Chromebooks For Our School

If you have been following me for any amount of time, then you know I am a huge Google fan. Two years ago, any mocking for being a Google fanatic was quelled when I received in the mail a free Chromebook from Google. I was part of their Pilot Program and received one in the mail. Since that time, I have grown to love my Chromebook. I use it everyday. After two years of non-stop use, it is still as fast as it was when I first got it.

A couple of days ago, I heard about a special offer from Google and DonorsChoose.org for $99 Samsung Series 5 Chromebooks for Public Schools. This is an amazing deal! The school where I teach in is high poverty, we are barely scraping by on one lab of old desktop computers. We don't have ipads or even a mobile lab. I quickly put my name in and was accepted before the time ran out.

I am writing this blog post to beg for money. I only need to come up with about $2600 to get 22 Chromebooks for my classroom. And... Every donation using the code INSPIRE will receive a matched donation for the next 7 days! Please consider donating some small amount to our school for this amazing deal!

If you find it in your heart to donate a little toward a needy school, please visit this site and make a donation. (Don't forget to use the code INSPIRE to get the matching donation.)

http://www.donorschoose.org/project/chromebooks-for-our-school/934086/#materialsList

This is for a non-profit, so every donation is tax-deductible!

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