Mobile Computing Devices

The State of Idaho has released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Students Come First initiative. In an effort to ensure potential suppliers have the most current information regarding this RFP, the only access to it is through the Idaho Division of Purchasing eProcurement system. Information regarding the eProcurement system and instructions on how to access the RFP are located at http://purchasing.idaho.gov/ipro.html.

Questions regarding the RFP or accessing it? Please contact Mark Little mark.little@adm.idaho.gov or Sarah Hilderbrand sarah.hilderbrand@adm.idaho.gov.

Results of the Mobile Computing Device Survey [OPEN/CLOSE]

Student Survey on Mobile Computing Devices [OPEN/CLOSE]

Letters of Interest [OPEN/CLOSE]

One of the goals of Students Come First is to provide a computer to student ratio of 1:1.

Beginning in 2012, we will invest in a mobile computing device for every high school teacher. Beginning in 2013, we will begin to invest in a mobile computing device for high school students. The mobile computing device will include all the necessary tech support, maintenance and security. Within three years, there will be a 1:1 ratio of students to computers in the classroom. Local school district will have the flexibility to determine when students are given mobile computing devices in high school and how they are used in the classroom, with the guidance of teachers. Districts will develop local usage policies that will decide whether the students can take the devices home or only use them in the classroom. In addition to providing the device, maintenance, repair and tech support, the state will fund teacher training and curriculum integration for Idaho’s classroom teachers so they have the professional development necessary to help students utilize technology to the best of their ability. Every child having access to a mobile computing device while in school also means textbooks can be replaced with e-books, which do not wear out and can be updated more easily when a teacher needs it. The mobile computing device becomes the textbook in every classroom, the research tool in science, the word processor in English, and a way to engage students in learning like never before.