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Science+Technology+Math=Future Success!

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A Special Thank You from Mrs. Henderson
Words cannot express the gratitude I have toward your generosity. Your willingness to give back to teachers, students and classrooms is absolutely amazing and it provides teachers, students and classrooms with learning materials they may have otherwise gone without. My students were thrilled when our new laptop arrived. Before receiving our laptop we had three computers with 29 students begging to use them on a daily basis. Now, I am able to group students and assign them days in which they are able to use the computers. Now they are all given an opportunity to use the computers for math, science, social studies and literacy. My students are using the computers to research and learn about their state in social studies and learn about different forms of energy in science. Then they use that information to create PowerPoint presentations which they present to their classmates. The greatest part of all is the excitement they have for learning and the pride they take in their work. This love for learning has been made possible because of your wonderful generosity! Thank you so much!

With gratitude,
Mrs. Henderson
Stoney Creek Elementary School
Charlotte, NC

Project Details

Stoney Creek Elementary School
Charlotte, NC
High Poverty
Mrs. Henderson
60,233
WOWPoints
Funded on
11/4/2012
11,029
Votes
My students need an HP laptop to research science topics and to access interactive math websites.
MY PROJECT:
"When is my turn on the computer?" With thirty students and three computers that is what I hear from my students who are trying to research science topics and create Power Point presentations. My... 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