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Pre-Approval is Required:<\/strong><\/p>\n The official 1:1 student device for The Muscogee County School District is the Chromebook.\u00a0 A Dell\/Lenovo Windows device is the official device for employees.\u00a0 MCSD has dramatically reduced the number of Apple devices throughout all locations.\u00a0 Divisions\/Departments\/Schools are not permitted to purchase Apple-related products, regardless of funding source, unless the requested Apple product is a direct requirement for curriculum, a program, and\/or a documented individualized direct student need (IEP related).\u00a0 Requests must be made in partnership with the Division of Information Services.\u00a0 All requests must be pre-approved by the Executive Director of the Technology Learning & Support Department.\u00a0 Pending approval, the Department of Technology Learning & Support will assist you in procuring Apple iPads for your school and\/or program.\u00a0<\/p>\n All Apple-related products must be purchased directly from Apple and not from a third-party retailer (Best Buy, Amazon, Wal-Mart, etc.). Purchasing directly from Apple allows education pricing and back-end support that is unavailable from other sellers.<\/p>\n NOTE:\u00a0 A work ticket must be submitted via Incident IQ detailing the request to initiate the pre-approval process.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n All orders must be shipped to the Bradley Technology Office Building.\u00a0 Our TLS department will ensure proper setup and then deliver the devices to your location.\u00a0<\/p>\n NOTE:\u00a0 All device inventory management processes and procedures within Incident IQ must be followed.\u00a0 Please contact our Technology Systems Analyst for more information.<\/strong><\/p>\n If you would like to request student apps that are not already available in the Self Service Portal app on the iPad, consult the following article: https:\/\/muscogee.incidentiq.com\/requestor\/kb\/categories\/5e8b91a8-4d47-e911-80f4-2818784a5fd8\/articles\/c57ecfee-9b91-4465-934b-20cdd3318302<\/a><\/p>\n If you would like to receive device training for your faculty, contact your school\u2019s Learning Innovation Specialist or place a work order for the request. If the devices are for the Program for Exceptional Students (PES), contact the PES department head for training requests.<\/p>\n Questions:\u00a0 Please contact Vintrez Davis @ 706-507-0873 \/ davis.vintrez.d@muscogee.k12.ga.us<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Virtucom Purchases: Desktops, Laptops, Chromebooks, and Accessories” open_toggle_text_color=”#000000″ open_toggle_background_color=”#ffffff” closed_toggle_text_color=”#000000″ closed_toggle_background_color=”#ffffff” admin_label=”Virtucom Responses” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_level=”h4″ title_font=”Montserrat|500|||||||” title_line_height=”1.4em” body_line_height=”2em” custom_padding=”30px|40px|30px|40px|true|true” animation_style=”fade” border_radii=”on|10px|10px|10px|10px” border_width_all=”0px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_blur=”30px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.06)” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n This is the quick quote site for Virtucom for computer accessories like batteries, monitors, mice, cables, and more.<\/p>\n https:\/\/virtucom.com\/virtucare\/<\/a><\/p>\n Submit a work ticket at\u00a0https:\/\/muscogee.incidentiq.com\/requestor\/dashboard<\/a> to get the Username and Password for the virtucom quick quote site. The username and password will also be sent out to all school administrators and Media Specialists periodically.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Adobe Creative Cloud Purchase Information” open_toggle_text_color=”#000000″ open_toggle_background_color=”#ffffff” closed_toggle_text_color=”#000000″ closed_toggle_background_color=”#ffffff” admin_label=”Creative Cloud” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_level=”h4″ title_font=”Montserrat|500|||||||” title_line_height=”1.4em” body_line_height=”2em” custom_padding=”30px|40px|30px|40px|true|true” animation_style=”fade” border_radii=”on|10px|10px|10px|10px” border_width_all=”0px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_blur=”30px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.06)” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The district uses a VIP number through our vendor to purchase the product. \u00a0The purchase is made through August of each year.\u00a0 If you are purchasing for an entire school for more than 3 licenses you will contact Roger Jacobson to request a quote. Once you have requested a quote, the vendor will be contacted. \u00a0Once the vendor responds to Mr. Jacobson with the quote it will be forwarded to the school who requested it. Once the purchase has been made the the following will determine what information needs to be sent to Roger Jacobson.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Adobe CC programs do change over time:<\/p>\n Creative Cloud Apps currently include:<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”SSI Audio \/ Video Solutions” open_toggle_text_color=”#000000″ open_toggle_background_color=”#ffffff” closed_toggle_text_color=”#000000″ closed_toggle_background_color=”#ffffff” admin_label=”SSI purchases” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_level=”h4″ title_font=”Montserrat|500|||||||” title_line_height=”1.4em” body_line_height=”2em” custom_padding=”30px|40px|30px|40px|true|true” animation_style=”fade” border_radii=”on|10px|10px|10px|10px” border_width_all=”0px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_blur=”30px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.06)” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Contact Austin Lawrence at 706-748-2048 or Lawrence.Bradley.A@muscogee.k12.ga.us<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Printer Scan Cards” open_toggle_text_color=”#000000″ open_toggle_background_color=”#ffffff” closed_toggle_text_color=”#000000″ closed_toggle_background_color=”#ffffff” admin_label=”Printer Scan Cards” _builder_version=”4.17.3″ title_level=”h4″ title_font=”Montserrat|500|||||||” title_line_height=”1.4em” body_line_height=”2em” custom_padding=”30px|40px|30px|40px|true|true” animation_style=”fade” border_radii=”on|10px|10px|10px|10px” border_width_all=”0px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_blur=”30px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.06)” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Visit the website listed below to order additional Scan cards. Please note that the unit price decreases as your order quantity goes up, so plan accordingly.<\/p>\n https:\/\/store.gototags.com\/nfc-pvc-badge-ntag213-vertical\/<\/a><\/p>\n You should not punch holes in these cards yourself, as you could damage the internal chip. 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