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

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Don't Leave Us in the Dark: Projector Lamp Needed

My students need a bulb for the projector I use to illuminate the SMARTboard in my classroom.

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My Students

Has your cell phone battery ever died on you? It's a terrible feeling. All of that technology at the tip of your fingers and it's useless without a charged battery. The predicament in my classroom is similar. We use an interactive SMARTboard and it is worthless without a working bulb (lamp).

My NY public middle school students are the problem solvers of the future.

When I look at the eager faces of my students, I know they deserve the best education possible. By using an interactive SMARTboard in my classroom, I keep my students actively engaged in the lesson. They are thrilled to come up and show-off how tech-savvy they are.

My Project

The SMART board is the way of the future. Many schools have already taken down their traditional chalk boards and replaced them with innovative, interactive SMARTboards. Unfortunately, this amazing technology only works when it is partnered with a projector and the projector is useless without a working bulb (lamp).

This single item will provide my students with years of SAMRTboard use.

I have been using the same projector and lamp for 3 years and it is just now necessary to replace it. The lamp is the only item that wears out after prolonged use (as opposed to the SMARTboard, laptop and the projector itself). We will literally be left in the dark without a new lamp.

Mrs. Ditrano Junior High School 278 Marine Park Grades 6-8

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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

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

153 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
NEC VT85LP Projector Lamp • CDW Inc. $296.99 1 $296.99

Materials cost

$296.99

Vendor shipping charges

 $29.70

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.45

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$366.14

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$64.61

Total project goal

$430.75

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $430.75

8 Donors

-$430.75

Donations toward project cost

-$366.14

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$64.61

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 $0.00

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