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Mr. Landry from San Diego, CA is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Feed Our 3D Printer!

Help me give my students 3d printer filament, magnetic print surface replacements, and 5mm sphere magnets.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Landry's classroom raised $450

This project is fully funded

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

Students need to train for adult life the same way that professional athletes train for championship games: hard work, dedication, and a growth mindset. By the same token, though, they should take joy and pride in that training, and it is my job to give them that opportunity.

The first thing my students hear each day is, "Welcome, come on in and get logged in; we've got a lot of work to do!" Their work is to learn, and they just need the tools.

They always do the rest. Most come from families experiencing poverty, and about half of them are first-generation immigrants. Many have come from refugee camps and have seen violence in their homelands. Almost two-thirds of them are or were English language learners. At home, they are hearing Somali, Spanish, Vietnamese, Laotian, Cambodian, Ethiopian, Arabic, and other languages, in addition to English. This may sound like a recipe for chaos and disharmony, but they mix and mingle freely, finding friendship across boundaries of language, skin color, and religion. What strikes me most about these students is how many of them are so eager to learn and reach for a better life for themselves and their families.

My Project

We're using our 3D printer to print custom pieces for student-designed and tested board games. They will be learning how to write technical documents (instructions, technical specifications, and play examples) and design and execute usability testing.

The best part is that they learn so much more when they think that they are just making games; they are CREATING content, instead of just passively consuming it.

This sets them up to be creative professionals and love it so much that they don't even realize the kind of analytical skills they are putting into play (while simultaneously going through the worst year of their life, thanks to the crazy teenage hormones).

The plastic filament and magnetic print surface are consumable supplies that we need to keep our cutting edge gamification lab running. They're the raw materials that let us print customized pieces, which the students can paint and in some cases might be designed by students using TinkerCAD or Google Sketchup. The magnets go in the bases of the modular game board tiles so that they snap together to create a near-infinite number of game board combinations.

Mr. Landry Clark Middle School Grades 6-8

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

San Diego, CA View local requests

Nearly all 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

180 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
HATCHBOX PLA 3D Printer Filament, Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03 mm, 1 kg Spool, 1.75 mm, Black • Amazon Business $19.99 5 $99.95
Marsrut 5MM 216PCS Block Ball Cube Sculpture Stress Relief for Desk fridge • Amazon Business $14.99 4 $59.96
CHPOWER Creality Ender 3 Magnetic Build Surface, Removable Ultra-Flexible 3D Printer Heated Bed Cover 235X235MM • Amazon Business $12.73 3 $38.19
HATCHBOX PLA 3D Printer Filament, Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03 mm, 1 kg Spool, 1.75 mm, Yellow • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
HATCHBOX PLA 3D Printer Filament, Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03 mm, 1 kg Spool, 1.75 mm, Red • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
HATCHBOX ABS 3D Printer Filament, Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.05 mm, 1 kg Spool, 1.75 mm, Green • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
HATCHBOX PLA 3D Printer Filament, Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03 mm, 1 kg Spool, 1.75 mm, Gray • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
HATCHBOX PLA 3D Printer Filament, Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03 mm, 1 kg Spool, 1.75 mm, Orange • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
HATCHBOX PLA 3D Printer Filament, Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03 mm, 1 kg Spool, 1.75 mm, Blue • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99

Materials cost

$318.04

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $29.10

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.77

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$381.91

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$67.40

Total project goal

$449.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $449.31

5 Donors

-$445.78

Donations toward project cost

-$381.91

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.87

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.53

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