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Mr. Ellern from Reno, NV is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Expanding the Tech Center!

Help me give my students more technology related gear for our Tech Center. We're growing the program!

  • $1,095 goal

This project expired on July 12, 2025.

This project expired on July 12, 2025.

My Project

Our middle school has been developing a Computer Science program over the past few years. We are now authorized for a pilot program to let our 8th graders complete their High School required course in Computer Science and Applications. Our 6th graders take a high school level course using Python, Java Script, HTML and advanced AI. We are ROCKIN'! The students create their own video games and these are ADVANCED games, let me tell you!

This year we are adding a Computer Science Hardware and E-Gaming elective and need the students to build a couple higher end PC's.

The items selected in this Donor's Choose will complete one of the gaming rigs and provide the students with a networked server for multi-player activities. The ITX PC platform is highly compact and cable management provides a huge challenge, but the smaller dimensions make the PC portable and a great example of higher end PC design.

Mr. Ellern Mount Rose Elementary School Grades 6-8 Reno, NV View local requests 100 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
STARLINK - Mini Kit AC Dual Band Wi-Fi System - White • Best Buy Education $515.02 1 $515.02
MSI - PRO B760M-A WIFI DDR4 (Socket LGA 1700) Intel B760 mATX DDR4 Wi-Fi 6E Motherboard - Black • Best Buy Education $181.29 1 $181.29
Thermaltake The Tower 300 m-ATX Micro Tower Gaming Computer Case, Racing Green (CA-1Y4-00SCWN-00) • Quill.com $146.14 1 $146.14
CASEMATIX - Hard Case for Starlink Mini Kit AC Dual Band Wi-Fi System and Accessories - Black • Best Buy Education $44.31 1 $44.31

Materials cost

$886.76

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 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$930.06

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$164.13

Total project goal

$1,094.19

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