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Ms. Tookes from Rochester, NY is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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X-Cats Robotics Need More Powerful Computers

Help me give my students better computers to write and run programs to control the robot. These Acer laptops will make things so much more efficient.

  • $2,349 goal

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My Project

I am volunteering as a mentor for our school's robotics team. The team has existed for almost 30 years, and has a long history of creating opportunities for Rochester City School District Students. The students who join the club range from nerdy introverts to cool kids, and this is a space where they are all validated in their intellectual pursuits. These Lenovo ThinkPad X1s will allow the students to pursue their programming more efficiently and with less frustration.

The X-cats Moto is "we build people," and it's true.

In just my second year, I am amazed by the growth of the students in both their computing/engineering skills as well as their people and speaking skills.

Over the X-Cats 30 years of existence the software development landscape has changed dramatically. For most of our history we’ve worked with laptops that were 7-10 years out of date, struggling with long compile times and slow development tools. Inspiring under served students to pursue careers in software or computer science while dealing with such slow hardware is extremely challenging, as the old computers prove an obstacle to learning.

Please help us provide our students with computers that work efficiently so that they are not frustrated by the slow speeds. It will not only help us do better in the competition, it will give our students more inspiration for pursuing careers in technology. We got one new computer last year and with these Acer laptops, the student experience will be vastly improved.

Ms. Tookes Joseph C. Wilson Magnet High School Commencement Academy Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Rochester, NY View local requests

More than three‑quarters of 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

35 students impacted 10donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
ACER TMP414-51-781T WINDOWS 11 PRO 64 BIT, INTEL CORE I7 1165G7, 14.0IN. 1920 X • Best Buy Education $968.74 2 $1,937.48

Materials cost

$1,937.48

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$29.06

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,996.54

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$352.33

Total project goal

$2,348.87

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,348.87

6 Donors

-$1,235.77

Donations toward project cost

-$1,175.77

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$60.00

Matching donations from our partners

-$965.61

Match offers toward project cost

-$820.77

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$144.84

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$147.49

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 $0.00

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