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Mr. Sweeney from Little Neck, NY is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Computer for NYC English Classroom

My students need a reliable laptop that they can use to work on differentiated assignments in class.

  • $1,489 goal

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My Students

The challenge facing all public school students is this: our schools are too far behind technologically to teach the current generation adequately. If we don't start incorporating computer technology into all classrooms soon, our students will not be prepared for the future.

I teach at a middle school in Queens, New York--the most diverse county in America.

I teach 76 students every day, and I serve as the literacy specialist for the whole school of over 800 students. These students are not slackers. They do their work. They try very hard. They love math and science, but I find it difficult to motivate them to read worn out books in a world where the eBook is gaining prominence. Their reading scores are not nearly as high as their math scores. Many colleagues believe the current generation just doesn't have the attention span of previous generations because they're so inundated with technology, but I believe that we just haven't figured out how to use technology to grab their attention. My students love to read websites, but they don't consider that to be "real" reading. They love to write text messages, but they don't consider that real writing. I want to bring technology into class to show them how they can use it to learn.

My Project

Last year, I was trained to use an excellent website to which our school bought access. This website enables the teacher to assign resources that will appeal to each individual student and help them learn the curriculum. The ideal use of this website is this: I plan a lesson, but I know that some of my students might have difficulty. So, as I plan, I look at this website and assign my struggling student an individualized assignment to work on the computer. While the students who are capable of the standard assignment work, this other student goes to a small computer center in my classroom and completes his or her assignment online. I have one reliable computer now, but with two I could double the number of students who can use this. This will be my third Donor's Choose Project. With an additional computer, I can continue the process of modernizing my classroom so that all students can have individualized learning opportunities

I believe that investing in technology like this is the best way to change education.

Many people ask me, "Do you think one day all students will use computers in every class?" I tell them, "that day should have been five years ago." By the time we have enough money to give all classes computer access, there will be something newer and better that we can't afford. If you can help me start modernizing my classroom now, I believe I can make a real difference. Thank you!

Mr. Sweeney Junior High School 67 Louis Pasteur School Grades 6-8

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Little Neck, NY View local requests

More than a third 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

800 students impacted 6donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple MacBook Pro Core i5 2.3 GHz - 13.3' TFT • Best Buy $1,199.99 1 $1,199.99

Materials cost

$1,199.99

Vendor shipping charges

 $12.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$18.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$1,264.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$223.23

Total project goal

$1,488.22

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,488.22

2 Donors

-$716.00

Donations toward project cost

-$704.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.00

Matching donations from our partners

-$659.99

Match offers toward project cost

-$560.99

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$99.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$112.24

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 $0.00

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