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Mrs. Kurz-Porretto from Brooklyn, NY is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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STEMming It Up With An iPad!

Help me give my students an iPad that will support their research during STEM investigations!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Kurz-Porretto's classroom raised $491

This project is fully funded

My Students

"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known." -Carl Sagan

Preparing students for the world in which they live, and eventually will work, is extremely important.

Students need to learn how to become effective problem-solvers in real-world situations. Having access to technology is vital.

Our students have a strong desire to learn about the world we live in and love working on STEM projects. My science classroom is composed of diverse learners in a high poverty area. My students are very enthusiastic about school and have a thirst for learning. They are curious, funny, caring, loving, and imaginative.

I use many different learning pathways to help them understand content on a deeper level. All my students are unique and have many different strengths; however, when any one of them has a piece of technology in their hands, they immediately become more engaged in the activity.

My Project

Having the iPad will allow for different structures of learning in my classroom. One way they will be used is at a STEM center. Students can research the history of roller coasters in the U.S. and then design their own. Another way they will be used, is by recording the results of an experiment. Recently, we investigated how various factors effect the flight of our straw rockets. Students could take pictures of their creations and record observations through notes.

My students would also benefit using an iPad to research and support their STEM challenge tasks.

This will help our young engineers by utilizing text evidence from various sites to create and design their masterpieces.

Students could also collaborate on group findings by sharing through the cloud. I could download apps for various science practice skills for a science center, which would allow me to have activities for both my highest performing and most struggling students.

Mrs. Kurz-Porretto PS 95 the Gravesend Grades 6-8

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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.

Brooklyn, NY View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

160 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
iPad package: 32GB iPad+Case • Best Buy Education $381.23 1 $381.23

Materials cost

$381.23

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.72

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$416.95

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$73.58

Total project goal

$490.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $490.53

1 Donor

-$328.00

Donations toward project cost

-$278.80

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.20

match offer

-$162.53

Match offer toward project cost

-$138.15

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.38

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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