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Ms. G.B. from Upper Marlboro, MD is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Pen Pal Tech Project

Help me give my students more technology and cases to protect it so that they can learn IT skills during this Penpal Project.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. G.B.'s classroom raised $739

This project is fully funded

My Project

The word Penpal is obsolete in the technology era we live in.

I would love that my American students could keep comunicating with their penpals from one European school.

To do so, we need, at least, one more laptop and some cases to protect the laptops we already have so that my students could type emails on them to send them to their penpal school.

We are also recording and editing some videos like recipes, school tours, etc. so that our penpals know how is an American school and to let them know about the American culture.

Students can also talk about the festivities we celebrate here, like Black History Month, through videos, blogs or photos.

To sum up, my goals for this project are the following:

Give students access to technology, as they usually do not have access to it at home.

Teach my students IT skills so that they can be prepared for their future education and jobs.

Show my students they can be proud of their culture and, at the same time, learn about other people's cultures providing respect to each other.

Ms. G.B. Melwood Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Upper Marlboro, MD 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lenovo - Ideapad 1 15.6" Full HD Touchscreen Laptop - Ryzen 7 5700U with 16GB Memory - AMD Radeon Graphics - 512GB SSD - Cloud Gray • Best Buy Education $460.20 1 $460.20
Vangddy Exo Woolen Felt Laptop Sleeve 15.6 Inch Brown • Quill.com $29.59 1 $29.59
Skaypibs Travel Laptop Backpack for Women, School Backpack with USB Charging Port,Water Resistant Backpack for Girls, Business Work College bookbag,book bag Fits 15.6 Inch,Beige Back Pack • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
Solo New York - Bond Sleeve for 15.6" Laptop - Black • Best Buy Education $19.11 1 $19.11
ICOLOR 14.5 15 15.4 15.6 Inch Laptop Bag Sleeve Carrying Case with Handle - Portable Chromebook/Ultrabook/Notebook/Netbook Case Pouch - Computer Protective Cover Travel Briefcase, Butterflies • Amazon Business $15.17 1 $15.17
NIIMBOT D11 Label Tape - (0.59"×1.18"/ 15×30mm) White Stickers Waterproof Tear-Resistant Replacement for D11/D110/D101 Label Printer Office&Home • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$556.05

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$33.36

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.34

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$627.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$110.78

Total project goal

$738.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$738.53

4 Donors

-$729.71

Donations toward project cost

-$627.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$101.96

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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$0.00

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