microsoft connected partner overview for microsoft partners
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Microsoft ConnectED Partner Overview for Microsoft Partners
Today’s Discussion
What is ConnectED? How is Microsoft involved and WHAT is our offering? What is the role of OEMs, Services and Channel
Partenrs? What is the process for selling this offer? What resources are available for partners to learn and
promote this offering? Where is the information posted and who do we
contact for questions?
Announced by the White House
in June 2013, ConnectED is:• Connecting America’s
schools,
• Improving teaching,
• Unleashing private-sector innovation
Microsoft and Partners Answer President Obama’s ConnectED Challenge with Offer to Bring Affordable Technology to All U.S. Students at Public Schools Nationwide
ConnectED advances teaching and learning by bringing technology to students
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Microsoft Office for all students at no additional cost for qualifying schools
5 free licenses per student of Office Pro Plus if the school also uses it
Low-cost broadband available through EveryoneOn non-profit
Significantly lower EDU price for Windows 8.1 Pro via OEMs: Single Letter of Eligibilityfor all K-12 public schools
Free professional development for teachers through Partners in Learning
Ad-free search with Bing for Schools
Microsoft is rising to the challengeMicrosoft’s EDU Offer “$1bn in cost savings”
Sizing the K12 Public School Market
* Students per district
50M public students
4.8M
14.4M
14.9M
16.1M
Man
aged
Acco
unts385 Districts
20K-150K
15 Dis. >150K*
16,274 Districts<5K
1,600 Districts5K-20K
# Public Students
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Microsoft delivers value no one else can match
• Free access to proven teacher development programs
• Online resources at MS-sponsored teach.org
Teacher development
• Proven device security
• Easy application management
• Secure user authentication
• Ad-free search; NO data mining
Student privacy
• Involved learning environment
• Integrated technology in all aspects of the classroom
• Collaborative technology to create and consume
Integrated experiences
• Cross-student and cross-classroom collaboration
• Global awareness
• Creative problem-solving
• 21st century skills
Modern learning
The only software package to appear among the Top 20 skills for high-growth/high-salary positions1
1IDC, October 2013
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Reseller contacts OEM and places order for Devices with OEM
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OEM validates that the end customer is eligible to procure the National Academic Offering sku. Validation occurs on MyOEM.
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OEM provides reseller the devices with the Windows 8.1 Pro National Academic Offering
Customer Order Process
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Customer contacts Reseller and requests devices.Customer provides a copy of the Letter of Eligibility (LOE) if they have been provided the LOE
Unprecedented Partner Opportunity
DevicesSoftware ServicesApps
Device maintenance & imaging services
Broadband, Unified Communications (Lync) and Cloud Services Deployments (Office 365 / Azure)
Bundled offers with devices, peripherals and attached services
Professional Development and Training Services
Network Design and Implementation
Develop LOB Solutions and Applications
Building your offersExtending value through your unique capabilities
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Microsoft Education Partner Networkhttps://www.mseducommunity.com/US
Resources Leadership Perspectives
Partner & MS Discussion Forums
Readiness Calendar
Newsletters
Next steps:
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Attend upcoming readiness events (TBA)
Build offers and services around Microsoft ConnectED
Understand the process and offers posted on MEPN
Vince MenzioneGeneral [email protected]
Denise McElroyEdu Partner Director & [email protected]
Raamel MitchellPartner Sales Exec – [email protected]
Jeff McKeeSenior Channel Exec – [email protected]
Leslie HofeldtPartner Sales Exec – CDW & [email protected]
All other [email protected]
Contacts