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Ms. McElroy from Swansea MA is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Programming Using the Micro:bit

Help me give my students 10 BBC micro:bit processor boards so that they may apply their coding practices to physical computing.

  • $338 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Project

Computer programming can be difficult and confusing. My students love when they get to learn using physical devices that they can program like Robot cars and micro:bit processor boards.

Our curriculum provider for Intro to CS just launched an incredible set of lessons called "Creating APP's with Devices" but in order to use it we need to purchase 10 Micro:bit packs with cables and connectors.

Your generous donation will help us meet our goal of providing physical devices (BBC Micro:bit) for students to learn programming concepts using "real world" applications.

Ms. McElroy
Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
GeeekPi microbit V2 Club Kit (10 Pack microbit v2 go kit) with 10 BBC Micro:bit V2 Boards, Battery Holders, Micro USB Cable,20 AAA Batteries for Coding and Programming • Amazon Business $252.83 1 $252.83

Materials cost

$252.83

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.79

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$286.62

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$50.58

Total project goal

$337.20

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $337.20

1 Donor

-$337.20

Donations toward project cost

-$286.62

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.58

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 $0.00

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