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Mrs. Kent from Pleasant Hill CA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

What Is A Computer?

My students need a computer, keyboard, mouse, 3 headphones, and mousepad.

  • $1,085 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Please help our students by enhancing their learning through technology integration.

Our students are from a middle school that is facing more and more financial hardship.

Donations are down and unemployment is up. With less money to work with and an influx of more students in our school, we are struggling to maintain quality learning environments. Despite the struggle, our students are doing their part to contribute. Many students volunteer and help run school-wide beautification. This has positively impacted school spirit both among the teaching staff and the students.

My Project

The requested computer will be utilized within a special education environment and among many of our peer leaders. This functional piece of equipment has a large screen and will allow students the ability to use a traditional keyboard and mouse or alternatively operate by using the HP TouchSmart function. The earphones will allow sound to be played without distracting other students. Our school has available software for teachers to enhance science, math, and language arts. However, with our current computers breaking or running too slow or in some cases so old they do not support the current software it becomes difficult to use technology as an educational enhancing tool. The amazing device will make that potential a reality.

Please help these amazing students.

This technology will ensure that all our exceptional students regardless of their skills and or ability level will have their learning enhanced with this universally accessible device. Donations will all add up and ultimately help us reach our goal. Together we can do this.

Mrs. Kent
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
HP TouchSmart 320-1030 - A4-3400 2.7 GHz - 20' TFT • Best Buy $719.99 1 $719.99
HP Wireless Elite v2 Desktop - keyboard and mouse set • Best Buy $49.99 1 $49.99
Koss KPH 7 - headphones • Best Buy $5.99 3 $17.97
HandStands - Earth Assortment Mousepad - Multi • Best Buy $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$794.94

Vendor shipping charges

$12.00

Sales tax

$72.74

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$921.60

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$162.64

Total project goal

$1,084.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,084.24

1 Donor

-$1,084.24

Donations toward project cost

-$921.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$162.64

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$0.00

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