Pennsylvania Launches Classrooms for the Future to Transform Education and Spark High School Reform
VERNON HILLS, Ill. - (Business
Wire, January 24, 2007) - CDW Government, Inc. (CDW-G), a wholly owned
subsidiary of CDW Corporation (NASDAQ:CDWC) 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 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 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 2007
- Inspiration
Software
- Adobe Creative Suite
- 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,
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.
About Futurekids
Futurekids is the premier provider of technology teacher
training solutions for schools and universities around the world.
Futurekids has a 22-year record of success in technology education. Their
core competency is providing technology training as it relates to teaching
and learning. They have relationships and achievements with many key
educational partners such as Intel, IBM and
Dell.
Futurekids is privately owned with headquarters in
Los
Angeles, CA. For more information on Futurekids, please visit http://www.futurekids.com/.
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