Help me give my students a TCL 75-inch Class 4-Series 4K UHD HDR Smart Roku TV for projecting programming language lessons and as a monitor with a large surface area for viewing code by the student programming team.
The DB Robotics Team, with about 20 student members, participates in the FIRST Robotics Competition. Each season, team members learn and use Java programming language to design code that will drive and control a robot that the team has strategically and collaboratively designed from a kit. Adults mentor students programmers, but the design, code, and strategy are their own.
Dawson-Boyd Robotics Team is going through an upgrade of their Robotics workspace.
Previously, student programmers coded using laptops with no external monitors to share and collaborate on Robotic code. In addition, the team was seated around a wobbly table on mismatched metal folding chairs in a drafty metal shop. Recent renovations have provided an Innovation Lab with a designated area for learning and writing Robotic code.
The district is confident in their students' abilities to develop 21st Century skills that they have invested money and space in constructing an Innovation Lab. Unfortunately, there was no money allocated to support the vision of the Dawson-Boyd Robotics team in making the Innovation Lab an advanced and inspiring space for student programmers. As a result, our team has to implement a Rapid React to purchase a TV monitor and mount before competition season.
My Project
As the construction happened within the building, Robotics members have been building their coding skills. Teams of students, teachers, mentors, and coaches come together to learn the Java programming language through online and in-person classes during the off-season. Unfortunately, even though the district invested money and space to the Innovation Lab, they did not allocate money for technology in the programming area.
A large TV to project programming language lessons will enable adult and student mentors to connect with each student, see their work, and engage with their code instantly.
Donating to our project to purchase a TV monitor and mount will provide students the opportunity to work together as a team while strategizing, planning, and writing code necessary for participation in FIRST competitions.
In addition to writing code for Robotics competitions, developing programming language skills helps students gain necessary academic and interpersonal skills as they learn to code, including math and writing, and creativity and confidence. Furthermore, our students will build soft skills such as focus, resilience, and communication. Donating to our project will transport our students into developing their 21st-century skills as they prepare for the Robotics season.
TCL 75-inch Class 4-Series 4K UHD HDR Smart Roku TV – 75S435, 2021 Model
• Amazon Business
$749.00
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$749.00
ECHOGEAR Full Motion TV Wall Mount for Big TVs Up to 90" TVs - Smooth Swivel, Tilt, & Extension - Universal Design Works with Samsung, Vizio, TCL & More - Includes Drilling Template - EGLF2
• Amazon Business
$129.99
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$129.99
Materials cost
$878.99
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$13.18
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$922.17
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$162.74
Total project goal
$1,084.91
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$1,084.91
2 Donors
-$915.17
Donations toward project cost
-$913.67
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$1.50
match offer
-$10.00
Match offer toward project cost
-$8.50
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