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Ms. Smedick from Middletown, CT is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Keeping Technology Tidy!

My students need a tabletop communication center to organize our technology center and magnetic folder bins to access activities needed for the technology center.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Smedick's classroom raised $179

This project is fully funded

My Students

We are a part of a low-income/high poverty school, and are faced with many challenges both in and out of school. My students this year are highly motivated learners. They are an active and vibrant bunch, and love to take on new challenges and ownership of their learning. Most school supplies are provided by the teachers. With limited resources, it is challenging to help promote student curiosity and engage students in learning. Having more resources in the classroom is what we are striving for. We hope to be able to help close the achievement gap.

My Project

We have been lucky enough to have received donations of chromebooks and donors choose chromebooks in our classroom. I am currently up to 12 chromebooks, but we struggle to organize them. They are currently sitting in a crate which makes it difficult for students to access them and plug them in. They are stored inconveniently in the corner of my room and I would like to make them more easily accessible. Right now it takes several minutes to access the technology, and having a better way to store and organize our technology center would greatly cut back on transition time and allow students more time on the computers. Having the magnetic pockets will allow me to provide students with leveled work for the computers that they can access while creating their research projects.

Ms. Smedick Farm Hill Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Middletown, CT View local requests

More than three‑quarters of 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

17 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
JJ618 - Classic Birch Tabletop Communication Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $89.99 1 $89.99
PP873 - Magnetic Folder Bins - Set of 3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99

Materials cost

$119.98

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$151.78

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.78

Total project goal

$178.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$178.56

3 Donors

-$178.56

Donations toward project cost

-$151.78

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.78

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$0.00

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