You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

See this teacher's page

This teacher needs your help!

Mrs. Sitaram-Bhika from Ozone Park, NY is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Mrs. Sitaram-Bhika is requesting

Using Technology to Enhance Social Studies!

My students need a laptop in our classroom so that we can utilize technology and watch educational videos to enhance their learning.

  • $310 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Keep the momentum going! Make a donation to Mrs. Sitaram-Bhika for her next project!

Help Mrs. Sitaram-Bhika

Keep the momentum going! Make a donation to Mrs. Sitaram-Bhika for her next project!

My Students

"We need technology in every classroom and in every student and teacher’s hand, because it is the pen and paper of our time, and it is the lens through which we experience much of our world.” – David Warlick

My goal is to create an environment where all students can feel safe and strive!

Our school is a Title I school, identified as a School in Need of Improvement (SINI), with approximately 85% of our students eligible for free lunch. I teach 5 different 8th grade classes social studies. My students range from the smartest students in the grade, to among the ones who struggle most, and include both general education, as well as special education students.

My Project

By having a laptop in my classroom, I will be able to utilize it in order to watch history videos that are relevant to the 8th grade social studies curriculum, as a way to engage and help my students understand the material better. My students could also use the laptop in order to access the Internet in order to analyze primary and secondary sources. Having a laptop and access to technology is a necessity for my students so they can be motivated and challenged to learn as much as possible in my classroom.

Your donation to this project will improve my classroom immensely.

It will allow my students to envision history through videos, clips, and resources that would otherwise, not be accessible to them. It will change my students' lives for the better because it will enrich their educational experience in my classroom and allow me to be the best teacher for my students that I can be.

Mrs. Sitaram-Bhika Middle School 137 America's School of Heroes Grades 6-8

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.

More about Mrs. Sitaram-Bhika

Ozone Park, NY View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

160 students impacted 7donors

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Mrs. Sitaram-Bhika is requesting.

See our finances

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Samsung - 11.6'Chromebook 2 - Intel Celeron - 2GB Memory - 16GB Flash Memory - Metallic Silver • Best Buy Education $229.99 1 $229.99

Materials cost

$229.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.45

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$263.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$46.49

Total project goal

$309.93

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $309.93

4 Donors

-$179.93

Donations toward project cost

-$152.94

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.99

match offer

-$130.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$110.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.50

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Give the most requested basic supplies

See teacher requests

Give back to your community

Find opportunities to impact local needs by exploring a map of classroom projects near you.

See local area

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Mrs. Sitaram-Bhika and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":true,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"NY","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":3,"name":"Middle School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/using-technology-to-enhance-social-studi/1771192/","mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":160,"teacherScreenName":"Mrs. Sitaram-Bhika","isEquityFocus":true,"proposalHash":"332433891","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"schoolCity":"Ozone Park","teachersOnPage":[426570],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":false,"proposalId":1771192,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"authorIds":{"426570":{"owner":"Mrs. Sitaram-Bhika","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[1771192],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp426570_orig.jpg?crop=867,867,x80,y38&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1592850215310","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":20680874,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["MzI4MjA3Nw==","MzI4NDcyNQ==","MzI4MzAwMg==","MTAxMTc1NA==","Mjk2Nzg4Mg=="],"teacherId":426570,"schoolCounty":"Queens","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"NY","name":"New York"}}