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

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Laying the Base Track: Pro-Style

My students need a MacBook Pro to learn the technology behind music and lay personalize tracks of their very own!

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My Students

I am a Middle School Music and Technology teacher. I teach a varying population of individuals from several cultural backgrounds, ages, and learning levels. I want to create a curriculum where they not only learn about different music styles but develop music tracks of their own.

Although my students come from different backgrounds, age groups, and learning abilities, music tends to unite and excite them all!

Budget cuts are almost a norm in NYC middle schools and the "Powers that Be" expect teachers to do more under the Common Core with little to no materials. I am so grateful that we are one of the few remaining school with a music program but we need materials to keep up with ever changing society. I have to engage and motivate my students but I need assistance with obtaining the equipment to do so.

My Project

I am interested in acquiring a MacBook Pro laptop computer for my music classes in order to teach them how to create tracks and design music albums of their very own. With the computer the students will learn how their favorite songs were created from the ground up. Once they get the very basics in music design, I hope to have them create, mix and master their own tracks and albums. I would like to focus on this hands-on learning over the chalk and talk method of teaching. If they start producing their own music, I know they will be a deeper understanding of the art of music creation. It will inspire and motivate my young artists and help them to develop a better appreciation for this art form.

Please support my proposal and help us acquire a MacBook Pro for our music classroom.

It will be the first small step to taking our music curriculum into the modern age of technology and set us on the path of creating a mini-music studio in our school. Thank you for taking the time out to review my project and making the decision to seek out donorschoose.org to support education!

Mr. McCann Junior High School 234 Arthur W Cunningham Grades 6-8

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More than three‑quarters 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

200 students impacted 1donor

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple® - MacBook Pro with Retina display - 13.3'Display - 8GB Memory - 256GB Flash Storage • Best Buy for Business $1,499.99 1 $1,499.99

Materials cost

$1,499.99

Vendor shipping charges

 $12.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$22.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,564.49

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$276.09

Total project goal

$1,840.58

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,840.58

1 Donor

-$1,840.58

Donations toward project cost

-$1,564.49

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$276.09

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