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Ms. Castaneda-Hepburn from Los Angeles CA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Coding Makes the Classroom Go 'Round

My students need 2 desktop computers, Help Your Kids with Computer Coding, and Coding for Beginners in Easy Steps.

  • $962 goal

This project expired on January 1, 2016.

This project expired on January 1, 2016.

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

Computers skills are a necessity, not a luxury. The future requires a person to be proficient on the computer. But I want more for my students. I want them to understand computers and how they work.

Most of my students are from the local area and walk to school.

English is a second language for many of them. Our school is a Title One school that participates in both free breakfast and free lunch for all students. Our students love to learn, especially when it is hands on and in groups. Attendance, behavior, and knowledge retention is higher when they are learning through hands on work. They also find it more enjoyable.

My Project

Many of my students only used the computer for data retrieval. They do not know what coding is or how it controls the world, from websites to cell phones. With these computers, I want to introduce them to the wonders of computer programming as another way to learn problem solving while exposing them to careers they have probably never heard about. They will also learn to work cooperatively, solving problems as a team. The books will be used by us to learn the basic steps to coding and computer programming.

Learning coding will empower my students to be able to create their own websites and understand the technology that shapes their lives.

And maybe, it will become the career choice for some of them.

Ms. Castaneda-Hepburn
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
HP 18-5110 18.5-Inch All-in-One Desktop • Amazon Business $330.99 2 $661.98
Learn to Program with Scratch: A Visual Introduction to Programming with Games, Art, Science, and Math • Amazon Business $23.03 1 $23.03
Help Your Kids with Computer Coding • Amazon Business $15.90 1 $15.90
Coding for Beginners in Easy Steps: Basic Programming for All Ages • Amazon Business $10.43 1 $10.43

Materials cost

$711.34

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$65.09

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.67

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$817.10

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$144.19

Total project goal

$961.29

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