that is needed to effectively run the 1:1 pilot at Tom McCall. Our goal is to leave approximately 33% of the total budget for the pilot for the second year. This will be difficult given that there are significant ramp-up costs involved. We have divided our budget into three main areas: hardware, software and professional development."

Here's an email I had from Erron Woodard at Gateway with warranty information. Be sure to see the three attachments.

From: Woodard, Erron [mailto:Erron.Woodard@Gateway.com]
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 7:24 AM
To: Trout, Tom
Cc: Paul Nelson; Leslie Golden
Subject: RE: Question about laptop insurance options...

Paul,
    The systems come with a 3 yr warranty with accidental damage
protection.  To add Computrace Complete (theft) would cost an additional
$79 for 3 yrs.

4 yr warranty for Laptop with accidental damage protection $129
4 yr Computrace Complete $99

5 yr warranty for Laptop with accidental damage protection $179
5 yr Computrace Complete $119

Hope this helps.  Let me know if you have any questions.

Erron Woodard
Account Executive, Public Sector, Education HED/K-12 OR/WA
800-211-4952 ext 25833 Phone
605-232-2715 Fax
erron.woodard@gateway.com

Here are minutes and handouts from the most recent Education Enterprise Steering Committee meeting.

• Morning Session
• Paul Nelson Moodle Training
• Tom Layton