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Mr. T.'s classroom raised $419

College Bound? Where's the Spirit?!

My students need a laser printer for the class, to print projects, homework assignments and class tools.

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Mr. T.
Grades 9-12

College bound kids in high poverty school yearn to become competitive with more modern technology and learning methods! I teach 9-11th grade ESL and English Language Arts (ELA) in a high poverty school, in a state (New York) where budget cuts have pretty much eliminated any chance of integrating technology in more than 1% of the classrooms. Our school laser copier never has any toner and is constantly broken because it is not meant for high capacity use. This has made it difficult for me to create homework assignments, guided notes and visuals which are essential to my English Learning kids. Because most of them do not have computers at home and the public libraries in the neighborhood are insufficient, they are unable to really see their computer work printed and presented. a laser printer will be the first important step in solving these two problems!

Our school laser copier never has any toner and is constantly broken because it is not meant for high capacity use. This has made it difficult for me to create homework assignments, guided notes and visuals which are essential to my English Learning kids. Because most of them do not have computers at home and the public libraries in the neighborhood are insufficient, they are unable to really see their computer work printed and presented. a laser printer will be the first important step in solving these two problems!

With a laser printer in the classroom, and my personal computer which i will lend to the kids, the students will be able to see how rough drafts can be transformed into typed, neat presentations which are a requirement for all work submitted in college. This will also allow me to create University level projects, syllabi and guided notes just like in a university, to begin to train these how to interact with and keep assignments given by their professors. This will also function to support the need to constantly create visuals and manipulative which are essential in supporting and ESL education.

This is the first step in my effort to integrate technology into my classroom and begin a truly college bound track for my students. With your help and support we will be able to take this first step and continue to create projects which will make these kids competitive with their more affluent counterparts. I think they deserve the same opportunities and access to technology which is common to the majority of the country. Thank you so much for believing in us and helping us get our future of the ground!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

130 students impacted 11 donors
Mr. T. Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

130 students impacted 11donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
LASER MULTI-FUNCTION CENTER WITH WIRELESS AND ETHERNET NETW -- Brother MFC-7840W Mono Laser Multifunction Machine; Wireless • Quill $299.98 1 $299.98

Materials cost

$299.98

Vendor shipping charges

 $30.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$343.48

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$75.40

Total project goal

$418.88

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $418.88

8 Donors

-$209.44

Donations toward project cost

-$171.74

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.70

match offer

-$209.44

Match offer toward project cost

-$171.74

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.70

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 $0.00

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