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Ms. Abernathy from Austin, TX is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Modern Day Learners Utilize Paper and Electronics!

Help me give my students modern day school supplies--laptop chargers and pencils--to help them become fluently bilingual!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Abernathy's classroom raised $997

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Project

Most adults got sent off to school with a backpack, some lined paper and a fresh pack of pencils. While those supplies are still needed today, post-pandemic kids are weighed down by another item: the laptop and charger. Literally and figuratively, they are heavy to carry and easy to forget.

I'm trying to prepare my students for the modern work world, but I can't do that when their computers are dead.

Due to the cost of providing laptops and chargers for all students, our school cannot afford to buy many extra, and the ones they have are held in reserve for testing days (did I mention that now all testing is done online?). I am lucky to have a classroom with lots of electrical outlets, but it doesn't do much good without chargers. The most responsible students charge computers at home, and leave the charger there so it doesn't get lost (or borrowed permanently by another kid). The more typical students forget it in a classroom, and never find it again. Or somebody at home breaks it. Or they purposefully "lose" it, so they have another excuse to avoid the work we do in class. It only costs $15 to replace a charger, but with current rent prices here, many families honestly can't afford that charge, especially since all students in my class are bilingual, and many of their parents are immigrants.

A set of 50 chargers would allow me to keep a permanent class set of 30. I also would have some extra, to give away to students who genuinely need one. In addition, we still do need pencils for writing in our class notebooks! These chargers and pencils would keep my class working strong and getting them ready for modern life, at home, school and work.

Ms. Abernathy Paredes 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.

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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

120 students impacted 14donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
USB C Laptop Charger 65w 45w for dell hp Lenovo Asus Acer Razer Blade Stealth MacBook Samsung Chrombook Charger Fast Charging Type C AC Adapter Power Cord Supply • Amazon Business $13.99 50 $699.50
Ticonderoga Wood-Cased Pre-Sharpened Pencils, No 2 HB Soft, Assorted Pastel Colors, Pack of 150 • School Specialty $47.99 2 $95.98

Materials cost

$795.48

Vendor shipping charges

 $9.60

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.93

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$847.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$149.47

Total project goal

$996.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $996.48

13 Donors

-$488.01

Donations toward project cost

-$423.51

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$64.50

match offer

-$498.24

Match offer toward project cost

-$423.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$74.74

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.24

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 $0.00

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