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Ms. Karapetian from Sherman Oaks, CA is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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In Need of a Laptop to Teach in Class!

Help me give my students the laptop needed to project lessons to students and make lessons accessible.

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My Project

Technology is always changing! My laptop of 4 years just crashed! It was working very slowly and all of a sudden stopped working! At this point the laptop isn't supported by the new updates and our IT department no longer services it. So I took it to Best Buy's Geek Squad to get a quote for the repair, they suggested that I get a new device since the repair would cost as much as a new laptop and I would be risking of problems in the future. They said it was a lemon. Not having the proper technology makes a big impact on my teaching. I cannot look up information that the children need, show my students any educational videos that tie with our learning, do my attendance and check my school emails, create the documents for in-class and online instruction or simply function in an era full of technology. Basically I cannot teach my students what they need to learn without the proper tools.

PLEASE help support my classroom by giving us the technology we need in my classroom.

With this laptop I can continue to teach my students much much more and make the connection they are asking for and the children will explore the endless educational opportunities through the internet. A teacher cannot survive without a laptop nowadays. Please help if possible. Your help is greatly appreciated.

Ms. Karapetian Kester Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Sherman Oaks, CA 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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lenovo - Yoga 7i 2-in-1 15.6' HDR Touch Screen Laptop - Intel Evo Platform Core i7 - 12GB Memory - 512GB Solid State Drive - Dark Moss • Best Buy Education $1,118.88 1 $1,118.88

Materials cost

$1,118.88

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $102.38

3rd party payment processing fee

$16.78

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,268.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$223.77

Total project goal

$1,491.81

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,491.81

3 Donors

-$1,274.31

Donations toward project cost

-$1,134.16

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$140.15

match offer

-$157.50

Match offer toward project cost

-$133.88

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.62

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$60.00

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 $0.00

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