Pennsylvania Launches Classrooms for the Future to Transform Education and Spark High School Reform.First Wave will Highlight Professional Development, Technology and Instructional Reform in Districts Throughout the Commonwealth VERNON HILLS, Ill. -- CDW CDW - data warehouse Government, Inc. (CDW-G CDW-G CDW - Government (formerly Computer Discount Warehouse - Government) ), a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of CDW Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CDWC CDWC Computer Discount Warehouse (stock symbol) ) and leading source of Information Technology (IT) solutions to governments and educators, today announced it has been selected as a prime contractor for Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell's three-year Classrooms for the Future initiative. Classrooms for the Future provides teachers with intensive professional development, powerful new teaching tools and will put a notebook computer A laptop computer that weighs in a range from five to seven pounds. The term originated when laptops were routinely more than 10 pounds, and those that became lighter were placed in a special "notebook" category. In practice, notebook computer and laptop computer are synonymous. on every high school English, math, science and social studies desk. Governor Rendell's program will include 79 school districts in the first year, with plans to expand statewide in subsequent years. "Classrooms for the Future is focused on high school reform, instruction and the transformative power of technology to affect how teachers teach and how students learn," said Chris Rother, group vice president, CDW-G. "The Pennsylvania Department of Education The Pennsylvania Department of Education is the executive department of the state charged with K-12 and adult educational budgeting, management and guidelines. As the state education agency, it's activities are directed by Pennsylvania's Secretary of Education, Gerald L. Zahorchak. and CDW-G are leveraging professional development with a state of the art classroom to improve learning outcomes. This program is about the students, their needs and preparing them for an ever-changing high-tech global marketplace." Working with the commonwealth, CDW-G plans to have the first wave of districts ready by February 2007 and to expand to the remaining districts previously announced by the governor's office by the end of the 2006-07 school year. Classrooms for the Future will provide a 21st-century education to students through the appropriate and creative use of classroom technology. To deliver the highest quality of professional development, CDW-G has partnered with Futurekids, Inc., a premier provider of technology teacher training solutions for schools and universities around the world. Teachers will receive extensive professional development and have the opportunity to work with Keystone Coaches--mentors/trainers who will ensure teachers understand how technology can be an effective tool for educating and engaging students. Teachers and coaches will begin their professional development training in mid-February and will receive additional instructor-led development throughout the year. The CDW-G Classrooms for the Future solution includes: * Lenovo([R]) ThinkPad([TM]) Notebooks * Futurekids, Inc. professional development and training * Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. 2007 * Inspiration Software * Adobe Creative Suite Adobe Creative Suite is a collection of graphic design, video editing, and web development applications made by Adobe Systems. The latest version, Adobe Creative Suite 3 (CS3), was announced on March 27, 2007; it introduced Universal binaries for all programs for the Apple * Promethean interactive white boards * Polyvision interactive white boards * D-Link access points * HP multimedia printer and digital camera * Canon video camera * Bretford mobile laptop carts * Epson projector * Logitech webcam and speakers Please visit www.cdwg.com/PAclassroomsforthefuture for more information about the CDW-G Classroom for the Future project. About CDW-G A wholly owned subsidiary of CDW Corporation (NASDAQ:CDWC), a FORTUNE 500 company, CDW Government (CDW-G) is a trusted technology advisor to federal, state and local government agencies, as well as to educational institutions at all levels. CDW-G offers best-in-class technology products and services from top-name brands such as Acer, Adobe, Cisco, HP, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Lenovo, Microsoft, Panasonic, Samsung, Sony, Symantec, and Toshiba. For more information about CDW-G product offerings, procurement options, service and solutions, call 1.800.863.4239, or visit the CDW-G Web site at CDWG.com. |
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