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Ms. Susan Bender from Jackson, MS is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mastering Science Through Media

Help me give my students the opportunities to present their work publicly and to share all of their digital creations in a class newspaper and website.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Susan Bender's classroom raised $357

This project is fully funded

My Students

For eighteen of the last nineteen years of competition, my students, who are enrolled in advanced science classes, have received nearly 50% of all of the top positions in the regional science fair in our area of the state. In 2019, we earned a whopping 72% of all of the awards. Many of these same students have gone on to compete and win at the state level, and fifteen have advanced to the international competition.

This is a tremendous accomplishment considering that 100% of my students are underrepresented minority students who live below the poverty line.

We are currently virtual, and the ability to present their work has gone from face-to-face to digital.

My current peripheral equipment is inadequate to meet the demands required to continue the required level of technological instruction effectively. I am requesting assistance in purchasing the peripherals to accompany a new computer that will allow students to save large digital presentations and do face-to-face presentations when we are able to return to school.

My Project

Currently, my classes are 100% virtual. Student presentations and class artifacts are shared with me through Google Drive and my students' copies are saved on a school computer. My students do not have access to portable storage devices of their own to back up work

With the nature of technology, outages, and Wi-Fi issues around our city, I want to be able to assure both parents and students that I have a digital copy of their work in a secure location with a portable hard drive.

When the students return to face-to-face instruction, they will present the fruits of their labor publicly and through digital platforms.

Ms. Susan Bender Jim Hill High School Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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.

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
WD My Passport Ultra for Mac WDBPMV0040BSL - hard drive - 4 TB - USB 3.0 • Best Buy Education $112.88 1 $112.88
Apple Digital AV Multiport Adapter - video interface converter - HDMI / USB • Best Buy Education $69.99 1 $69.99
Apple USB-C VGA Multiport Adapter - VGA adapter • Best Buy Education $69.00 1 $69.00

Materials cost

$251.87

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $17.63

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.78

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$303.28

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$53.52

Total project goal

$356.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $356.80

9 Donors

-$343.04

Donations toward project cost

-$303.28

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.76

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.76

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