Cooperating Teacher Laptop Initiative Invitation Letter

Dear Cooperating Teachers,

As a partner in preparing future teachers, the College of Education (COE) is happy to be able to offer you the opportunity to purchase an Apple laptop computer at the COE student price.

Apple has offered a discount on several laptop bundles that also include a three-year warranty, Microsoft Office, and a video adapter.  This discounted price is only available through the Campus Computer Store located on the UT campus.  The offer is limited to COE education students, faculty, and staff, as well as public school teachers identified by UT.

For example, the white MacBook bundle that includes the four bundle items is currently $1,032.  The technical specifications of this model are listed below:

• Model: MacBook
• Operating System: Mac OS X Leopard
• Processor: 2.13 GHz
• RAM: 2 GB
• Hard Disk Size: 160 GB
• Optical Drive: DVD/CD SuperDrive
• Connectivity: 10/100 Base-T Ethernet, Apple AirPort card, USB and FireWire ports, external SVGA monitor/projector port
• Technical Support: Three-Year AppleCare Protection Plan

 

See the College of Education laptop Web site page for details on the remaining current bundles:
http://www.edb.utexas.edu/education/programs/certification/life/

Note: The "Option B" Back To School promotional bundles are only available to current UT students.

To be eligible for this offer, bring a copy of this letter to the Campus Computer Store in FAC 109.

Web: http://computerstore.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-475-6550

You may also place an order using the COE fax order form, but it is best to call store staff so they can provide you with the proper part numbers to write on the form.

The COE contact for the laptop initiative is Chad Fulton and he can be reached at 512-471-5599.

Thank you for all you do for UT future educators!