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Ms. Kaminsky from Staten Island, NY is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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To Cognition, Technology and Beyond

Help me give my students the cognitive and technical skills that are required for success in the classroom and in the real world.

  • $1,506 goal

This project expired on May 8, 2025.

This project expired on May 8, 2025.

My Project

As a pediatric OT, working in a lower income area and with students with special needs, one of largest struggles the kids have is the ability to independently complete school work. This is a skill that is worked on everyday, in class and during one to one therapy sessions to help the students be able to overcome their struggles. These tools will greatly help show my students that they can be successful and that learning new skills can be fun. The technology world is always growing and changing, the students as they get older will have to rely more and more on these tools to help them support their learning and provide better accessibility to the school curriculum.

Technology can help support students with special needs to successfully access the skills they need to function both in school and the outside world.

The 3d printer and filament will be used to teach my students skills like following directions, teaching them patience and that putting in effort brings forth a better result,also not to give up. These tools combined with a laptop will support working on students ot goals such as improving eye hand coordination skills, improving visual motor and cognition skills, improving time management skills, improving frustration tolerance skills, and will help boost the students self esteem. When they see that the effort they put in results in something cool, it will motivate them to want to learn new and purposeful skills that can help them be successful in the long run. My goal is to make learning fun and functional. My students are curious and love to explore, they don't often get exposure to technology outside of school, so being able to expose them to new activities and ways of learning would help make gaining new skills more achievable.

Ms. Kaminsky PS 78 the Stapleton Lighthouse Community School Grades 3-5

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

25 students impacted

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Dell - Inspiron 2-in-1 14 IPS LED FHD+ Touch Screen Laptop Intel Core 7 with 16GB Memory 1TB SSD - Ice Blue • Best Buy Education $801.08 1 $801.08
FLASHFORGE Adventurer 5M 3D Printer with Fully Auto Leveling, Max 600mm/s High Speed Printing, 280°C Direct Extruder with 3S Detachable Nozzle, Core XY All Metal Structure, Print Size 220x220x220mm • Amazon Business $295.00 1 $295.00
SUNLU 3D Printer Filament, Flexible TPU Filament Bundle, 1.75mm TPU Filament Muticolor, Soft Filaments of High Elasticity, 250G Spool, 8 Rolls, 95A TPU, Black+White+Grey+Blue+Green+Orange+Red+Yellow • Amazon Business $67.59 2 $135.18

Materials cost

$1,231.26

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Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$18.47

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,279.73

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$225.83

Total project goal

$1,505.56

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