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Ms. Chapman from Lincoln CA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Let's Build a Video Game!

My students need 10 Bloxel Builder Sets and 5 Kindle Fires to create collaborative video games for STEAM and STEM projects.

  • $608 goal

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My Students

My students come from all walks of life, their backgrounds vary from only children to a lot of siblings. Some live in the country while others live in the city. We are a small public Montessori: hands-on learning and collaboration are the foundation of our small school.

This year I have a creative group of students.

I enjoy watching their enthusiasm for what they love. My students are creative and energetic. They love to work together on different projects.

This year, I have introduced my students to the idea of basic coding. They are a diverse group, from students who have already tried coding to students who have never done it before. My students love art, learning new things, and finding out new ways of thinking. The students have many talents from dancing to writing stories.

My Project

The students are learning how to use design thinking to build video games. The students will be going through several challenges using the Bloxels boards to create characters, design worlds, and plan out a video game. They are designing their projects, coming up with the checklist of the items to do, and are going present their games at one of our upcoming school governance board meetings.

The students are learning the art of cooperation and video game design with this STEAM project.

With Bloxels, they will learn the basic ideas of coding and creating. They will build the different elements of their game, such as characters, backgrounds, and worlds. The Kindle Fires will help them build their games in the Bloxels app. They need a rear-facing camera on the tablets they use, because they need to take images of the Bloxel board. The students will be able to work collaboratively, working with others to help create and edit their video games.

Ms. Chapman
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bloxels: Build Your Own Video Game • Amazon Business $23.99 10 $239.90
Fire Tablet, 7" Display, Wi-Fi, 8 GB - Includes Special Offers, Black • Amazon Business $39.99 5 $199.95

Materials cost

$439.85

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $40.25

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.60

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$516.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$91.18

Total project goal

$607.88

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $607.88

10 Donors

-$357.00

Donations toward project cost

-$303.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.55

match offer

-$250.88

Match offer toward project cost

-$213.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.63

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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