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Mrs. Summerford from Savannah GA is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Study the Past Using Present Technology!

Help me give my students five laptops...and that will complete my class set...so each student has access to a laptop.

  • $1,425 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are over the top amazing! They never cease to amaze me. They come ready to learn and are always looking for a challenge.

The best part about my job is my students!

I cover a lot of interesting topics and they work hard and learn each day! No matter the challenge before them in my class, they rise to the occasion every single time. I raise the bar and they clear it. I raise it again...and they clear it again. I am serious.

My Project

We are requesting five laptops which will complete our class set! Laptops and internet capability have ¨revolutionized¨ learning in high school Social Studies! I can give the background basics about World War I through maps, discussions, and textbooks. To take it to the next level, computers and the internet are a must. I can send students into interactive WWI trench warfare scenarios or I can expose them to WWI actual video/audio footage.

I can compliment the needed old school instruction with modern technology...and that is the ticket to getting their attention!

I have found that differentiating from lecture, discussion, computers, and groups etc...this is the best way to cover the material. Students are interested and want more and with technology it is almost limitless.

Mrs. Summerford
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Dell - 11.6'Chromebook - Intel Celeron - 2GB Memory - 16GB eMMC Flash Memory - Black • Best Buy Education $217.80 5 $1,089.00

Materials cost

$1,089.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$75.14

3rd party payment processing fee

$16.34

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,210.48

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$213.61

Total project goal

$1,424.09

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,424.09

21 Donors

-$1,024.09

Donations toward project cost

-$870.48

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$153.61

match offer

-$400.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$340.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$60.00

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$0.00

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