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1 If you have any technical issues, or questions while registering or creating your project on DonorsChoose.org, we encourage you to fill out our online contact form at: Login by clicking on account on the DonorsChoose.org homepage Enter the address you used to register, and your password, and click the green log in button. (If you have forgotton your password you can click the Forgot or don t have a password link in blue under Password.

2 Click on the green Create a Proposal button on your account page. There are 10 steps in the project creation process. You can check your progress through this process by looking at the Steps on the left pane. Click on the green Get started button.

3 Choose the type of resource you are requesting. If you are a new teacher, you will start out with three points, meaning you can request up to $800 in materials for your first project. Veteran teachers to our site may have more points. To learn more about points visit the Help Center at Click Save and create title Give your project a title. Example titles could include: Document Reader for Geometry AP English Students Need Textbooks Art Materials for Art Enthusiasts Click Save and go shopping Click on Go Shopping at eschoomall. This is where you will choose the materials you are requesting for your classroom from our 23 vendors!

4 A window will pop up reminding you to read carefully as you shop. Read this screen and click the green Continue to eschoolmall site button. Choose a vendor site, or search the vendor catalogs for specific products.

5 Select a vendor from our list, and click the Go to website button. In this example, Blick Art Materials has been selected. The Blick Art Materials website will appear in a pop up window. Here you can browse by category, or search for the materials you need for your classroom, and add them to your cart. Complete adding the items to your cart on the vendor website and click sumit. This will bring you back to the DonorsChoose.org site, where you will confirm your materials. Now, you can edit the quantity of materials you want, review your cart to make sure it is correct, and click Checkout to finish shopping, or Continue shopping to add items from other vendor websites.

6 When you re finished shopping, and have added all the materials you would like to request click Complete order and submit to DonorsChoose.org Now, review your cart carefully, as you will not be able to change the materials after you submit your project. Make sure the items, and quantities requested are correct. Then, click the green button Save and Summarize Cart In one sentence summarize the requests in your cart. Examples could include: My students need 30 calculators, books, and notebooks to graph equations in AP Geometry My students need 25 copies of Romeo and Juliet to read, and perform Shakespeare for AP Sophomore English Click Save and Tell Your Story

7 Follow the prompts on the screen to tell your story. Each text box will give you information above, expaining to you what information is needed with examples. Make sure that you follow the character requirements on the right side of each text box. At the end a spell check helper will pop up to help you make sure that your essay is spelled correctly. Continue scrolling down the page and filling in the prompts. When you are finished click the green button Save and Provide Project Details Answer the questions by clicking the response that best describes your project request, and then click the green button Save and Quantify Impact

8 Quantify your impact by first selecting the grade level band, and then checking the grade or grades that you teach in regards to this project. Also, let us know how many students will benefit from this project, and whether or not the resources will be used again after this year. Then, click the green button Save and select expiration date You can choose to set an expiration date for your project. Often, if teachers need the materials for a project on a specific date, they will set their expiration date at least a month in advance so that they can receive the materials in time. If you do not need the materials by a specific date, we recommend selecting Keep my project on the site as long as you can! Then, click the green Save and confirm project button. Please review your project to make sure it is correct. If you need to make edits, you can click on the steps in the left pane. Otherwise, click the green button Submit Project