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Mrs. Otto from Pawleys Isl., SC is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Pinch of Creativity with a Dash of Color

My students need a color printer to print projects done in class.

  • $1,024 goal

This project expired on August 10, 2008.

This project expired on August 10, 2008.

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Mrs. Otto Waccamaw High School
Pawleys Isl., SC Grades 6-8

I teach keyboarding in a school that has low income families and 77% of our school's kids get free lunch. We are the poorest school district in our county. Technology is utilized in my classroom to enhance education by integrating subjects across the curriculum. Students are highly motivated and engaged with the 30 computers in my room.

The problem is, I have a slow black and white printer in my classroom. When my kids do a project that they put their hearts and souls into it, when it comes out of the printer in black and white they get upset. They want to see their creativity and the colors put into it come out on paper. Would you want to create a wonderful PowerPoint presentation for your company, and put lots of effort into it for it to only show in black and white? No you would be mad too. I feel terrible for these kids and I would love for them to get the acknowledgment they deserve when they create a masterpiece.

What I really need is a color printer for my projects in the class. Not everything needs the color printer but when my kids are creating a graded assignment, I want them to feel good about what they created and I am tired of hearing "Oh it's not in color?"

So please if you can find it in your heart to donate towards my proposal, it would be greatly appreciated. Maybe, if enough people are as caring as me, we will meet our goal and get the printer we need for our class. Thank you in advance.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

530 students impacted
Mrs. Otto Waccamaw High School Grades 6-8

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Pawleys Isl., SC View local requests

Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

530 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
OKI C6000N COLOR LASER PRINTER -- OKI C6000N Color Laser Printer • Quill Corporation $699.98 1 $699.98

Materials cost

$699.98

Vendor shipping charges

 $70.00

Sales tax

 $35.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$17.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$839.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$184.17

Total project goal

$1,023.17

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