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Mr. Condon from Decorah IA is requesting Technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Making Great Futures with Makerbot!

My students need the Makerbot Academy to learn skills which are in use in industry today! When we build things we remember them much better!

  • $2,615 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

We as teachers can certainly talk, talk, talk. This gets pretty boring for students. With the Makerbot a student may hold it it their hands after drawing it on the screen. Students will never forget what they make with Makerbot. Our school needs more of these real applications.

Our students are from a small town.

Many live in the country in beautiful northeast Iowa. Our school is a cultural center in the town. Our school is a high-achieving school, with very good test scores and student precipitation in extra curricular activities. We offer many different areas of study, but most departments are lightly staffed. My students are not exposed to a lot of modern technical applications. This gift will allow us to further utilize the skills acquired in AutoCad class.

My Project

My students take a class called Introduction to AutoCad. In this class we mainly utilize 2D CAD drawings. I envision using the Makerbot Academy in conjunction with AutoCad. The students will be required to draw parts and prototypes and print them out quite easily using the Makerbot. Because we build real things in our shop program, I would expect to use the Makerbot mostly as a rapid prototype maker.

We can all think back on our schooling, and we remember very few specific days or events.

We often remember the hand-on projects and demonstrations that we were asked to do. As a teacher, I am asked to provide real-world technology and experiences, and with the Makerbot I will be able to do this. My students will literally do unforgettable work with the Makerbot.

Mr. Condon
Grades 9-12

This project will reach 60 students.

2 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
MakerBot Academy - 3D Printing Bundle • MakerBot $2,000.00 1 $2,000.00

Materials cost

$2,000.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $25.00

State sales tax

 $137.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$30.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$2,222.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$392.12

Total project goal

$2,614.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,614.12

2 Donors

-$2,237.00

Donations toward project cost

-$2,222.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$377.12

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