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Mr. Orlovic from Hamtramck MI is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Program Your Robot To Go Through A Maze Autonomously

My students need 1 netbook computer and a bluetooth adapter.

  • $512 goal

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

This class is a pre-engineering class for young ladies that have some interest in technology. I teach robotics and physics at an all-girl public school with a focus on science and technology. Many students have no concept of science careers and this is a great way to open their eyes to engineering in an exciting hands-on manner. Students will learn to program small robots using the netbooks and bluetooth adapters. They will compete to make their robots run through a maze autonomously, using sensors. They will learn the PBASIC programming language. The classroom is divided into six teams. Each team already has a Boe-Bot kit.

Most of my students are under-privileged teens in a setting where supplies and technology are very limited. A fun and rigorous curriculum is available with these kits. With six netbooks and adapters as my goal, students can completely change their self-perception, their opinion of science, as well as the school culture.

The robot kits are already in the classroom. We now need the technology (netbooks and bluetooth adapters) to use the software, learn and write programs, and communicate with the robots. Students will gain excellent preparation for engineering careers and information technology. This is a great means to boost students' confidence about their success in technical fields.

Your help and concern will empower my students by giving them the confidence and skills to reach goals much higher than they now conceive of.

Mr. Orlovic
Grades 9-12

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
ACER ASPIRE ONE AOD250-1151 NETBOOK - BLACK -- Acer AOD250-1151 Netbook Computers; Black • Quill $287.99 1 $287.99
CANON U.S.A.,INC DHPSD 006 9434A002 E1 7150628 • Best Buy $79.99 1 $79.99

Materials cost

$367.98

Vendor shipping charges

 $36.80

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.52

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$419.30

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$92.04

Total project goal

$511.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $511.34

13 Donors

-$511.34

Donations toward project cost

-$419.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$92.04

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