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Mr. Normil-Mendez from Brooklyn, NY is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Media Lab

Help me give my students laptops to create and learn through filmmaking and coding!

  • $856 goal

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My Students

I teach Media Arts to special needs students in grades 3rd - 8th. Through Media Arts, I expose students to various media and digital tools. My lessons inspire learning, exploring and expressing interests and talents through Project Based Learning.

My students face many struggles, internal and external.

Some suffer with learning disabilities, emotional disturbed behavior or both. Several are at risk and have greater challenges outside of school. I want my instruction to provide a meaningful and enriching classroom experience that motivates and encourages them to be their best despite these obstacles.

My Project

The Media Lab is an engaging and interactive space that allows students to explore careers in Media. The Lab includes a recording studio, film and photography equipment for creating short film projects such as PSA, skits and music videos. To complete this Media learning experience it's imperative that I secure more laptops. At the moment students have to take turns using two laptops. With your donation all of my students can develop their coding, typing and digital skills. In the Media Arts Lab students use coding programs and software such as Code.org, Tynker and CodeSpark to create games, animations, music and digital graphics. Your donation will also support students with development of their literacy skills. Students will be able to access Google Suite programs such as Google Docs and Google Forms to write outlines, scripts, and to compose or record video reflections based on their learning experiences.

By donating to our project you will give our students the opportunity to explore and experience careers in Media Arts.

Mr. Normil-Mendez PS 140K Grades 6-8

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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Brooklyn, NY View local requests

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

109 students impacted 12donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Samsung Chromebook 4 11 6 Celeron N4020 4 GB RAM 32 GB eMMC • CDW-G $229.00 3 $687.00

Materials cost

$687.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$727.30

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$128.35

Total project goal

$855.65

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $855.65

6 Donors

-$553.59

Donations toward project cost

-$476.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$77.04

match offer

-$295.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$250.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$7.06

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 $0.00

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