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Mrs. Akins-Newsome from Thomson GA is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Bringing Learning Home

Help me give my students a laptop and mouse to record and conduct virtual lessons.

  • $837 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

Our sweet southern town is home to a small section of a rural school district with 4,400 students total. The town is committed to the education of their children and is very involved in the school community. The majority of students in our school district come from low-income households; the average income in our district is $19,000 a year. All of our students receive free breakfast and lunch daily.

My Project

During the 2020-2021 school year, I will be teaching face-to-face and virtually, simultaneously. Currently, I am working with my 4th-grade team to provide live lessons to the entire 4th-grade class. Once the COVID numbers in our community decrease, 1/2 of my students will be working from home, while the others will be learning face-to-face. My class needs a reliable laptop with a quality webcam and microphone to make this successful.

This laptop will allow me to record lessons, provide live and meaningful instruction, and engage my students.

Once we are back in the classroom, the laptop will be used to record live lessons that will be posted to Google Classroom. My face-to-face students will also use the laptop to learn more about coding with CSFirst, Google Slides, and to improve other digital skills.

Mrs. Akins-Newsome
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Dell - Inspiron 15.6'Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 8GB Memory - 1TB HDD - Black • Best Buy Education $623.66 1 $623.66
Insignia? - Wireless Optical Mouse - Black/Red • Best Buy Education $4.69 1 $4.69

Materials cost

$628.35

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $43.36

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.43

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$711.14

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$125.50

Total project goal

$836.64

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $836.64

5 Donors

-$708.64

Donations toward project cost

-$689.89

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.75

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$103.00

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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