REMC 5 Services

1. A/V Repair Service
   Equipment in need of repair goes to Steve’s TV in Midland. Repair order slips are available in your building and must accompany equipment being sent. Equipment is transported via interschool mail to and from the RESD. Arrangements can be made to have oversized items picked up and dropped of at the school building under certain circumstances. Contact REMC for details.
   
    
2. Cooperative Purchasing
   REMC 5 participates in a statewide program designed to service school districts with cooperative buying power on a statewide bid of supplies and equipment. This arrangement saves schools up to fifty percent on purchases of audiovisual equipment, office supplies, and technology items. Many vendors optimize the savings by dealing directly with the twenty-two REMCs in the state, rather than 550 plus local school districts.
    
3. Laminating
   Laminating service is available to all REMC 5 schools.  Items to be laminated should be sent to the RESD via interschool mail.  For details and current price information contact Kay Hauck at 989-875-5101 ext. 322.
    
4. Media Circulation
   The circulation of various media resources to teachers for classroom use has always been one of the most visible forms of service provided by the REMC to its member schools. A collection of over 11,000 items are available to sixty-eight member buildings in the four county area. A daily delivery system provides educators the avenue by which materials reach the classroom.
    
5. Satellite Downlink Sites
   The REMC 5 offices at Clare-Gladwin RESD and Gratiot-Isabella RESD are equipped with satellite dishes which allow participation in live teleconferences. Many programs are taped for viewing at a later date.
    
6. Technology Planning
   Technology planning services help to ground REMC 5 area educators in the knowledge they need in order to ask the right questions, initiate appropriate policies for technology use in schools, and make informed decisions. Planning seminars confront important technology related issues including purchasing, staff development, curriculum revision, facility improvement, and evaluation.
    
7. Technology Training
   The focus of professional development through the REMC is to create an awareness of the interrelationship between educational technology and curriculum. Group sessions and hands-on experiences are offered to those interested in increasing their classroom and personal effectiveness.
    
8. Technology Awareness
   Many educators, students, and community members from the greater regional area visit the multimedia training labs and interactive television classrooms at REMC 5 during the school year. Visitors explore computers, satellite, videoconferencing, videodiscs, CD-ROM, and other educational products.