Education crowdsource charity DonorsChoose.org teams with Google to help get Chromebooks to teachers

Online education charity facilitator, DonorsChoose.org, is teaming up with Google to offer discounted Chromebooks to teachers for their classrooms. 

Chromebooks - lightweight, fast-booting laptops - boast the ability to switch quickly between users, automatically backup on Google Drive, include built-in virus protection and come pre-loaded with popular Chrome applications like Search, Gmail, YouTube and Google+ Hangouts. The retail price is $399 but until Dec. 21, teachers can buy up to 30 Chromebooks for $99 each.

DonorsChoose.org says "The Chromebook is a new type of web-based computer designed to make learning with technology easier. Chromebooks work in classrooms that have reliable wi-fi access and use web apps for students learning. "

Teachers have until Dec. 21 to register for a DonorsChoose.org account and request the discounted Chromebooks. Making a DonorsChoose.org account also means teachers can post the project on the site to ask parents and donors to help raise the money to pay for the discounted Chromebooks. Click here for more information:  http://wfts.tv/123sBWa