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Rural School District Puts Gateway Tablets at Head of Class Pocahontas Area Community School Creates Interactive Classrooms With Gateway Tablet PC Technology IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- High-tech presentation tools are no longer reserved just for corporate boardrooms, sales conferences and trade shows. Today, even schools are getting into the act. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020930/LAM050LOGO) A case in point is Pocahontas Area Community School, a K-12 district serving more than 650 students in Western Iowa, which recently chose tablet PC technology from Gateway to equip its 84 classrooms. The district's teachers are utilizing Gateway M275 tablets, featuring pen input for illustrating and annotating, linked to digital projectors. The new solution has effectively replaced TVs, VCRs, desktop PCs, whiteboards and overhead projectors -- simplifying the classroom, while also increasing the ways in which teachers can present information. In fact, because the rollout was completed just in time for the 2004 school year, Pocahontas' educators have been able to integrate Gateway(TM) M275s directly into their curriculum. Social science teachers, for example, are using the tablets to guide students through virtual tours of ancient cities with lesson plans created in Microsoft PowerPoint. And math teachers are projecting graphing calculators onto their walls, helping students visualize the answers to tough problems. Pocahontas Area Community School is also using the Gateway M275 to eliminate educational barriers for home-bound children. Teachers can print out or email all instructional materials, including notes, handouts, PowerPoint decks and streaming video clips to the absent student, enabling him or her to follow lessons in real-time. "When I first became aware of the Gateway M275 tablet PC, I immediately recognized it could be a revolutionary teaching tool," said George Tuttle, a technology consultant and former teacher at Pocahontas Area Community School District with more than 35 years of teaching experience. "In a matter of weeks, our teachers began to use the tablets in applications that we hadn't even considered. We anticipate them helping our teachers become true facilitators, allowing students to direct their own learning." Gateway was selected by the district because of its commitment to the long-term success of Pocahontas Area Community School's technology vision and the company's extensive technical support and maintenance services. As part of the technology rollout, Gateway also created computer training for all teachers throughout the dispersed district. 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 University of Arizona, Harvard University, California Highway Patrol and others. For more information on Gateway Professional solutions, visit http://www.gateway.com/business. About Gateway Since its founding in 1985, Gateway (NYSE:GTW) has been a technology pioneer, offering award-winning PCs and related products to consumers, businesses, government agencies and schools. With its acquisition of eMachines now complete, Gateway is the fastest growing PC company in the world(1), the third-largest in the U.S. and among the top ten worldwide. Its products under both brands received more than 150 awards and honors last year. Gateway products are offered at major retailers, over the web and phone, and through its direct and indirect sales force. eMachines products are sold by major retailers. See http://www.gateway.com/ for more information. (1) Based on year-on-year and sequential growth figures from in the second quarter of 2004; source: "IDC PC Tracker, September, 2004." http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020930/LAM050LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Gateway, Inc. CONTACT: Ted Ladd of Gateway, +1-949-471-7704, Web site: http://www.gateway.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/144245.html

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