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Mrs. Whittingham from Harrisburg AR is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ready Set Roll! Drone You Know How?

My students need app controlled drones to help them learn computer science/coding in the elementary computer classroom.

  • $856 goal

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My Students

Each child in my K-4 classroom absolutely loves learning and showing how they can be successful in a non-typical classroom. My students are creative, thoughtful, and full of questions! They love to come to my computer lab setting and learn with computer science tools that are not available in their home or regular classroom. It allows all the students to be successful with multiple types of assessment for the same assignment. They absolutely love hands-on, active, engaging projects that allow them to think outside the box to find solutions! They come to school each day ready to learn, explore, and try new things so they can grow both mentally, emotionally, and academically.

My students are always involved, excited, and imaginative; my students are eager to immerse themselves in any kind of Computer Science challenge.

My Project

Bringing droids into my classroom will help my students have a choice on how to incorporate code into their learning environment. Coding and Computer Science is a new skill I want to incorporate into my curriculum by the use of coding droids. By having multiple options for the students, they are seeing how coding/ problem-solving skills are used in different droids/robots and activities; therefore having a differentiated learning environment for all students.

In a technology driven world, any interaction with relevant technology will increase their academics as well as their desire to learn and use the new technology!

By donating to our project, you will not only help to improve and increase student problem solving skills using Computer Science, you will ultimately help to increase their academic achievement.

Mrs. Whittingham
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
BB-9E App-Enabled Droid with Trainer • Amazon Business $78.50 1 $78.50
Sphero R2-D2 App-Enabled Droid • Amazon Business $78.36 1 $78.36
Sphero Ollie Darkside App-Controlled Robot • Amazon Business $77.00 1 $77.00
Sphero Special Edition Battle-Worn BB-8 by with Force Band • Amazon Business $66.87 1 $66.87
Sphero Mini Orange: The App-Controlled Robot Ball • Amazon Business $49.99 1 $49.99
Sphero Mini Green: The App-Controlled Robot Ball • Amazon Business $49.99 1 $49.99
Sphero Mini Blue: The App-Controlled Robot Ball • Amazon Business $49.97 1 $49.97
Spider-Man by Sphero • Amazon Business $48.00 1 $48.00
Hard EVA Travel Black Case for Star Wars R2-D2 App-Enabled Droid Sphero by Hermitshell • Amazon Business $17.99 2 $35.98
Co2Crea Hard Travel Case for Sphero Mini The App-Controlled Robot Ball by • Amazon Business $8.99 3 $26.97
Disney Pixar Cars 3 Smart Steer Lightning McQueen Vehicle • Amazon Business $23.00 1 $23.00
LTGEM Case for Sphero Star Wars BB-8 Droid and Force Band-Black • Amazon Business $10.69 2 $21.38
Co2Crea Hard Travel Case for Sphero Ollie App-Controlled Robot by • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Sphero AFB01USA Star Wars Force Band by • Amazon Business $14.10 1 $14.10

Materials cost

$635.10

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $52.40

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.53

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$727.03

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$128.30

Total project goal

$855.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $855.33

1 Donor

-$460.82

Donations toward project cost

-$403.77

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.05

match offer

-$380.31

Match offer toward project cost

-$323.26

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.05

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$14.20

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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