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Mrs. Alperstein from Richmond Hill, NY is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Apple Laptop for Video Editing and Videoconferencing

The cost of a MacBook from Apple.com is $1365, 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>.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Alperstein's classroom raised $1,365

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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.

New York City Public School 56 Queens is a Title I school with a student body of approximately 70% eligible for free lunch. Our school had the good fortune to be rewired for wireless Internet access and the school has chosen the PC platform. With the latest technology, Apple has taken a lead in creating easy video editing and also including videoconferencing within its new Apple computers. We have broadband access in our school but our fifth grade students would benefit greatly from the ease of creating video CDs and videoconferencing with our California e-pals who are using the Apple iSight format. According to both Apple and PC experts we have consulted, the PC and Apple formats are not compatible so in order to meet with our California classmates, we would need to have an Apple computer. Connecting with them would be through the Internet and we would be able to collaborate on space science projects together prior to videoconferencing with NASA's Digital Learning Network. Part of that collaboration would be to take video clips of our work in progress so that we can share it online. The video editing features of Apple are accessible to elementary school students in the form of iMovie (called iLife which comes bundled on Apple machines). We have a video camera but no way to really edit the video we take. Taking video, editing it, and then videoconferencing with California via the web in preparation for our NASA videoconferences would become a reality if students had access to an Apple computer. We're learning that it is essential these days to be able to function with both platforms (PC and Apple). This would also enhance students' technology skills as they develop multimedia projects in what is now a global environment. To that end, we hope Donors Choose will agree and thank you for your consideration of this proposal.

Mrs. Alperstein PS 56 Harry Eichler Grades 3-5

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More than three‑quarters 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

32 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
MacBook 13-inch white 1.83 Intel Core Duo with 80 GB drive • Apple.com $1,149.00 1 $1,149.00

Materials cost

$1,149.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

3rd party payment processing fee

Fulfillment labor & materials

Total project cost

$1,118.69

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$245.57

Total project goal

$1,364.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,364.26

1 Donor

-$1,286.49

Donations toward project cost

-$1,119.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$167.49

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$78.14

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