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Building Our Recreation Room

My students need various arcade parts to build their recreation room.

  • $212 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

When I think about my class, I refer to the Star Wars quote, "The force is strong with this one" and switch it to "these ones." I teach in a Title I school with 92% free and reduced-price lunch and my students come to school willing to try their best. My students make me want to be a better teacher.

I have been fortunate to have taught for many years, but this year, the mention of anything that involves any long term, thematic projects lights my students' faces up.

Anything that has to do with hands-on lessons or activities, my students absorb it like sponges. I feel that a hands-on approach to learning will greatly benefit my students and their curiosity for learning.

My Project

Students are so into video game these days, and I used classic games to see if it would motivate and engage the students. Exposing them to classic video games certainly makes them happy, but I noticed a change in behavior; I saw collaboration, excitement and support for each other. As a result, the students enjoyed playing these classics and now they want to continue to explore the various titles of the vintage video game era.

Since the students played the games, they suggested that the entire school should experience this as well; I agree.

The students, with my guidance, will build mini bartop arcades for their school recreation room. The materials that we are asking for are essential parts for building the machines. These buttons and micro switches are what the students will use to send the signal from the person to the computer and vice versa. The students will also learn how to properly install them. Not only will they experience these games, they will help design, paint, program and ultimately test these wonder machines.

Mr. N. Millennia Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Orlando, FL View local requests

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

26 students impacted 5donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
EG Starts 1 Set Zero Delay USB Encoder To PC Controllers 5Pin Joystick Handle + 10x Arcade Push Buttons Switch For Arcade Fighting Stickers & Street Fighter 3 4 5 Mame KOF Games & Blue Colors • Amazon Business $25.88 2 $51.76
EG Starts Classic Arcade Competition Happ Style 2Pin Sticker + 1 Player Start Buttons + 8x Happ type Standard Push Button With Micro Switch For Arcade Joystick Kits Mame KOF Fighting Stick Games Blue • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
Reyann 6x Happ Type Standard Arcade Push Button - Red - With Microswitch • Amazon Business $12.00 1 $12.00
EG Starts 12x 24mm OEM Arcade Push Buttons Switch Perfect Replace for Sanwa OBSF-24 OBSC-24 OBSN-24 Push Button DIY Fighting Stick PC Joystick Games Parts ( Each Color of 2 Pieces ) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Cyber Acoustics 2.0 Desktop Multimedia Computer Speaker (CA-2014) • Amazon Business $11.95 1 $11.95
VicTsing MM057 2.4G Wireless Portable Mobile Mouse Optical Mice with USB Receiver, 5 Adjustable DPI Levels, 6 Buttons for Notebook, PC, Laptop, Computer, Macbook - Black • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
BLEE US Type Standard Push Arcade Buttons with Microswitch for Jamma Mame Video Arcade Games DIY (Blue,Pack of 6pcs) • Amazon Business $9.98 1 $9.98

Materials cost

$147.66

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.21

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$179.87

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$31.74

Total project goal

$211.61

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $211.61

4 Donors

-$105.80

Donations toward project cost

-$89.93

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.87

match offer

-$105.81

Match offer toward project cost

-$89.94

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.87

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