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Mrs. Melone from Cedar Rapids, IA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Technology For Psychology

My students need 30 flash drives to make completing their first scientific research paper a less stressful experience.

  • $571 goal

This project expired on August 10, 2010.

This project expired on August 10, 2010.

My Students

Imagine completing your first big research paper and having no way of saving it efficiently! The computers at our school do not allow students to save large quantities of material. Many of my students do not have computer access at home and struggle to find a way to save all of their hard work.

My students are 10th-12th graders taking their first Advanced Placement Class.

Many of my students have never taken an AP class before. Our school has a unique mix of students, some from privileged backgrounds and others from less privileged homes. Many of my student's homes were effected by the 2008 flood. Many of our upper level classes require that papers be typed and have some form of Internet background research done outside of school. Everyday I see students choose to take lower level classes because they worry they do not have the computer and Internet resources to be successful in the class, or they do not want other students to realize they do not have these tools. Our school wants to encourage all students to take at least one AP class before they graduate high school and AP Psychology is usually the class they choose.

My Project

I want each student in my classroom to have a flashdrive available to them for projects. This will allow my students to save their work that they do in the library. they will be able to take more time on their projects because they will not have to finish them within one class period. The flashdrives will be especially effective during our third term research project, where students get to conduct their own human research. This is a two month project. Students who do not have a flash drive are generally not as successful because they constantly have to retype old data while they work on new data. These flashdrives would be a lifesaver to these students.

Your donation will allow all of my students to be successful in gaining college prep scientific writing skills.

It will put all of my students on an equal footing from a technological standpoint. I believe many of my students will succeed on their writing projects simply because of this.

Mrs. Melone
Never Before Funded Never Before Funded Grades 9-12
  • J.F. Kennedy High School
  • Cedar Rapids, IA
    • More than half 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

    This project will reach 150 students.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
PHOTO/COMMODITIES FLASH MEMORY FLASH DRIVES 8202045 • Best Buy $13.99 30 $419.70

Materials cost

$419.70

Vendor shipping charges

 $12.00

Sales tax

 $20.99

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$467.98

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$102.73

Total project goal

$570.71

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