Down to a Science: Gateway and PASCO Join Forces to Provide Teachers With Complete Learning Solutions
April 01 2004 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Down to a Science: Gateway and PASCO Join Forces to Provide
Teachers With Complete Learning Solutions Schools Gain
Full-Featured, Science Curriculum Solutions With Gateway Hardware
and PASCO Probeware POWAY, Calif., and ROSEVILLE,Calif., April 1
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gateway and PASCO Scientific today
announced they are now offering integrated science technology
solutions for schools. The two companies are teaming up their
respective hardware and software products to help educational
institutions integrate computer-based science experiments into
their curriculum. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020930/LAM050LOGO ) PASCO's
science probeware, software and curricula are now available as part
of Gateway's educational Mobile Wireless Lab, which features a
mobile cart, up to 30 Gateway wirelessly enabled notebooks or
tablet PCs, printers and a wireless access point. Teachers are able
to pass out notebooks or tablets from the cart, which can be moved
from classroom to classroom -- giving schools a cost-effective way
to provide an entire classroom with computers, while freeing up
space. The addition of PASCO's award-winning Pure Digital
Probeware(TM), software, curricula and lab bundles give science
teachersan easy way to increase student comprehension through
hands-on, inquiry-based investigations in biology, chemistry,
physics, earth/environmental science and general science. Designed
for K-12 and higher-education institutions, PASCO offers more than
40sensors measuring everything from barometric pressure to
electrical currents. PASCO probeware and curricula are designed to
help teachers meet state and federal science standards. "PASCO's
comprehensive science labs for K-12 and higher-education
institutions add another important element to Gateway's education
products portfolio," said Scott Weinbrandt, senior vice president
of Gateway Professional. "Gateway is customer-centric in the way it
approaches technology in the classroom, offering turnkey solutions,
a vision for how technology integrates with curriculum and
high-touch service -- not merely providing point products and
impersonal voicemail support." "All of us in the education
community are challenged by No Child Left Behind to bring the best
practices in learning to all students," said Dr. Eileen Lento,
director of learning technologies at PASCO. "PASCO is pleased to be
able to bring our award-winning probeware solutions to Gateway's
desktop and notebook computers. The powerful and affordable
PASCO-Gateway offering means greater teacher and student access to
proven inquiry-based science." Gateway's alliance with PASCO is
part of its commitment to help educators use technology to improve
student achievement and address challenges they face in integrating
technology and curriculum. Gateway has aligned itself with a wide
variety of educational providers to provide complete solutions for
customers, including relationships with SMART Technologies and
Riverdeep software. SMART Technologies provides interactive
whiteboards that integrate with Gateway plasma displays, while
Riverdeep delivers scientifically researched math and reading
products that integrate with Gateway's educational PC product line.
Educators will be able to purchaseany of the products in PASCO's
USB-based PASPORT line of probeware as a standalone solution or
bundled with Gateway's Mobile Wireless Lab, allowing them to design
a solution to meet their specific needs. For more information or
procurement options on Gateway or PASCO solutions, contact a
Gateway education sales representative at (888) 888-0392, or visit
http://www.gateway.com/education. Gateway is a leading branded
integrator of technology solutions. From high-end servers to
market-leading plasma displays to comprehensive services, Gateway
delivers whole-office technology solutions, coupled with high-touch
service. Serving organizations for more than 15 years, Gateway uses
its multi-channel approach to make the purchase, use and support of
technology simple. Gateway customers include many of the world's
leading organizations, such as the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency,
the University of Arizona and others. For more information on
Gateway Professional solutions, visit
http://www.gateway.com/business. About PASCO PASCO scientific has
been developing innovative, technology-based science learning
solutions that enable teachers to improve science literacy by
engaging students in hands-on science exploration for 40 years.
PASCO enables electronic measurement through probeware and sensors,
electronic data collection through dataloggers and data analysis
through software applications. For more information about PASCO
scientific call (800) 772-8700 or visit http://www.pasco.com/.
About Gateway Since its founding in 1985, Gateway (NYSE:GTW) has
been a technology and direct-marketing pioneer, using its call
centers, website and retail network to build direct customer
relationships. As a branded integrator of personalized technology
solutions, Gateway offers consumers, businesses and schools a wide
range of thin TVs, digital cameras, connected DVD players,
enterprise systems and other products, which work together
seamlessly with its award-winning line of PCs. Its products and
services received nearly 130 awards and honors last year. With its
acquisition of eMachines now complete, Gateway is the third largest
PC company in the United States and among the top 10 worldwide.
Visit http://www.gateway.com/ for more information.
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