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Ms. Ofstie from Brooklyn NY is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Microsoft Office for the Classroom

The cost of Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac is $215, including shipping and <a target="new" href="http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm" onclick="g_openWindow('http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm', 300, 800, 'fulfillwindow');return false;">fulfillment</a>.

  • $228 goal

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I am a 7th grade ESL (English as a Second Language) teacher in Brooklyn, NY. I have 17 students who come from all different countries around the world, including Haiti, Panama, Mexico, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Pakistan, Nepal, and Ecuador. We were lucky enough to have a MacBook laptop computer funded for our classroom. We will be using it to do word processing for projects, internet research, and ultimately creating a class website that will display our artwork. After winter break, we will be doing internet research about the famous Mexican painter Frida Kahlo and creating self-portraits inspired by her work. They will also type a persuasive letter to the Museum of Modern Art, persuading them to purchase a new Frida Kahlo painting. They have to choose which painting they think MoMA should have in their collection and why. However, in order to make all this word processing and printing easier, I am requesting Microsoft Office 2004 Student/Teacher Edition for the Mac. Having Microsoft Office on our classroom laptop would make it a much more useful tool, as students will be able to transfer work between our classroom PCs (which have Microsoft Word) and the laptop. It will allow them to start working on one computer and continue working or print from another computer. Microsoft Office will also allow me to connect the laptop to a projector and make PowerPoint presentations. Please help us enjoy the full spectrum of possibilities that our new laptop brings to us. Microsoft Office will definitely provide a new realm of possibilities that will make our new classroom laptop even more functional and educational. Thank you so much!

Ms. Ofstie
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac - Student and Teacher Edition • Apple.com $149.95 1 $149.95

Materials cost

$149.95

Vendor shipping charges

$15.00

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$186.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$40.95

Total project goal

$227.50

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$227.50

3 Donors

-$219.03

Donations toward project cost

-$187.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.03

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.02

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$0.00

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