My students need these parts, such as a processor, hard drive, and mouse, to create a computer from scratch for our computer STEM club.
$747 goal
This project expired on September 27, 2018.
This project expired on September 27, 2018.
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.
My Students
I am a 6th year teacher working on my first year trying flexible seating. I teach at 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 recently created an after-school club for the kids at my elementary school. In this club, I teach them how to build their own computer from scratch as a potential future career or a fun, money-saving hobby. Our school district is an Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) school district and we have a heavy focus on college and career readiness. I want to expose students to this field as an excellent potential career.
We require the motherboard, processor, ram, power supply, case, and hard drives in order to complete this computer.
This club has been very successful so far, but I have been using my own computer to show them. It would be wonderful to show the students what a high quality, new computer can do when it is all done and the kids love building and figuring out how everything goes together. Just last week we actually were commissioned to build a new computer for a fellow teacher and it was so great seeing them teach her how to build it without my assistance.
I would like to make a new computer and give it to one of the students to take home and use to further their education after.
This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
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
54 students impacted
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Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 DRAM 3000MHz C15 Memory Kit - Black (CMK8GX4M2B3000C15)
• Amazon Business
$114.00
1
$114.00
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G Processor with Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
• Amazon Business
$96.00
1
$96.00
Cooler Master MasterBox Pro 5 RGB Mid-Tower PC Case 3 RGB Fans 120mm Temper Glass Side Panel Dark Mirror Front Panel ATX, M-ATX, ITX (MCY-B5P2-KWGN-01)
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$79.99
1
$79.99
WD Blue 3D NAND 250GB PC SSD - SATA III 6 Gb/s M.2 2280 Solid State Drive - WDS250G2B0B
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$69.99
1
$69.99
GIGABYTE GA-AB350M-DS3H (AMD Ryzen AM4/ B350/ 4x DDR4/ HDMI/ M.2/ SATA/ USB 3.1 Gen 1/ / RGB Fusion/ Micro ATX/ Motherboard)
• Amazon Business
$59.99
1
$59.99
Corsair CX Series 550 Watt 80 Plus Bronze Certified Modular Power Supply (CP-9020102-NA)
• Amazon Business
$47.99
1
$47.99
WD Blue 1TB SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 RPM 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch Desktop Hard Drive (WD10EZEX)
• Amazon Business
$44.00
1
$44.00
Bloody Optical Gaming Mouse with 8 Programmable Buttons and Advanced Macros (T70)
• Amazon Business
$34.99
1
$34.99
G500 Combat Gaming Headset, Microphone, Compatible Across Platforms by Bloody Gaming
• Amazon Business
$34.99
1
$34.99
USB Wifi Adapter 600Mbps USBNOVEL Dual Band 2.4G / 5G Wireless Wifi Dongle Network Card for for Laptop Destop Win XP/7/8/10 , Mac OS X 10.4-10.12.2
• Amazon Business
$13.99
1
$13.99
Materials cost
$595.93
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$8.94
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$634.87
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$112.04
Total project goal
$746.91
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