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Mrs. Pedersen-Mitchell from San Francisco, CA is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Chromebooks Will Sparkle Student Minds!

Help me give my students access to these Samsung Chromebooks, thereby, allowing them to dig deeper into science.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Pedersen-Mitchell's classroom raised $1,207

This project is fully funded

My Students

Students in my classes need to use technology, every day, in order to research the science topics and complete assignments. With Common Core, most textbooks are obsolete, requiring both teachers and students to rely on finding information that is reliable on the Chromebooks.

I have 5 science classes consisting of 30 to 34 diverse students in each.

Not only are they at different academic levels, but they are also from numerous cultural backgrounds. Many are English learners. Mixed in throughout all classes are several special education students, also from all over the world, with a wide range of needs.

Our school is a Title I school and has close to 1,000 students. Well over 50% qualify for the free breakfast/lunch program. A healthy full meal is provided after school in the afternoon. The school actively promotes a science/math STEAM curriculum and arts electives that includes orchestra, band, ethnic studies, and drawing/painting classes.

My Project

Having the opportunity to utilize Chromebooks, my students will have the means to do active research right from the classroom, versus spending time in a separate computer lab with equipment that is not always in working order. I want my students to see science as a potential opportunity to explore further. Working with the Chromebooks will continue to give my students the opportunity to dig deeper into science.

Students in my 7th and 8th grade classroom are introduced to all patterns of life, from discovering how they came to be through genetics, how to become stewards of their local community environment, to finding strategies for protecting Earth's species for future generations.

Mrs. Pedersen-Mitchell Aptos Middle School Grades 6-8

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half 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

160 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Samsung Chromebook 3 XE500C13K 11 6 Celeron N3060 2 GB RAM 16 GB e • CDW-G $224.99 4 $899.96

Materials cost

$899.96

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $82.35

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,025.81

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$181.03

Total project goal

$1,206.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,206.84

2 Donors

-$1,206.84

Donations toward project cost

-$1,025.81

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$181.03

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