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Speakers & Fan Needed for Classroom Computers

My students need two sets of speakers and a cooling pad for their classroom computers.

  • $171 goal

This project expired on July 18, 2010.

This project expired on July 18, 2010.

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Ms. W.
Grades 9-12

My Students

I work at a special education school, servicing emotionally disturbed, learning disabled, and other special education classified students. Our students come from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Over 95% of the student body is eligible for free lunch and over 90% receive public assistance.

I have a self-contained classroom, which services students with specialized learning needs.

During classroom lessons, my students learn the basics of Math, English, Science, and Social Studies. They only venture out of my classroom for their elective courses, so the majority of their studies are done in my room alone.

My Project

I want my students to stay focused on their academic assignments, and not have to worry about lack of resources. They use our computers every day, and have assigned "computer time" to focus on writing skills. They also use their computers for conducting research, reading online tutorials, typing skills, and free time. My students complete many of their classroom assignments on computers, including essays, poetry writing, math work, and PowerPoint projects. Due to financial cutbacks, I have not been able to get a request fulfilled for speakers & a cooling pad for their computers. The speakers are needed to enhance their computer sound systems, and the fan is needed so their laptop computer does not overheat due to continuous use.

Despite my students' various emotional, environmental, and educational challenges, many plan to pursue college degrees after graduation.

This project will help them succeed in that endeavor.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

45 students impacted
Ms. W. Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

45 students impacted

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Tripp Lite Notebook Laptop Cooling Pad • CDW Inc. $17.38 1 $17.38
LOGITECH SPEAKER SYSTEM Z313 -- Logitech Z313 Speaker System • Quill $49.99 2 $99.98

Materials cost

$117.36

Vendor shipping charges

 $11.74

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.76

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$139.86

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$30.70

Total project goal

$170.56

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