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Ms. Healy from New York, NY is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mac Magic for a Zippier Zoom Class

Help me give my students an engaging LIVE experience with a modern computer equipped to handle Zoom for up to 49 participants and display a variety of interactive programs and film clips!

  • $1,930 goal

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My Students

Imagine an oasis of art in a city, populated by students from every socioeconomic group, every background, every creative interest. That is my school, an arts magnet school that attracts students from every borough of NYC to pursue visual art, music, dance, and theater. For four years, they take both studio classes and academics to graduate with a diploma and a special designation for pre-professional training in the arts.

Though they may be destined for Broadway or MoMA, English is not necessarily their strong suit.

I strive to create a class environment that has routines but is flexible, academically rigorous, and still creative. It helps to have a variety of resources to do that—books to differentiate instruction, a projector, and document camera to show lessons, movies, and art. The students challenge me to innovate, to get creative, and to make the esoteric laws of reading and writing accessible.

My Project

Making Zoom class engaging is HARD! I am trying to offer my students opportunities for scintillating discussion, shared writing, and interactive reading, but my current laptop is not up to the task. Right now, with my current computer's processor, I can only see a portion of my students' videos and names at a time. While I spend time scrolling through the faces to find the ones with their hands raised (in person or using the icons), they lose interest or feel like they're not being heard. Operating engaging apps like Padlet or Mentimeter, showing videos, or even running breakout rooms is a Herculean task for my geriatric computer. With a new laptop, I will be able to see ALL of my students in one screen to enable me to handle classroom management and participation. With a new laptop, I will be able to up my technology game and offer opportunities for interaction with my amazing artists.

Though my district is working hard to get devices in students' hands, funds for outfitting teachers' home "classrooms" are scarce.

Ms. Healy Fiorello H Laguardia High School Grades 9-12

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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

170 students impacted 26donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple - MacBook Pro - 13'Display with Touch Bar - Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Silver • Best Buy Education $1,299.99 1 $1,299.99
Apple - Magic Trackpad 2 - Silver • Best Buy Education $129.99 1 $129.99
Apple - 61W USB-C Power Adapter - White • Best Buy Education $69.00 1 $69.00
Apple - Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter - White • Best Buy Education $49.00 1 $49.00
Apple - USB-C-to-USB Adapter - White • Best Buy Education $19.00 1 $19.00
Apple - 6.6'USB-C Charge Cable - White • Best Buy Education $19.00 1 $19.00

Materials cost

$1,585.98

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$23.79

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,639.77

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$289.37

Total project goal

$1,929.14

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,929.14

21 Donors

-$1,910.96

Donations toward project cost

-$1,639.77

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$271.19

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$18.18

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 $0.00

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