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Mr. Tobin from Walnut Creek, CA is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Opening The 'Gates To Student Potential

Help me give my students a workstation to complete in-school and outside school STEM projects,

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Tobin's classroom raised $817

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are exceptionally ambitious, polite and inquisitive. Each and every day, we push each other to maximize the learning potential in our Math and Engineering classes.

The students in the class are exceptionally inquisitive in how they manufacture the design process to advance their understanding of a problem and to use appropriate tools to solve them.

Our school is a mid-level income school. Consequently, we don't have the funding for many of the basic needs of a 21-st century mathematics and engineering classroom. I am hopeful that the resources we request will enhance my student's potential and cater for their learning.

My Project

The Acer Aspire Computer will allow many of my students to work on Engineering projects within and outside the classroom curriculum.

Many students at my school have an entrepreneurial mind and I would love if DonorsChoose would help my students achieve their undoubted creative potential.

There are many students (male and female) who enter competitions regarding APP development, Scientific development, and more recently 3D printing. Unfortunately, they do not have the facilities to carry investigations in the STEM field that they want to pursue. I am hoping that we can provide a workstation to give them the gateway to success.

Mr. Tobin Northgate High School Grades 9-12 Walnut Creek, CA View local requests

More than a third 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Acer Aspire C24-865-UA91 AIO Desktop, 23.8" Full HD, 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U, 8GB DDR4, 1TB HDD, 802.11AC WiFi, Wireless Keyboard and Mouse, Windows 10 Home, Silver • Amazon Business $599.99 1 $599.99

Materials cost

$599.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $54.90

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$693.89

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$122.45

Total project goal

$816.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $816.34

6 Donors

-$453.00

Donations toward project cost

-$386.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$66.45

Matching donations from our partners

-$361.59

Match offers toward project cost

-$307.35

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$54.24

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

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 $0.00

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