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Ms. Ellis from Maplewood NJ is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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It's Time to Explore Coding Using Makey Makey!

My students need 9 Makey Makey kits to help them enhance their coding experience.

  • $573 goal

This project expired on August 23, 2018.

This project expired on August 23, 2018.

My Students

My students are eager to explore the world of coding, and I am looking for a way to make enhance the hands-on approach by adding a visual effect for them. Our students are able to explore the introductory level of computer science but are just able to touch on the subject. A set of Makey Makey devices will help them grasp a better understanding of how things work when coding is involved.

Providing them with this added tool will help them understand computer science and and gain an interest in engineering.

My Project

Technology plays a major role in the classroom and creates innovative ideas that involves new tools and devices. Adding the correct tools will engage the students more and will allow them to see their hard work pay off by applying their hidden talent.

I enjoy creating an environment for my students where they learn how to problem-solve, use their critical thinking skills, and work together to come up with solutions.

These Makey Makey kits will help bring the students' projects alive using Scratch and help them create projects involving distance, music, art, timing, and exploring between logic puzzles. The students will have the opportunity of exploring their imagination by being creative and creating unique projects.

Ms. Ellis
Never Before Funded Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Makey Makey - An Invention Kit for Everyone • Amazon Business $49.95 9 $449.55

Materials cost

$449.55

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$486.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$85.82

Total project goal

$572.11

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