My students need Android tablets to test their mobile apps created from code using MIT App Inventor as part of our high school computer science curriculum.
Most of my students are from an urban area. They have chosen to attend our public charter school, to be a part of a school whose mission surrounds leadership, rhetoric, entrepreneurship, and debate, in a classical model, with twenty-first-century skills.
Our school receives one-third of the funding of traditional public schools in our area from the state.
This creates an economic hardship for our school. As a result, we have a challenging time acquiring materials to support advancing our curriculum for our students.
My Project
I am asking for five ASUS Android ZenPad tablets with cases as well as one Unitek 10-Port USB Charger Charging Station. These materials will aid students in the debugging and testing of mobile apps constructed using a graphic computer programming interface. At our school, we encourage students to be creators of digital media rather than just consumers.
Having these devices available for my students will make taking this course not be a financial burden for those families that don't have the means to purchase additional devices specific to this course.
Therefore, reducing the digital divide between those that have personal devices to test their code on and those that don't have they ability to do so.
Coding socially useful mobile apps is just one way we accomplish this as part of our high school technology curriculum. I have been approved by the college board to teach AP - Computer Science Principles and am currently pending approval to offer Mobile App development as a dual credit course offering for high school students. This project would give students in an urban community wonderful opportunities to graduate high school with real world experiences in app development, planning and creations, as well as the opportunity to have several college credits under their belt prior to graduating from our small charter school. As part of the curriculum, my students are applying their algebra skills to create algorithms and abstractions of code while gaining valuable communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills while developing valuable computer programming skills.
ASUS ZenPad C 7.0 Z170C - tablet - Android 5.1 - 16 GB - 7'
• Best Buy Education
$101.58
5
$507.90
Unitek Y-2172 [PowerPort 96W/2.4A Max] 10-Port USB Charger Charging Station for Multiple Device with SmartIC Tech, Organizer Stand for Apple, iPad, iPhone, Samsung Galaxy, Google Nexus, LG and HTC
• Amazon Business
$53.99
1
$53.99
Fintie ASUS ZenPad S 8.0 (Z580C / Z580CA) SmartShell Case - Ultra Slim Lightweight Stand Cover with Auto Sleep / Wake for 2015 Released ASUS ZenPad S 8.0 Z580C / Z580CA 8" Android Tablet, Black
• Amazon Business
$8.99
5
$44.95
Materials cost
$606.84
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$9.10
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$645.94
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$113.99
Total project goal
$759.93
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$759.93
17 Donors
-$654.93
Donations toward project cost
-$556.69
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$98.24
Matching donations from our partners
-$105.00
Match offers toward project cost
-$89.25
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