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Ms. V.M. Sylvester, 4th/5th grade ELA/SS Teacher AND Middle School Soccer Coach ⚽️ from Detroit, MI is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Technology Brings the World Together

Help me give my students the chance to have a teacher that has reliable technology that is the core of modern day education. A working laptop will make every single aspect of feaching more effective and successful.

  • $2,781 goal

This project expired on June 14, 2025.

This project expired on June 14, 2025.

My Project

My 4th and 5th grade students are so amazing. I have students eager, full of energy, and ready to learn.

If our classroom gets a laptop donated to us, we will be able to go further and faster to my students individual goals.

Having a laptop will allow me to be a more efficient educator, communicator with my staff, students, and their families.

We will be able to finish the year without the basic necessity of a teacher laptop, but your donation could change the world for 78 4th and 5th graders on the Eastside of Detroit. Some would say a computer is a necessity in this day and age.

But, if someone would be so kind to donate a laptop to our class, every aspect of teaching and learning would be improved, in a more efficient and enjoyable teaching and learning experience.

Ms. V.M. Sylvester, 4th/5th grade ELA/SS Teacher AND Middle School Soccer Coach ⚽️ Hamilton Elementary Middle School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

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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Nearly all 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

77 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple - MacBook Pro 14" Laptop - M3 Pro chip Built for Apple Intelligence - 18GB Memory - 18-core GPU - 1TB SSD - Space Black • Best Buy Education $2,299.00 1 $2,299.00

Materials cost

$2,299.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$34.48

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$2,363.48

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$417.08

Total project goal

$2,780.56

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