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Ms. McMillan from Richmond, VA is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Are You Smarter Than a Smart Board?

Help me give my students a smartboard projector to clearly see and hear what we are learning.

  • $5,731 goal

This project expired on March 13, 2023.

This project expired on March 13, 2023.

My Project

Research has determined that smartboards revolutionize the way teachers run classrooms, from engaging student interest and demonstrating complex information to assessing learning and preparing students for an increasingly digital world. I want to spark curiosity and engage my students by adding variety to instruction, getting them moving, and providing cool ways to respond to questions.

A smartboard creates an effective way to differentiate instruction and appeal to multiple intelligences.

When students range from independent and academically high-achieving, to requiring accommodations and differentiated instruction to target the learning style(s) technology helps to bridge the gap.

As the teacher, I also want to make sure that I can keep up with the times so that my students are in the best position to compete in this 21st century world. Students will be able to touch the screen of the board to interact with the lesson which helps them remember what they are learning and it also serves as a great motivating tool. Lessons can also incorporate multimedia sources that make them way more appealing and interactive than basic presentations.

I cannot wait for the opportunity to expand my teaching and students' learning in this 2022 tech-savvy world of learners.

Ms. McMillan Barack Obama Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Richmond, VA 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

18 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Smart SBID-MX275-V3N 75" MX Series IFP • Camcor.inc $3,674.00 1 $3,674.00
Smart FSE-410 Electric Height Adjustable Mobile Stand • Camcor.inc $1,095.00 1 $1,095.00

Materials cost

$4,769.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$71.54

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$4,870.54

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$859.51

Total project goal

$5,730.05

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