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Ms. Loughlin from Portland, ME is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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3D Printing Made Easy

Help me give my students better access to 3D printing in my classroom by purchasing two printers and carts on wheels for flexible and easy access.

  • $1,209 goal

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My Students

My school is racially, ethnically and economically diverse. Our model of teaching is connected with EL Education (Expeditionary Learning). This means that staff within grade level teams and across the grades create Learning Expeditions that integrate content from different courses. We often have students collaborate across grade levels as well.

Many of my students are first or second generation immigrants from around the world.

This is why developing 21st century skills is so important to my students' future success. Having this experience and expertise will equip them for the world of college, career and citizenship.

My Project

I currently teach three sections of an Introduction to Engineering Course. During a unit on 3D design every student produces a 3D printed project. It is very challenging to be able to print all of their projects on the four printers that I currently have in my classroom.

Purchasing two FlashForge Finder 3D printers and rolling carts will allow me to easily move 3D printers within the classroom for better and access to produce their 3D design projects.

Gaining two additional printers will allow me to print 33% more projects than I can currently produce.

This increased printing capacity will allow me to be able to print and return student projects to them in a more reasonable time frame. Having their designs move from the computer model to one that they can touch quickly motivates students to create cool designs.

Having the 3D printers on carts will also allow me to move the printers to other classrooms so that the technology can be shared more broadly across my school.

Ms. Loughlin Casco Bay High School Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Portland, ME View local requests

Half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
FlashForge Finder 3D Printers with Cloud, Wi-Fi, USB cable and Flash drive connectivity • Amazon Business $339.00 2 $678.00
Luxor 2-Shelf Laminate Utility Cart, Black (STC11-B) • Staples $85.99 3 $257.97

Materials cost

$935.97

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $46.80

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.04

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,026.81

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$181.20

Total project goal

$1,208.01

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,208.01

3 Donors

-$1,104.00

Donations toward project cost

-$938.40

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$165.60

match offer

-$104.01

Match offer toward project cost

-$88.41

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.60

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 $0.00

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