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Mrs. Ditrano from Bronx, NY is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Laptop Could Change Everything!

My students need at least one portable laptop in our classroom.

  • $566 goal

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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

In today's world, everything in online. Student's use the Internet to interactively learn, do research, and check their grades. If I even had just one computer for this purpose, my students would be much more informed and my class would run more efficiently.

My classes are wonderful.

They are full of students who have boundless energy and a great desire to learn. They are so curious about everything we discuss and I would love to be able to answer all of their questions to the fullest extent. I catch myself saying, "Let's look that up!" all the time. My students are sweet Bronx residents who attend an over-crowded K-8 school.

My Project

Even one laptop could make a huge difference to my students. We use a SMARTboard in our class and the only computer we have in the room is connected to it (and it has such a big monitor, it can't be moved around). With a laptop, students can satisfy their curiosity when they want to learn more about a particular topic, they can see how the things we discuss actually work and I can have personal conferences with students while analyzing their grades online.

Computers are expensive.

The school can't afford to purchase them for each classroom because they have already spent so much on technology. In order to give our kids the best education possible, computers are vital.

Mrs. Ditrano PS 71 Rose E Scala 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.

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Bronx, NY 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

60 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
HP Laptop / AMD Athlon™ II Processor / 14' Display / 3GB Memory - Pewter • Best Buy $427.00 1 $427.00

Materials cost

$427.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $12.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.40

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$480.40

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$84.78

Total project goal

$565.18

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $565.18

6 Donors

-$565.18

Donations toward project cost

-$480.40

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$84.78

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