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A Special Thank You from Mrs. Volentine
Thank you so much for your program to help teachers get the supplies and technology that is needed to be successful in the classroom. You have helped so many schools in so many ways. It is so exciting to have the programs available for donors to give and for community voting! I thank you for helping me get a laptop funded for my classroom. The children and I use it daily to Skype, research and play educational games. They absolutely love computer time and I have to monitor the laptop usage so that everyone gets a turn! Thank you again for helping educators!

With gratitude,
Mrs. Volentine
Brownsboro Elementary School
Brownsboro, TX

Project Details

Brownsboro Elementary School
Brownsboro, TX
High Poverty
Mrs. Volentine
147,292
WOWPoints
Funded on
8/2/2012
4,119
Votes
My students need a laptop in order to be able to Skype other children and to be able to get enough computer time in for Istation.
MY PROJECT:
Imagine being able to talk with other student from far away places. Skype will allow us to do that.Our students come from mostly low income situations from rural areas. We also have many students... Show More

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First of all, let me start out by saying thank you for your participation in 'Give & Get'. We have seen an amazing outpouring of support and participation. It is truly an honor to be a part of something so special.

It is our ambition to fund as many projects for public schools in need as we possibly can. Based on that ambition as well as large amount of feedback we have received, we have decided to revise our weighting formula. Projects are now weighted based their cost as well as the number of projects that the teacher has requested.

A teacher's first project listed on 'Give & Get' will not require any additional votes unless the project costs over $1,000.00. Any other project will require proportionally more votes based on the cost of the project and the number of projects that have been requested by the teacher.

Project Cost Projects Requested Votes Proportional Votes
A $600.00 1 100 100
B $2,000.00 1 100 50
C $600.00 2 100 25
D $600.00 3 100 12
E $2,000.00 3 100 6
F $3,000.00 3 100 3

In the example table, project A costs less than $1,000 and it is the first project that the teacher has requested. The votes for that project are not weighted. Project B costs over $1,000, but the teacher has not previously requested any projects. This project will be weighted based on its cost alone. Projects E and F both cost over $1,000 and the teachers have previously requested two other projects. Those projects will be weighted based on cost and the number of prior requested projects.

We are constantly striving to make 'Give & Get' better and more fair for everyone. As always, please continue to send us your thoughts/feedback and we can continue to improve.

LATEST UPDATE (06/08/2012):
Weighting now takes into consideration all active requested projects and requires proportionally more votes for previously funded projects.

Albert, Lead Engineer
albert@oo.com