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Mrs. Ritter from Queens Village, NY is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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An Apple Today Helps Engage Students Everyday!

Help me give my students a Macbook Pro, that will help enhance my teaching as well as engage my students' learning!

  • $1,588 goal

This project expired on December 6, 2020.

This project expired on December 6, 2020.

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Mrs. Ritter PS 18 Winchester
Queens Village, NY Grades 3-5

My Students

My students come from a variety of different economic and ethnic backgrounds. Our school is also one of the most ethnically diverse schools in New York. Students speak a multitude of languages including English, Spanish, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Arabic. As diverse as our students are economically and culturally, they are diverse in their academics. Our school is home to general, special, and gifted education programs. We have students that range from one end of the spectrum to another. We have many different programs offered in our school that range from studio art, ballet, hip hop, drama, and chess to name a few. Our school's instructional focus zones in on reaching every learner with a differentiated approach where we tell the students to dream big, inspire others, to achieve their goals.

My classroom is very project-based, and students lead their own learning with guidance and examples.

My Project

Distance learning has not only become necessary, but a requirement for students to receive the education that they need during this unthinkable time in history. With distance learning beginning in March, I have been working with my personal WiFi and computer to engage my students in lessons that would still keep their attention while at home. We persevered nonetheless, as I recorded video coding lessons, added special effects, and uploaded them for students to watch and enjoy.

With about 95% network and 5% phone call interaction with students, the need for a powerful, versatile, reliable laptop is essential especially during the current teaching restrictions.

With this new laptop, I will have the opportunity to incorporate content-based lessons and provide visual media to engage students in learning. The MacBook Pro will give me the ability to design interactive lessons more efficiently and use newly created websites and updated programs in lightning speed. Using the MacBook Pro will also facilitate interactive resources that make learning fun and exciting for my students, while meeting the students’ needs regarding differentiated instruction.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

600 students impacted
Mrs. Ritter PS 18 Winchester Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Queens Village, NY View local requests

Nearly all 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

600 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple - MacBook Pro - 13'Display with Touch Bar - Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Space Gray • Best Buy Education $1,299.99 1 $1,299.99

Materials cost

$1,299.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$19.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,349.49

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$238.15

Total project goal

$1,587.64

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