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Mrs. Barbara Berry from Durham, NC is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Middle School Makerspace

My students need programmable items Makey Make and Arduino to create projects. The books support student projects and learning.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Barbara Berry's classroom raised $692

This project is fully funded

My Students

Our world runs on computers and the careers of tomorrow will require technical knowledge and creativity. Learning about computer science can be intimidating but it is made easier through the use of innovative technologies like Makey Make. This project will show our students anyone can code!

Our students are eager and excited about learning.

New technologies are especially helpful in teaching material that may be difficult for our kids. Sometimes our families aren't able to financially provide everything they would want for their children. As a school in the Research Triangle there are many careers and businesses that will demand strong technology skills and we want our students to be competitive and have a bright future!

My Project

The Makey Makey is a computer board that basically takes over a computer keyboard. By forming a circuit with conductive materials (like bananas, potatoes, aluminum foil, or their hands), students can interact with a computer like never before. This piece of technology and the Arduino can be used for multiple projects by multiple students at once creating a powerful learning tool for group work, electronics, and creativity. Since it is reusable it will allow us to continue to explore and learn with future students. The Makey Makey and the Arduino embed scientific concepts, such as how electricity and circuits work and lays the foundation for more complicated computer programming. These materials will also further develop our Makerspace in the Media Center at Githens!

These programmable electronics will allow our students to explore and learn about the power of computer programming through individual and group projects.

Our students will see that they can accomplish goals as a group and develop unique solutions through the use of computer technology. They will also learn to communicate better with each other as they build their projects and troubleshoot along the way!

Mrs. Barbara Berry Sherwood Githens 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.

Durham, NC 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

80 students impacted 2donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Makey Makey - An Invention Kit for Anyone • Amazon Business $44.00 5 $220.00
Arduino Uno Ultimate Starter Kit -- Includes 72 page Instruction Book • Amazon Business $54.99 4 $219.96
Sew Electric • Amazon Business $26.30 1 $26.30
Exploring Arduino: Tools and Techniques for Engineering Wizardry • Amazon Business $20.70 1 $20.70
Programming Arduino Getting Started with Sketches • Amazon Business $8.92 1 $8.92

Materials cost

$495.88

Vendor shipping charges

 $15.49

Sales tax

 $38.68

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.44

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$587.49

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$103.67

Total project goal

$691.16

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $691.16

2 Donors

-$691.16

Donations toward project cost

-$587.49

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$103.67

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