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Dr. Read from Dekalb, IL is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Media Production & Curriculum Studio: Empowering Student Content Creation

Help me give my students an Apple Mac mini desktop, 4K display, and a docking station for classroom media editing.

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Dr. Read DeKalb High School
Dekalb, IL Grades 9-12

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This project requests a high-performance Apple Silicon workstation setup to serve as our central editing and curriculum production hub for Digital Literacy and Business Applications. Having a dedicated studio station allows us to render high-definition video projects, process multi-track podcast audio efficiently, and develop engaging multimedia coursework without hardware lag or rendering delays. In our Business Applications and Digital Media classes, students create real-world projects ranging from video broadcasts and podcasts to digital advertisements and graphics. Behind every successful classroom project is the technical preparation, media processing, and file management needed to keep student work moving seamlessly.

Our current desktop hardware struggles to handle modern video rendering and complex multi-track audio software, creating significant bottlenecks in production and lesson preparation.

By bringing a powerful Apple Silicon workstation into our classroom studio, we can efficiently render student video projects, edit high-quality instructional media, and manage large digital assets for our courses.

Your support directly enhances our classroom’s media capabilities, ensuring our students' creative work is processed, polished, and ready to share efficiently. Thank you for investing in our digital media ecosystem!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

35 students impacted 1 donor
Dr. Read DeKalb High School Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Dekalb, IL View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

35 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple - Mac mini Desktop - Latest Model - M4 Pro?chip - Built for Apple Intelligence - 24GB Memory - 512GB SSD - Silver • Best Buy Education $1,599.00 1 $1,599.00
ViewSonic VX2730D-4K 27 Inch 4K Gaming Monitor, IPS with Switchable Refresh • CDW-G $277.19 1 $277.19
Satechi - Stand Hub USB-C Docking Station for Mac Mini M4 with SSD Enclosure - Silver • Best Buy Education $99.99 1 $99.99

Materials cost

$1,976.18

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$29.64

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$2,035.82

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$359.26

Total project goal

$2,395.08

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,395.08

1 Donor

-$3.00

Donations toward project cost

-$2.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.45

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 $2,392.08

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