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Ms. Berlin-Stephens from Richmond, CA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Making the Most of Technology

My students need a presentation cart, a LCD projector, and various games and books to help get the school year off to a great start!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Berlin-Stephens's classroom raised $2,048

This project is fully funded

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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 Students

Going to a school with very limited resources can be extremely difficult.

My students are constantly faced with broken equipment, incomplete equipment, or having to get by with no up-to-date equipment at all.

I work at a public charter middle school in Northern California. The students are very hard working and energetic. They are enthusiastic about learning but can be deterred when they feel the tools they have to use are inadequate.

My Project

These resources will change the entire school year. Currently in my classroom we have a document camera but no cart and no projector. The potential for learning and the potential to practice presentation skills are huge but a few key components are missing. A presentation cart would be the perfect work/storage space for these items. An LCD projector would allow students to present their work using the document camera as well as allow me to make my lessons more interesting. The books and games would be used by the entire school, particularly during rainy day lunchtimes.

This project is very important to help us get the school year off to a good start.

I know my students would greatly appreciate a fully equipped classroom with all new and working technology.

Ms. Berlin-Stephens Manzanita Charter Middle School Grades 6-8

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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.

Richmond, CA View local requests

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

150 students impacted 5donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Epson - PowerLite Home Cinema 710HD WXGA 3LCD Projector • Best Buy $599.99 1 $599.99
CART XTRA WIDE PRESENTATION • School Specialty Inc. $312.17 1 $312.17
PENCIL MECHANICAL .7MM WITH COLOR BARRELS PACK OF 24 • School Specialty Inc. $7.12 3 $21.36
LEADS 0.7MM FOR PD347-C PENCIL QUICKER CLICKER 50-HB • School Specialty Inc. $0.94 10 $9.40
PEN ASST ROLLER BALL VISION ELITE BOLD SET OF 8 • School Specialty Inc. $18.99 4 $75.96
CONST PPR 9X12 RAINBOW 500 PER PACK REAM • School Specialty Inc. $11.39 2 $22.78
CONST PPR 12X18 ASSORTEDTRURAY 50 PER PACK • School Specialty Inc. $3.70 5 $18.50
BALL PG 13'' RED - SCHOOL SMART • School Specialty Inc. $8.16 3 $24.48
Hunger Games (PB) • AKJ Books $6.56 5 $32.80
Catching Fire • AKJ Books $13.13 3 $39.39
Mockingjay (HC) • AKJ Books $13.13 3 $39.39
The Chocolate War • AKJ Books $6.56 5 $32.80
Touching Snow • AKJ Books $12.40 5 $62.00
Alligator Bayou Donna Jo Napoli • AKJ Books $6.56 1 $6.56
Ask Me No Questions • AKJ Books $6.56 1 $6.56
Going Home • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
First Crossing: Stories About Teen Immigrants • AKJ Books $6.56 1 $6.56
El Bronx Remembered • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
Jesse Gary Soto • AKJ Books $5.07 2 $10.14
La Linea (Hardback) • AKJ Books $12.37 1 $12.37
Connect 4 Game • AKJ Books $17.99 1 $17.99
Game of Life • AKJ Books $21.59 1 $21.59
Guess Who Extra • AKJ Books $25.19 1 $25.19
Jenga Game • AKJ Books $15.29 1 $15.29
Monopoly Game • AKJ Books $19.75 1 $19.75
Operation Game • AKJ Books $17.10 1 $17.10
Othello Refresh Game • AKJ Books $13.49 1 $13.49
Operation Spanish Version Game • AKJ Books $17.09 1 $17.09

Materials cost

$1,490.90

Vendor shipping charges

 $60.46

Sales tax

 $136.42

3rd party payment processing fee

$22.36

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,740.14

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$307.08

Total project goal

$2,047.22

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,047.22

4 Donors

-$2,047.22

Donations toward project cost

-$1,740.14

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$307.08

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