CDW-G and Discovery Education Announce Win a Wireless Lab 2007
January 10 2007 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
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, and
Discovery Education, the leader in digital video and
multimedia-based learning, today announced the fifth annual �Win a
Wireless Lab� sweepstakes. CDW-G and Discovery Education have
sponsored the annual program since 2003 to capture the attention
and imagination of teachers and expand their use of technology in
the classroom. �CDW-G is pleased to be able to provide the key
components of a digital classroom solution to enhance educators�
abilities to teach 21st-century learning skills,� said Bob Kirby,
senior director, K-12 sales, CDW-G. �When this program began five
years ago, mobile computing in education was still a relatively new
concept. Fast-forward to today, and mobile computing is taking hold
in our schools. We are setting the same high standards for
education that we have in our global workforce.� �As partners in
the Win a Wireless Lab sweepstakes, Discovery Education and CDW-G
share the same goal of promoting the use of technology in
classrooms and giving schools the chance to win high quality
wireless technology labs,� said Paul Thomas, senior vice president,
school services, Discovery Education. �We�re pleased that the
number of entries to this sweepstakes has grown substantially over
the years, demonstrating that more and more educators are excited
about the chance to expose their students to technology that can
engage them in learning.� The sweepstakes runs from January 3, 2007
to May 1, 2007. Public and private school teachers, administrators,
and school and district technology specialists are eligible to
enter by filling out an online form at
http://www.discoveryschool.com/cdwg. Winners will be selected
randomly from all eligible entries received for each drawing. Each
of the five grand prize winners will receive a mobile wireless lab
valued at approximately $50,000, including: 20 notebook or Tablet
PCs computers from HP, Lenovo or Toshiba 3 Wireless access points
from D-Link or NETGEAR 1 Bretford mobile cart Computrace security
software 1 video projector from Epson, Mitsubishi or NEC Solutions
1 laser jet printer from Epson, HP or Lexmark APC power supply 1
networked collection of Discovery School CD-ROMs In addition to the
five grand prize winners, CDW-G and Discovery Education will award:
Five first prizes, each consisting of a Polyvision Interactive
Whiteboard Five second prizes, each consisting of an InFocus
projector Ten third prizes, each consisting of an Acer or Sony
notebook Ten fourth prizes, each consisting of a Sony or Canon
digital camera Ten fifth prizes, each consisting of a gift
certificate to purchase multimedia products from Discovery
Education Winners will be announced in July 2007. CDW-G and
Discovery Education provide on-site training to all Win a Wireless
Lab grand prize winners. A complete list of rules is available
online at http://school.discovery.com/cdwg/. 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
Discovery Education Discovery Education is a division of Discovery
Communications, the leading global real-world and knowledge-based
media company. The leader in digital video-based learning,
Discovery Education produces and distributes high-quality digital
video content in easy-to-use formats, in all core-curricular
subject areas. Discovery Education is committed to creating
scientifically proven, standards-based digital resources for
teachers, students, and parents that make a positive impact on
student learning. Through strategic partnerships with over 25
public television stations across the country, its public service
initiatives, products, and joint business ventures, Discovery
Education helps educators around the world harness the power of
broadband and media to connect their students to a world of
learning. For more information, visit www.discoveryeducation.com.
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