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Mrs. Donegan from Shelbyville TN is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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If You Give a Student a Mouse...

Help me give my students a mouse and mousepad to help them use technology.

  • 1 donor
  • $216 goal

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My Project

I love to see my students do well in math. My reward comes from seeing them all succeed. I don't like to see anyone get left behind. I want the whole world to see how much growth my students will have made by the end of this school year. One way of showing their academic growth is on the statewide computer-based test they are given at the end of April.

You're only as strong as your weakest link.

No matter whether a student knows the answer to a question or not, they have to be able to enter the information into the computer accurately or it will be counted wrong. Some test formatted questions consist of the following technology-enhanced items: drag-and-drop, line plot input, angle draw input, drop-down list input. These are just a few things students are required to do. In order to do these things successfully, accurately, and promptly, they need to use a computer mouse and mouse pad. The built-in mouse on the laptops make completing these functions very difficult for third graders, especially the students who are already struggling with solving math problems. I don't want the excuse of not being able to click and drag on an item to frustrate them to the point that they give up. Once they give up trying, their scores will cause the class average to drop. They should be tested on their knowledge of math and not their computer skills. Hopefully, the use of a computer mouse and mouse pad will prevent this from happening.

Mrs. Donegan
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
JIKIOU Basics 3-Button Wired USB Computer Mouse, 2 Pack Black • Amazon Business $9.98 12 $119.76
Compucessory Economy Mouse Pad, Blue, 8 1/2"W x 9 1/2"D (CCS23605) • Quill.com $1.43 22 $31.46

Materials cost

$151.22

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.27

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$183.49

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$32.38

Total project goal

$215.87

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $215.87

1 Donor

-$215.87

Donations toward project cost

-$183.49

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.38

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