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Mrs. Smith from West Richland, WA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Creativity through Technology

Help me give my students the opportunity to demonstrate their learning in creative ways with Spheros and MERGE cubes.

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My Students

My students can brighten your day with laughter, warm your heart with kindness and are eager to grow their minds with endless questioning about the world around them. In short, they are amazing! My students love to create projects and participate in hands-on learning. What I have learned most about the fourth graders I have worked with, is how diverse their interests and perspectives of the world around them are. When my kids get to choose how they will show their learning, I love that they are not afraid to be different or creative. Some students love to write, draw, act and some kids use technology programs to enhance their learning experience

My Project

Integrating technology into the elementary classroom will help prepare students to thrive in an increasingly technological world. It is crucial that we teach students to think critically, persevere, problem solve, collaborate and develop digital literacy. By combining technology with the rigorous content students are already working hard to learn, I can extend their learning to meet the needs of the twenty-first century environment.

Spheros and MERGE Cubes can bring our learning to life!

These pieces of technology would offer students a creative way of expressing, applying and connecting to what we are already learning in class. For example, I want to combine our understanding of measurement in math to coding a Sphero. We would get a firm understanding of our basic, fourth grade math concepts, then have the opportunity to apply them to a fun, student-led activity with a Sphero. Students would need to demonstrate an understanding of angles and measurements of speed, length and time to code a Sphero correctly through a maze. With the MERGE Cubes, students could enhance their understanding of various text by examining an article's topic in 3-D. For example, recently, we read a nonfiction article about the decreasing population of amphibians. Our learning would have been heightened by being able to research a rare frog and then through the augmented reality of a MERGE cube, hold it in our hands.

The opportunity to integrate technology into our classroom, would provide an endless amount of creative and engaging experiences for my students. Spheros and MERGE Cubes will ultimately extend and deepen our learning, while helping build the characteristics of a twenty-first century leader!

Mrs. Smith Tapteal Elementary School Grades 3-5

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West Richland, WA 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
Sphero Mini Pink: App-Controlled Robotic Ball, Stem Learning & Coding Toy, Ages 8 & Up • Amazon Business $49.99 1 $49.99
Sphero Mini Blue: App-Controlled Robotic Ball, Stem Learning & Coding Toy, Ages 8 & Up • Amazon Business $45.00 1 $45.00
Sphero Mini Green: App-Controlled Robotic Ball, Stem Learning & Coding Toy, Ages 8 & Up • Amazon Business $44.00 1 $44.00
MERGE Cube Augmented Reality STEM Tool - Educational Games for Learning Science, Math, Art and More in The Classroom and Home (2 Pack) • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99

Materials cost

$178.98

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $15.66

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.68

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$227.32

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$40.12

Total project goal

$267.44

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $267.44

3 Donors

-$134.00

Donations toward project cost

-$113.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.10

match offer

-$133.44

Match offer toward project cost

-$113.42

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.02

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 $0.00

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