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Ms. Finchum from New York, NY is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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We Are the Apple of Our Teacher's Eye!

My students need an Apple MacBook Air to help them practice, research, and learn in the classroom.

  • $1,097 goal

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My Students

Welcome to my Pre-K classroom! We are a happy group of 4-year-olds who are eager and happy to learn! Can you hear us singing? Can you hear us playing? We are ready to learn and succeed!

We are an inviting and curious group of children!

Science is our favorite subject because we LOVE animals! We are an attentive group that lives in the Harlem neighborhood of NYC. We are a Title I school and many of us come from further neighborhoods just to be a part of our fabulous school.

My Project

It is so important to put technology in the hands of kids whenever and wherever it's appropriate. Technology lifts student achievement and enhances engagement among students. Laptops in the classroom promote everyday skills such as technological proficiency and problem-solving.

Younger students learn more efficiently using technology.

Young children are going to be using all the skills from their computer classes in the future. Research has found that when schools provide students with laptops for use in the classroom, learning improved in a number of subjects, including science, math, and English. Laptops can be a very efficient and helpful tool in the classroom. My students will be able to use this requested laptop to access information regarding their interests or topics being explored in the class, have ebooks read aloud while they follow along, learn letters and sounds through interactive sites, and create designs to be implemented in the block and art centers.

Ms. Finchum PS 180 Hugo Newman Grades PreK-2

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 Ms. Finchum

New York, 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

18 students impacted 13donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple MacBook Air 13.3-Inch Laptop (Intel Core i5 1.6GHz, 128GB Flash, 8GB RAM, OS X El Capitan) • Amazon Business $888.88 1 $888.88

Materials cost

$888.88

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.33

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$932.21

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$164.51

Total project goal

$1,096.72

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,096.72

5 Donors

-$1,079.07

Donations toward project cost

-$932.21

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$146.86

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

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$0.00

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