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Mr. Fogel from Bronx, NY is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Skype in the Classroom, Part #1

My students need a computer to participate in Skype in the Classroom online debates with other schools and students across the national and globe.

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

The South Bronx is one of the poorest congressional districts in the US. It tops the nation in hunger rates and is last in health. Our school shares the same block as a jail. Our students often walk past a daily line of inmates arriving or departing in buses with bars instead of windows.

The Bronx has a reputation of poverty, crime, drugs, and failing schools.

But our Debate Team has shattered these stereotypes. Our students devote themselves to daily practices starting at 7:00 am, evening practices, tournaments every weekend, and camps every summer. Students learn valuable skills in debate; public speaking, leadership, research, writing, typing, and learn about a number of subjects including philosophy, current events, economics, public policy, civics, law, international affairs, and critical theory. Debate also helps in college admissions by improving chances of college admissions from 30-60% according to a Wall Street Journal study. Many Supreme Court justices, Presidents, and lawmakers are former high school debaters. Because of these benefits, we believe that debate should be an opportunity for ALL students and so we started the Great Debaters program to bring free debate opportunities to all schools throughout New York City (www.nycudl.org)

My Project

We are requesting a laptop so we can use Skype to revolutionize our classroom and debate team. First, a laptop and Skype provides free debate tournament opportunities for all. Our school cannot afford to travel across the country for debates, but Skype can bring the country and world to our classroom. Second, a laptop & Skype provides an infinite diversity of debaters and arguments. Skype will bring in a world of different ideas, arguments and debaters. Third, a laptop and Skype offers 365 days, 24/7 learning. We can do debates in class, at home, weekends and summers. Fourth, a laptop & Skype offers to increase the quality of our debates as our students can debate any school from across the nation and world. Fifth, a laptop and Skype allows additional learning opportunities for students with disabilities, students shy about public speaking, students unable to attend weekend tournaments - and other populations that are unable or unwilling to attend weekend debate tournaments.

What does this mean for my classroom?

Our debaters can connect to experts, texts, and any resource throughout the world. Our award winning Great Debaters in one second can connect to millions of Great Debaters across the planet. We would not have to worry about travel costs, registration costs, hotel costs of expensive debate tournaments which prevent most Title I schools from participating. Instead, we can focus on debate! We can debate schools online throughout the country and globe.

Mr. Fogel Bronx School for Law-Gov-Justice Grades 9-12

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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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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Acer Chromebook 700-1090 - 11.6' - Atom N570 - Chrome OS - 2 GB RAM - 16 GB SSD • Best Buy $389.99 1 $389.99

Materials cost

$389.99

Vendor shipping charges

$12.00

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.85

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$442.84

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$78.15

Total project goal

$520.99

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$520.99

1 Donor

-$260.49

Donations toward project cost

-$221.42

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.07

match offer

-$260.49

Match offer toward project cost

-$221.42

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.07

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$0.00

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