Technical Book Purchases Making a Difference

All of the royalties from Practical Packet Analysis and Applied NSM are donated to public school classrooms as well as a specific group of charities. Half way through 2015, your purchases of these books funded the following:

Dupo, IL – One Apple TV
This device will allow students to broadcast tablets to the classroom and will allow for group interaction with a limited number of devices.

Ypsilanti, MI – Two Raspberry Pi starter kits  and touch screen LCDs
Will be used to teach students how to code and debug programs.

Brunswick, GA – Lego Mindstorms kit and circuit building kits
Equipment will be used for an elementary school maker space

Bassett, VA – 3D Printer
Printer will be used as a part of a Maker Space in the elementary school’s library

Orlando, FL – Four DragonTouch Tablets
These devices will allow for customized tech learning plans to be delivered to elementary school students.

Lyndonville, VT – 3D Printer
Printer will be used as a part of a new technology design class focused on STEM education

Stone Mountain, GA – Ten Raspberry Pi kits and five RC robotics kits
Used for developing a technology course to teach kids about programming and robotics

New Lothrop, MI – Two Arduino kits, red boards, soldering kits, and misc sensors
Used in high school technology classes to teach kids about electronics, soldering, and programming

Claysville, PA – Ten Arduino invention kits
Allowing middle school students to explore and invent things that will teach them about electronics, robots, and coding

Charlotte, NC – Raspberry Pi starter kit, electronics kit, invention kit
Equipment will be used to build a Maker Space in the middle school’s library.

Dunlap, IL – Ten Arduino ultimate starter kits
Kits will be used in conjunction with club activities to teach students how create digitally controlled devices

Hartford, KY – Lego Mindstorms EV3 Kit
Kit will be used to develop a middle school robotics program

In additions, cash donations were made to the following:

  • Hope for the Warriors
  • Autism Speaks
  • Hackers for Charity
  • Kiva

If you purchased a copy of one of these books, thank you for contributing to these worthwhile causes. We are using education to fund more education.

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