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Mr. Vera from Sun Valley CA is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Color Is Crucial for Comprehension: Color Printer for Special-day Geometry

Help me give my students engaging geometry lessons, activities, and projects by donating towards an eco-friendly, cartridge-free color printer.

  • 1 donor
  • $394 still needed

expires Aug 15

  • 1 donor
  • $394 still needed
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My Project

Color is crucial for comprehension! It makes a world of a difference when I just use markers, pens, and highlighters to emphasize parts of graphs, charts, key definitions, or parts of shapes and lines on the whiteboard and instructional material. How much more would a color printer assist in doing that when creating class notes, lessons, and activities? Just using shades of black ink makes math very 2-dimensional and sometimes confusing, especially for my students with visual processing skills. A color printer, however, can exponentially transform the classroom experience by making the process of teaching and learning geometry more comprehensible and efficient.

With a color printer, I'll have the ability to emphasize, highlight, and label – in a variety of colors – angles, line segments, shapes, key procedures, and vocabulary.

I would create assignments with clear visual aids, color-code charts and graphs, and create color stations for group activities. I would create colorful tokens, prizes, and certificates for students who deserve to be awarded. Moreover, the benefits of a color printer extend beyond traditional worksheets and handouts. Interactive tools such as foldables, graphic organizers, and manipulatives presented in vibrant hues would capture students' interest and facilitate deeper exploration of geometric concepts. Also, I can assign projects where students could use their technology to create designs and patterns that I would print to showcase in vibrant colors.

In a subject like geometry, where visual comprehension is paramount, color-coded diagrams, graphs, and illustrations can elucidate complex concepts with remarkable clarity. By incorporating color into our instructional materials, we can make abstract geometric principles tangible and accessible to all learners. Please help this SDP geometry classroom gain a color printer!

Mr. Vera
Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Epson - EcoTank ET-2850 All-in-One Supertank Inkjet Printer - Black • Best Buy Education $234.36 1 $234.36
EPSON 502 EcoTank Ink Ultra-high Capacity Bottle Color Combo Pack Works with ET-2750, ET-2760, ET-2850, ET-3750, ET-3760, ET-3850, ET-4850, and other select EcoTank models • Amazon Business $36.07 1 $36.07
EPSON 502 EcoTank Ink Ultra-high Capacity Bottle Black Works with ET-2750, ET-2760, ET-2850, ET-3750, ET-3760, ET-3850, ET-4850, and other select EcoTank models • Amazon Business $19.97 1 $19.97

Materials cost

$290.40

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $26.57

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.36

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$351.33

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$62.00

Total project goal

$413.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $413.33

1 Donor

-$20.00

Donations toward project cost

-$17.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.00

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 $393.33

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