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Mrs. Rodrigues from Keaau, HI is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Computer In Our Classroom-Can We Make This a Reality?

My students need a computer in our classroom to access digital content, do research and use software.

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My Students

Many of my students have mild and moderate disabilities. They are highly visual learners. We are lacking a computer in our classroom that we can use for visual presentations. My students have greater engagement and retention when they can "see" something and as opposed to just being told about it.

Our school community is a rural public high school in Hawaii.

Many of my students have mild and moderate disabilities. We are in a high poverty area with many of students qualifying for free lunch. Many live with single parents, relatives, or foster parents. Despite these challenges, my students are bright, and many aspire to go to college.

My Project

With a computer, I can utilize online resources that would otherwise not work in my classroom such as video clips or flash animations. In addition, I can utilize PowerPoint presentations. My students could also utilize technology to create their own classroom presentations and develop their own facility with technology not only for high school but for college as well. Integrating technology into my lesson will create a higher level of student engagement and a higher level of retention. Pictures in the textbook cannot hope to have the same level of impact as being directly shown animated models of atoms. A computer would give all my physical science and marine science students a chance to access technology in our classroom. This single piece of technology could have an impact on hundreds of students within just a couple years.

Computers have become an essential piece of equipment common in many classroom across our country.

It would give the opportunity to show the students things I create and access on my computer. It would allow us to utilize resources such as Brainpop or Discovery Learning. I'd like my students to have the opportunity to experience the same things students do at more well-funded schools.

Mrs. Rodrigues Kea'au High School Grades 9-12

Equity Focus

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Mrs. Rodrigues

Keaau, HI View local requests

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

75 students impacted 29donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Samsung Laptop / Intel® Core™ i3 Processor / 15.6' Display / 4GB Memory - Black/Red • Best Buy $729.99 1 $729.99

Materials cost

$729.99

Vendor shipping charges

$12.00

Sales tax

$32.12

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$820.06

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$144.72

Total project goal

$964.78

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$964.78

27 Donors

-$964.78

Donations toward project cost

-$837.06

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$127.72

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.18

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$0.00

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