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Mr. Gianniny from Brooklyn, NY is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building Our Future: Constructing Computers

We need a variety of computer components to give students the opportunity to build custom computers in the classroom.

  • $1,994 goal

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About My Students

My students represent a group of individuals with varied abilities and a variety of learning needs. During our summer school program, my student, Joshua decided to write a grant that would allow us to build computers together in the classroom. Joshua has come a long way during the past year that I have worked with him in terms of his social skills as well as his confidence in his ability to contribute academically. I am excited to present his grant to you and look forward to sharing our results!

This project is aimed at giving students the opportunity to collaborate on building computers that we will use during the remainder of the school year in technology class. Using a lot of teamwork and applied technical training, students will learn to build a computer from scratch. They will identify and assess all of the key components that are used to construct a computer and determine the optimal components for each build. These are skills that will continue to be utilized throughout their education in relation to both collaborative project development and technical planning and problem-solving.

In Their Own Words

During the school year, I want to build computers with my teacher and classmates. It would be really cool for my class to learn how to build a computer and we can use that knowledge in the future! We can make a computer that can use all of the apps that we use in class.

I will build the computer to show the school how cool it is to create a computer. My friends and teacher agree that it would be really cool to build the computer from parts and I would help to keep them organized while we are learning how to use them.

This project is important because it would be really enjoyable for me and the whole school. I am writing this grant because I think that my classmates would learn a lot and it is really helpful for them to learn computer skills. Also, we can build different kinds of computers to use in different ways.

Mr. Gianniny PS K369 Coy L Cox 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.

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Brooklyn, NY View local requests

Nearly all 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

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
MSI Intel Skylake H110 LGA 1151 DDR4 USB 3.1 Mini ITX Motherboard (H110I Pro AC) • Amazon Business $89.99 3 $269.97
HP Pavilion 21.5-Inch IPS LED HDMI VGA Monitor • Amazon Business $99.99 2 $199.98
AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition FX-4300, FD4300WMHKBOX • Amazon Business $79.95 2 $159.90
Corsair CX Series, CX600, 600 Watt (600W) Power Supply, 80+ Bronze Certified • Amazon Business $52.99 3 $158.97
EVGA GeForce GT 610 2048MB GDDR3, DVI, VGA and HDMI Graphics Card 02G-P3-2619-KR • Amazon Business $42.99 3 $128.97
Rosewill ATX Mid Tower Gaming Computer Case, Supports up to 460 mm long VGA Card TYRFING Black • Amazon Business $34.99 3 $104.97
AMD FD6300WMHKBOX FX-6300 6-Core Processor Black Edition • Amazon Business $104.95 1 $104.95
Crucial MX200 250GB SATA 2.5 Inch Internal Solid State Drive - CT250MX200SSD1 • Amazon Business $84.00 1 $84.00
Kingston HyperX FURY Black 8GB Kit (2x4GB) 2133MHz DDR4 Non-ECC CL14 DIMM Desktop Memory (HX421C14FBK2/8) • Amazon Business $39.99 2 $79.98
Seagate 1TB Desktop SSHD(Solid State Hybrid Drive) SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive (ST1000DX001) • Amazon Business $69.99 1 $69.99
Seagate 1TB Desktop SSHD(Solid State Hybrid Drive) SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive (ST1000DX001) • Amazon Business $69.99 1 $69.99
Viper Elite Series DDR4 16GB (2 x 8GB) 2400MHz Kit (Red) PVE416G240C5KRD • Amazon Business $69.99 1 $69.99
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy PCIe RX 7.1 Sound Card with High Performance Headphone Amp • Amazon Business $62.44 1 $62.44
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy FX PCIe 5.1 Sound Card with High Performance Headphone Amp • Amazon Business $22.99 2 $45.98
Mediabridge ULTRA Series HDMI Cable (10 Feet) - High-Speed Supports Ethernet, 3D and Audio Return [Newest Standard] • Amazon Business $9.99 3 $29.97

Materials cost

$1,640.05

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$24.60

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,694.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$299.06

Total project goal

$1,993.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,993.71

3 Donors

-$996.86

Donations toward project cost

-$847.33

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$149.53

match offer

-$996.85

Match offer toward project cost

-$847.32

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$149.53

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