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Ms. Sabatke-Smith from Montrose CO is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Tune Up Our Tired Tech!

Help me give my students four Chromebooks to replace the broken technology that supports excellence in writing.

  • $782 goal

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Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

"For students [of poverty] to succeed, they'll need to become consummate lifelong learners" (Eric Jensen).

For the high poverty students that make up my culturally diverse classroom, that means giving them supports that may traditionally come from home.

From food to technology to emotional stability, my sixth graders require a school that functions as a nurturing academic environment based on strong relationships to build those lifelong learners. For many, school is the sole life guide through the tangled maze of adolescence.

My Project

With these four Chromebooks, the broken technology in my classroom will be replaced, allowing each of my 30 high-poverty students to have access to the digital world.

In my classroom, Chromebooks serve as the doorway to a world of digital storytelling, publication, and an understanding that words are power.

When students in my class have one to one technology, they are able to utilize the skills necessary to succeed in a digital world.

Many of my students utilize gaming technology, but have limited access to the digital academic tools that will support lifelong learning. Chromebooks allow for unlimited access to word processing and a school-wide website developed to showcase high-quality student writing.

With an authentic audience and an urgency for publication, student writing grows from teacher-centered to student-empowered. Chromebooks serve as a portal to writing excellence.

Ms. Sabatke-Smith
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Samsung Chromebook 3 XE501C13-K01US, Intel Dual-Core Celeron N3060, 11.6" HD, 2GB DDR3, 16GB eMMC, Night Charcoal • Amazon Business $147.00 4 $588.00
Google Chrome Education License - Perpetual • Best Buy Education $0.00 4 $0.00

Materials cost

$588.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$37.63

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.82

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$664.45

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$117.26

Total project goal

$781.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$781.71

2 Donors

-$470.40

Donations toward project cost

-$409.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$60.95

match offer

-$300.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$255.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$11.31

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$0.00

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