Help me give my students an experience building our own computer in our after-school club.
$751 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Celebrating 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.
I am a sixth year teacher working on my first year trying flexible seating. I teach in a low-income/Title I school district, and my students face several challenges both in and out of the classroom. This year we were struck by Hurricane Harvey and our school was really not damaged, but the homes of many of my students were.
Despite the hardships they have faced, they are resilient and spirited learners making their way back.
They like to move, they love to read and love lots of positive attention. From the minute they walk in the door of my classroom, I focus on their potential and growth while they are with me. I may not be able personally to solve the many challenges they face outside of school. However, I can certainly make a powerful impact on the eight hours they spend here at school every day.
My Project
I run an after-school club at my elementary school where I teach 5th graders how to build and repair computers as a valuable skill, hobby, and potential future career. My students love getting their hands in a computer and learning how it works.
This project would give us the parts that we want to build a new computer for our after school club.
These computer components would help us with the missing pieces that we still require in order to build our next computer.
The processor, ram, graphics card, SSD, power supply, monitor, and mouse will be combined with some other pieces we already have to complete a computer. The students will be able to build this computer from start to finish in order to learn how it works and how they can do this to save money or as a future career. Since we are an AVID campus I am all about teaching students about future STEM related professions.
Intel Core i3-8100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
• Amazon Business
$118.99
1
$118.99
Sceptre E248W-19203R 24" Ultra Thin 75Hz 1080p LED Monitor 2X HDMI VGA Build-in Speakers, Metallic Black 2018
• Amazon Business
$98.18
1
$98.18
Patriot Signature DDR4 8GB (2x4GB) 2666MHz (PC4-21300) Dual Channel Memory Kit with Heatshield
• Amazon Business
$49.99
1
$49.99
EVGA 500 Bq, 80+ Bronze 500W, Semi Modular, FDB Fan, 3 Year Warranty, Power Supply 110-BQ-0500-K1
• Amazon Business
$49.99
1
$49.99
Inland Professional 480GB SSD 3D NAND SATA III 6Gb/s 2.5" 7mm Internal Solid State Drive (480G)
• Amazon Business
$49.99
1
$49.99
Redragon M602 Wired Gaming Mouse, RGB Spectrum Backlit Ergonomic Mouse, Programmable with 7 backlight modes up to 7200 DPI for Windows PC Gamers - Black
• Amazon Business
$16.99
1
$16.99
Materials cost
$599.12
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$8.99
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$638.11
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$112.61
Total project goal
$750.72
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$750.72
12 Donors
-$513.44
Donations toward project cost
-$450.68
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$62.76
match offer
-$220.52
Match offer toward project cost
-$187.44
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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