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Mrs. Castillo from Bay Harbor Islands, FL is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reliable Laptop for Effective Teaching

Help me give my students a reliable and more powerful laptop to use so I can be more effective with my online students.

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My Students

My students have a thirst for learning and gaining knowledge of new skills. I teach English Language Arts and Reading to middle school students. Some of my students are struggling readers and/or English is their second language. I also teach advanced and gifted learners. Since I have such a diverse range of students, it is my job to foster their love for reading, writing, and grammar while helping them to overcome their weaknesses in this subject.

During this pandemic, it has been a challenge to teach both virtually and in-person.

Keeping them engaged has been one of my biggest struggles. In some class periods, I meet them online, while in other periods, they come to my classroom physically. This year, both my students and I had no choice but to learn more about incorporating technology into our learning/teaching. Despite the challenges, my students have been so enthusiastic and are achieving many strides using technology in my language arts classroom. We are writing essays, reading both novels and stories in literature, building vocabulary and reading comprehension skills, and using presentation tools to do class projects. By the end of this pandemic, I know students will have reached their educational goals.

My Project

The pandemic has brought on real challenges for both teachers and students. Teachers and students everywhere had to go to school online and are learning how to use technology more than ever. Being a teacher, I had to find effective digital programs, learn how to use Zoom and Microsoft Teams, and figure out how to keep my students engaged when teaching them. In October, teachers moved back into the school building where many of us are teaching both students physically in the classroom and students virtually simultaneously. This has been another hurdle for teachers to overcome. During these challenging times, I realized that the computer I am using is not as effective because when meeting my students on Zoom, I found that I am lagging and they are having a hard time hearing me. This is why I am asking for a more powerful laptop.

By getting a more powerful and reliable computer, then I can implement digital tools into my virtual classrooms, meet with my students on Zoom without lagging, create video content for teaching, communicate with both students and parents, and find valuable digital resources and tools.

By having an effective laptop, I will ensure that my students will benefit from my instruction during my teaching. I will better assist them both synchronous and asynchronous so they will acquire the necessary reading, writing, vocabulary, and grammar skills they need to be successful. Many of my students struggle with their reading and many of them are not native English speakers, while others are advance and gifted learners. Having this wide range of learners makes it imperative that I am effective and prepared. Please help me with getting a more powerful and reliable computer so I am a more impactful English Language Arts teacher.

Mrs. Castillo Ruth Broad/Bay Harbor K-8 Center Grades 6-8

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Bay Harbor Islands, FL View local requests 150 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Microsoft - Surface Pro 7 - 12.3'Touch Screen - Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive (Latest Model) - Platinum • Best Buy Education $1,303.73 1 $1,303.73

Materials cost

$1,303.73

Vendor shipping charges

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Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$19.56

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,353.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$238.82

Total project goal

$1,592.11

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,592.11

1 Donor

-$902.19

Donations toward project cost

-$902.19

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$530.71

Match offer toward project cost

-$451.10

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$79.61

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$159.21

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 $0.00

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