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Ms. Bittner from Menlo Park CA is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Computer Communication and Connection

Help me give my students a working MacBook Pro that is able to keep up with my students and all the ways they need to be connected right now in this essential time.

  • $3,160 goal

This project expired on July 29, 2020.

This project expired on July 29, 2020.

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

My students are learning and growing every day to see how the world of art can expand by using design thinking as a way to solve real-world problems through an Artistic eye. I have a population that is extremely diverse and keeps me invested in learning more myself.

My students are ready to grow in the arts and I want to be able to provide the very best for them.

I am in need of a working computer mine is slower than accessible and also keeping me from downloading needed materials and ways to connect to my students especially during this time. I want to be able to zoom call and connect in ways that are helpful and meaningful especially now when we need connection in whatever way we can receive it. I want to inspire my students in their daily tasks and support them. I feel inspired to instill in my students that they can create real-world change.

I hope my students will take these skills and build better businesses and create sustainable art designs. I hope that what I am able to teach them in these moments will spread to help more people and keep the inspiration going!

My Project

I am in need of a computer that can keep up with the needs of my students. In being so far away from my students I need to be connected by computer more than ever. I have been developing lessons, creating videos, working on student check-ins and so much more. My current computer cannot keep up with the demand and I am having dropped calls, pages that will not load and so many other issues.

I truly hope to make this happen so I can be supported in the continued mission to deliver education, social and emotional learning for many students and many students to come.

I feel so inspired at this time to connect more than ever with my students to see how they are doing daily at home and keep inspiring students to keep active in their learning and moving forward with their education and goals.

Ms. Bittner
Grades 9-12
  • Tide Academy
  • Menlo Park, CA
  • More than a third of students from low‑income households

    This project will reach 200 students.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple - MacBook Pro - 15'Display with Touch Bar - Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - AMD Radeon Pro 555X - 256GB SSD - Silver • Best Buy Education $2,399.99 1 $2,399.99

Materials cost

$2,399.99

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$219.60

3rd party payment processing fee

$36.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$2,685.59

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$473.93

Total project goal

$3,159.52

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