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Dr. MELATTINKARA from Los Angeles, CA is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Laptop to Make the Wonderful World of Learning Wonderful Again

Help me give my students the best learning experience with this fabulous touch-screen computer.

  • $2,314 goal

This project expired on September 6, 2025.

This project expired on September 6, 2025.

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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 Project

As a Mathematics teacher, it isn't easy to teach without showing the work step by step. Having a touchscreen Laptop will be a game-changer because it will help me share the touchscreen whiteboard and annotate the presentations, making my lessons colorful, interactive, and effective.

A touchscreen laptop can transform the teaching and learning experience into something lively, colorful, and exciting.

I am proud to say that I am one of the teachers featured on CBS2 news and recognized by the school district and LA Rams. Since I have virtual AP Calculus Exam Prep sessions, I need a laptop with touch screen abilities to show the work step by step and explain it in detail. I believe that these devices will enable me to teach my class as I teach them in my wonderful world of learning (that is what everyone calls my classroom because my students learn every single day). I am serving in a public school where 100% of students qualify for free lunch, and I am very proud to say that I have genuinely excellent students who love to learn and are ready to become the first person to go to college. I firmly believe that having a good laptop will make my math lessons lively, colorful, and helpful, as in the past.

Dr. MELATTINKARA Thomas Jefferson Senior High School Grades 9-12

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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.

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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

150 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lenovo - Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura Edition - Copilot+ PC - 14" 3K 120Hz OLED Touchscreen Laptop - Intel Core Ultra 7 258V - 32GB - 1TB - Cosmic Blue • Best Buy Education $1,749.99 1 $1,749.99

Materials cost

$1,749.99

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$160.12

3rd party payment processing fee

$26.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,966.36

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$347.00

Total project goal

$2,313.36

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