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Ms. Wilhelm from Firth NE is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Chromebooks for Norris Middle School Band Program

My students need 30 Chromebooks to work on independent projects, experience different music genres and styles, and create their own compositions.

  • $3,792 goal

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My Students

"Music can change the world because it can change people," Bono, member of the band U2, said. My students need to be exposed to all music in order to understand the world that they will be impacting as they grow older. Technology can help to accomplish this in ways we have never been able to before.

My students attend a consolidated school in rural Nebraska.

My students enjoy learning about different genres of music and applying that knowledge to the music they are playing in band. The school district has made a strong commitment to keeping the technology in the district updated. Resources are of course limited though. We have wireless Internet access and all students have Google accounts through the school. My large band classes do not fit in a computer lab and it is difficult to get a mobile computer cart due to high demand from other teachers. With 30 Chromebooks I will be able to have the students work in pairs or divide the class and have students rotate using the Chromebooks so they can work independently.

My Project

The Chromebooks will allow my students to work on projects designed to increase their knowledge of the mechanics of music, different genres of music, multicultural music, and performers from both the past and present. Students will have the opportunity for guided discovery through webquests. They will complete independent learning projects I have designed using Google presentations, Google forms, and other Internet resources. Students will also listen to their performances and evaluate themselves. This is one of the most powerful ways for students to learn and improve.

Music and technology are both present in everyone's everyday lives.

All students need a solid knowledge base to make informed decisions and continue to learn throughout their lives. Through learning about music and using technology, students will learn how to work with others and be responsible citizens of both the physical and digital worlds.

Ms. Wilhelm
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
LAP99 - Samsung Series 5 Chromebook • Lakeshore Learning $99.00 30 $2,970.00

Materials cost

$2,970.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$178.20

3rd party payment processing fee

$44.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$3,222.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$568.72

Total project goal

$3,791.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$3,791.47

8 Donors

-$2,004.92

Donations toward project cost

-$1,918.67

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$86.25

Matching donations from our partners

-$1,534.22

Match offers toward project cost

-$1,304.09

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$230.13

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$252.34

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$0.00

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