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Mr. Zumba from Granada Hills, CA is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Computer Opens a World of Possibilities!

Help me give my students interactive lessons through the use of an up to date computer.

  • $3,030 goal

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Mr. Zumba has another project! Donate to In Need to Upgrade Our Classroom Computer! to help his classroom.

$4,980 - complete this project and be a hero

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

Students in my school site are curious, hard workers, and creative. With the drastic change of remote teaching, I have seen so many of my students struggle with the content but yet have shown resilience. Sometimes we meet up on zoom conferences at off school hours in small groups to work together and make sense of the curriculum.

I am pleased to see my students continued to show an interest in learning even though the world around them has been flipped upside down.

My students continue to engage in the lessons and at times I find them helping each other out as they all are learning how to navigate this remote learning world.

My Project

This computer will provide me with the much-needed tool to deliver rich interactive lessons for years to come. I currently have a Chromebook at home that was loaned to me by my school, but it does not have the needed power to help me deliver a rich interactive lesson to my students.

An upgraded computer will help me stream powerful interactive websites / animations to my students in order to help them visualize the science concepts being covered.

Ideally, I would like each of my students to have an updated reliable computer at home to interact with the lessons, but it is not cost-effective to ask for multiple computers. They currently have loaner Chromebooks from school that for the most part do a good job at browsing simple websites and completing their writing assignments but can't handle some of the demands interactive websites require. That is why I am asking for your assistance in helping me obtain a computer that would allow me to stream powerful animations through zoom conferences where my students can visualize the concepts at hand.

Mr. Zumba George K Porter Middle School Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Mr. Zumba

Granada Hills, CA 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple - 27'iMac� with Retina 5K display (Latest Model) - Intel Core i5 (3.7GHz) - 8GB Memory - 2TB Fusion Drive - Silver • Best Buy Education $2,299.99 1 $2,299.99

Materials cost

$2,299.99

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$210.45

3rd party payment processing fee

$34.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$2,574.94

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$454.40

Total project goal

$3,029.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$3,029.34

6 Donors

-$1,405.10

Donations toward project cost

-$1,366.10

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.00

match offer

-$1,422.16

Match offer toward project cost

-$1,208.84

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$213.32

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$202.08

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$0.00

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