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Mrs. Burwell from Brooklyn, NY is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Burwell's classroom raised $2,322

Let's Get An A On History Day

My students need a MacBook Pro laptop computer.

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Mrs. Burwell Junior High School 162 Willoughby
Brooklyn, NY Grades 6-8

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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.

I am the Technology push-in teacher at our school. I work with all the classes to help integrate technology into the curriculum. Each year, a select group of students is chosen to participate in the NYC History Day competition, which could lead to the National History Day Competition. This is a huge project for these students, one which they embrace with tremendous enthusiasm.

In the past, our students have put together decent digital documentaries with the limited equipment we have. We use an old video camera to record parts of the documentaries and some older PC laptops which we use to splice together the films. Our microphone quality is always poor. When we have finished the project we have to hunt for someone who has the technology to transfer the film from the laptop and then burn it on a DVD for us. So many of my students are English Language Learners, and this experience of writing scripts and speaking the parts is invaluable to them in their effort to improve their English.

One MacBook Pro, with a Super Drive would allow my students to create a documentary that could compete with the others at the competition. MacBooks have a great program for creating videos and mixing background music, a built in video camera and a good microphone. The Super Drive would allow us to burn the DVD in one step.

I realize that in this time of financial hardship for so many, a donation of this size is probably beyond reach, but my students work so hard for this project, I have to try to get them the equipment that will make their documentary reflect the effort and enthusiasm they expend. Please help them to realize their dreams.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

16 students impacted 7 donors
Mrs. Burwell Junior High School 162 Willoughby Grades 6-8

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Brooklyn, NY View local requests

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

16 students impacted 7donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
15.4" MacBook Pro (2.53GHz, 4GB RAM, 250GB HD, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, 8x SuperDrive) (Standard) • Woodwind & Brasswind $1,699.00 1 $1,699.00

Materials cost

$1,699.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $169.90

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$25.49

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$1,903.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$417.82

Total project goal

$2,321.20

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,321.20

4 Donors

-$1,617.00

Donations toward project cost

-$1,593.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.40

match offer

-$377.78

Match offer toward project cost

-$309.78

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$68.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$326.41

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 $0.00

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