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Mrs. Kolbeck from La Fayette, NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learn to Code the Kano Way!

Help me give my students a Kano Computer Kit and DK Workbook that allows kids to understand the basics of computers, programming, and how to create coding projects through fun, hands-on learning experiences.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Kolbeck's classroom raised $156

This project is fully funded

My Students

"We will always have STEM with us. Some things will drop out of the public eye and will go away, but there will always be science, engineering, and technology. And there will always, always be mathematics." ~Katherine Johnson

My students have a great love for learning and exploration of new ideas, especially those that relate to STEM.

They come from diverse backgrounds and have many different learning styles, strengths, and needs. They learn best when they are able to explore and create their own learning through engaging experiences. The more excited they become about a project or topic, the more they are able to gain from it.

Our Title I school is located in a rural town and we are a very close-knit community. Many of the families at our school have been in the district for generations.

My Project

My 5th and 6th grade students diligently work toward mastery of the grade level standards required of them as well as make growth to meet their own personal goals every day. Each Friday, they are given the opportunity to have Free Choice Friday time if all of their work is complete for the week. I would love to add this Kano Computer Kit and Workbook to our Free Choice Friday games and activities as it would motivate my students to work hard and do their best all week.

The Kano Computer Kit would be a hands-on activity that ignites students’ curiosity, while enhancing their skills in science, engineering, technology, and coding.

The kit would not only allow them to build their own computer, but they would learn to code with 100's of creative challenges and stories as well as make art, games, and music. With easy-to-follow directions, DK Workbooks: Raspberry Pi Projects helps kids understand the basics of computers, programming, and how to create coding projects. Computer coding teaches kids how to think creatively, work collaboratively, and reason systematically, and is quickly becoming a necessary and sought-after skill. This kit would inspire curiosity and creativity, but it would also foster collaboration among the students as they work together to build and create. It is always so amazing to watch the students working on projects like these because they get so excited and have such a wondrous light in their eyes.

Thank you for any support you can give to this project and to my students. These materials will be enjoyed for years to come!

Mrs. Kolbeck C Grant Grimshaw School Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kano Computer Kit – A Computer Anyone Can Make • Amazon Business $77.55 1 $77.55
Hermitshell Hard EVA Carrying Black Case for Kano Computer Keyboard Kit (2018 Edition) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
DK Workbooks: Raspberry Pi Projects: An Introduction to the Raspberry Pi Computer • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$100.53

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.51

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$132.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$23.30

Total project goal

$155.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $155.34

1 Donor

-$67.90

Donations toward project cost

-$67.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$75.46

Match offer toward project cost

-$64.14

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.32

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$11.98

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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