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Mrs. Sandford from N Salt Lake UT is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Building Our Own Desktop Computer

Help me give my students the parts they need to build a computer in our classroom.

  • $421 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

I teach freshman to returning seniors who primarily are on the Autism Spectrum. Some of my students have varying degrees of impairments with cognitive, sensory processing, language and social difficulties.

My students are learning job skills, and some are working toward industry certifications.

I want my students to be ready to enter the work force when they leave school. Many of the younger freshman are exploring and learning about career choices. Some of students know what they want to pursue and are taking my classes to get needed skills and certifications.

The classes I teach are Exploring Computer Science, Introduction to IT, Web Development, Microsoft Certified Professional and A+ Computer Maintenance and Repair. This project is for A+ Computer Maintenance and Repair.

My Project

I would like to get these computer parts so our A+ Computer Maintenance and Repair class can build a computer from scratch as part of their final classroom project. Our A+ Computer Maintenance and Repair class uses a program called TestOut to learn, and it simulates building a computer from scratch. I would like to give our students the chance to practice in real life what they have learned online. This will give them the equipment they need to be able to build a personal computer in our classroom. Thank you so much for your help and support in this project!

Mrs. Sandford
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
ASRock B450M-HDV R4.0 Socket AM4/ AMD Promontory B450/ DDR4/ SATA3&USB3.1/ M.2/ A&GbE/MicroATX Motherboard • Amazon Business $75.99 1 $75.99
Inland Professional 480GB SSD 3D NAND SATA III 6Gb/s 2.5" 7mm Internal Solid State Drive (480G) • Amazon Business $49.99 1 $49.99
AMD Athlon 200GE 2-Core 4-Thread AM4 Socket Desktop Processor with Radeon Vega Graphics (YD200GC6FBBOX) • Amazon Business $49.99 1 $49.99
Corsair CX Series 450 Watt 80 Plus Bronze Certified Modular Power Supply (CP-9020101-NA) • Amazon Business $47.99 1 $47.99
Patriot Signature DDR4 8GB (2x4GB) 2666MHz (PC4-21300) Dual Channel Memory Kit with Heatshield • Amazon Business $42.99 1 $42.99
Cooler Master MasterBox E300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
24x27.5in Beige Desktop Anti-Static Mat • Amazon Business $15.42 1 $15.42

Materials cost

$322.36

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.84

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$357.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$63.04

Total project goal

$420.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$420.24

9 Donors

-$270.00

Donations toward project cost

-$235.05

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.95

Matching donations from our partners

-$143.71

Match offers toward project cost

-$122.15

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.56

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.53

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$0.00

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