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Mr. O. from Chicago, IL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Program My Robot

Help me give my students a robot to program so they can see how coding works in the real world.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. O.'s classroom raised $214

This project is fully funded

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My Students

A typical day in my classroom consists of students checking in on the classroom website, coding, scanning, and creating QR codes, creating, editing, and publishing content on our classroom website.

My room is a wonderland of technology tools; headphones, iPads, computers, styluses, and even a few Sphero robots.

Students use these technology tools to build vital 21st-century digital literacy skills: computer science, coding, robotics, and creating and publishing multimedia content.

My students are full of dreams and hope for the future.

They are hungry to use the tools of their time and to use technology as a powerful thinking, learning, and content creation tool. Most of my students don't have the internet at home, and for some, the only time they use computers is in my classroom. I feel a deep responsibility to help my students become comfortable and competent using top-quality technology tools.

My Project

In the Media Center, students learn the basics of coding from kindergarten. One way to learn about coding is to use apps or websites, and our students do plenty of this.

Another way to learn about coding is to program robots to carry out specific actions.

With a Sphero robot, students will program the robot to move around puzzle spaces we have in the Media Center. It is so much fun and a fantastic learning opportunity. Every Sphero robot is used by 4 students per hour in the Media Center. That quickly accumulates into a lot of engaging computer science exposure.

Mr. O. Monarcas Academy Grades 3-5

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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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Nearly all 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
Sphero SPRK+: App-Enabled Robot Ball with Programmable Sensors + LED Lights - STEM Educational Toy for Kids - Learn JavaScript, Scratch & Swift • Amazon Business $149.00 1 $149.00

Materials cost

$149.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.24

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$181.24

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$31.98

Total project goal

$213.22

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $213.22

1 Donor

-$213.22

Donations toward project cost

-$181.24

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.98

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 $0.00

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