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Mr. Padirayon from Jacksonville FL is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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EcoTech: Enhancing Earth Day Education Through Technology and Experience

Help me give my students eco-tech materials for our Earth Day project experience.

  • 6 donors
  • $1,608 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Project

Earth Day holds significant importance in nurturing environmental consciousness and responsibility. In our endeavor to deepen students' understanding of Earth Day and environmental preservation, I propose a project that integrates technology and experiential learning.

The laptops and Meta Quest devices serve a dual purpose in our Earth Day project.

The laptops act as gateways to educational materials, enabling research, multimedia creation, and access to online modules addressing environmental issues, sustainability practices, and Earth Day's significance. Meanwhile, the Meta Quest devices provide immersive virtual reality experiences, transporting students to virtual ecosystems, conducting virtual field trips, and engaging in simulations depicting human impact on the environment.

Our project aims to achieve several objectives: educating students on Earth Day's importance and environmental stewardship, cultivating critical thinking and problem-solving skills concerning environmental challenges, instilling empathy and a sense of responsibility towards our planet, and encouraging creativity through multimedia projects and VR-based learning.

Students will engage in various activities, including online research and presentations using laptops to delve into topics like climate change, biodiversity, renewable energy, and waste management. They will craft multimedia presentations to share their insights and propose sustainable practices. Additionally, utilizing Meta Quest devices, students will embark on virtual field trips to diverse ecosystems, participate in interactive simulations depicting environmental dilemmas, and collaborate on initiatives promoting Earth Day awareness in our community.

The expected outcomes of this project include heightened knowledge and awareness of environmental issues and solutions, enhanced digital literacy and research capabilities, deepened empathy and responsibility towards environmental preservation, and active student engagement in Earth Day initiatives leading to tangible contributions.

Integrating these materials into our Earth Day project will create a transformative educational experience. Empowering students to comprehend, engage, and act on environmental challenges, this initiative seeks to cultivate a generation of environmentally conscious leaders.

Mr. Padirayon
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Dell - Inspiron 14.0" 2-in-1 Touch Laptop - 13th Gen Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 1TB SSD - Platinum Silver • Best Buy Education $786.83 1 $786.83
Meta - Quest 3 Breakthrough Mixed Reality - 128GB - White • Best Buy Education $530.11 1 $530.11

Materials cost

$1,316.94

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$19.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,366.69

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$241.18

Total project goal

$1,607.87

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,607.87

3 Donors

-$696.00

Donations toward project cost

-$696.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Matching donations from our partners

-$789.05

Match offers toward project cost

-$670.69

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$118.36

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$122.82

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 $0.00

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