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Ms. King from New York, NY is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Catching Up With Chromebooks!

My students need 10 Chromebooks to develop the digital literacy skills necessary for success in the 21st century.

  • $2,424 goal

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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.

My Students

In our classroom we work to develop the digital literacy skills that most of our peers take for granted, so we can be fully prepared for life after high school. With the addition of classroom Chromebooks we can overcome the digital divide!

UASDC is a Title I high school located in Manhattan with students hailing from all five boroughs.

Our school is majority male. The best way to describe my students is through the nickname I give them...they are my "chicken nuggets"...because there is nothing better than a chicken nugget, and there are no better kids than my kids. Last week I had nearly twenty students in my classroom, working intently on a research project, until 5:30 at night. The 10th graders had accepted a challenge-to create a social justice documentary that highlighted a problem they saw in their communities. They researched the issue, interviewed New Yorkers on the street, and created viable solutions to the problems. Using rented iMacs students took their work and created 5 minute documentaries. Students were challenged-both by the assignment, and the skills needed to complete the task. They demonstrated academic grit as they worked together to navigate the technological challenges.

My Project

Most people assume that today's teenagers possess tons of technological skills. My students are able to text, and update Facebook, upload pictures, play games...but they struggle to send an email or add an attachment. Being able to navigate the internet in a professional manner is an important post-secondary skill, one that other students around the country take for granted. We are slowly trying to catch up, technologically, to the 21st century. In my classroom we develop the digital literacy skills that many students in the US take for granted. With the addition of Google Chromebooks we would be able to prepare for college by overcoming the digital divide. By having access to just ten Chromebooks we would be able to practice online discussion techniques, collaborative writing, and even responding professionally to teachers and peers via email. Students will be able to practice peer editing, publish and share their writing with a larger audience.

Technology is something many of us take for granted today.

We don't really think about the skills attached to logging on. Accessibility for many of my students is limited to a smartphone. These simple Chromebooks will help students to hone their reading and writing craft, as well as prepare them for success in the 21st century.

Ms. King
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Acer - 11.6'Chromebook - Intel Celeron - 2GB Memory - 16GB eMMC Flash Memory - Moonstone White • Best Buy for Business $199.99 10 $1,999.90

Materials cost

$1,999.90

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$30.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$2,059.90

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$363.51

Total project goal

$2,423.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$2,423.41

41 Donors

-$2,208.71

Donations toward project cost

-$1,885.65

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$323.06

match offer

-$205.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$174.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.70

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$0.00

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