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Mrs. Ellison from Gladstone MO is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Dreaming of a Library Makerspace with Sphero

My students need an iPad and Sphero to utilize in a Makerspace.

  • $689 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My vision of our school library is for it to be the learning "hub" of our building, a place where students and teachers come together to explore and create collaboratively. This is why I am dreaming of a library makerspace.

I teach in a suburb just north of Kansas City, Missouri.

My school is home to about 350 students from diverse backgrounds. We believe that all students can learn in an atmosphere that promotes academic, social, emotional, and physical success. We seek to help each student develop a positive self-concept and to become an independent learner.

My Project

I am requesting an iPad and Sphero to be used as one of my makerspace choices. This app-enabled wonder ball is a robot, a game system, a remote controlled car, and just about anything else you want it to be. Children will have the opportunity to program Sphero for what they want it to do.

These materials will make a difference in our library makerspace by transforming our space into one that embraces 21st century learners and allows learning opportunities that will benefit them as they enter the work world of the future.

Mrs. Ellison
Grades PreK-2

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple MGLW2LL/A iPad Air 2 9.7-Inch Retina Display, 16GB, Wi-Fi (Silver) • Amazon Business $419.00 1 $419.00
Sphero 2.0: The App-Enabled Robotic Ball • Amazon Business $127.95 1 $127.95

Materials cost

$546.95

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$585.15

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$103.26

Total project goal

$688.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $688.41

1 Donor

-$344.21

Donations toward project cost

-$292.58

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$51.63

match offer

-$344.20

Match offer toward project cost

-$292.57

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$51.63

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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