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Touch the Future
My students need nine Touch iPods with a wireless router, three AC adapters, and two AV cables.

Elmo Can Make 3rd Grade Science Fun!
My students need 1 Elmo Visual Presenter.

And the Data Says.... We Lack In Reading Comprehension
My students need 16 reading comprehension activities and a tabletop pocket chart.

Needed Document Cameras
My students need 4 document cameras to see documents and pictures that they are currently unable to view in my classroom.

Xylophones? Balaphones? Amadindas? Oh, My!
My students need 3 Global Beat xylophones!

Kinders, Computers, Technology ... READING!
My students need a laptop computer.

"Walking Across America"
My students need 12 Accusplit pedometers that will count mileage walked.

A Bigger, Better Listening Center
My students need 16 paperback books, 14 single story read-along sets, and two multiple book read-along sets.

Touch the Future
Ms. R. | California (South) | High Poverty

"My project needs nine iPod touches, with wireless router and the PROLOQUO2GO application for language acquisition lessons, so our entire class will be able to utilize current technologies that inspire will teaching student how to use language in natural settings.

My students need nine Touch iPods with a wireless router, three AC adapters, and two AV cables."

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To go: $3,289 | Donors so far: 25 | Time left: 40 days

Elmo Can Make 3rd Grade Science Fun!
Mr. M. | North Carolina | High Poverty

"What I am asking for is an Elmo visual presenter, with which the students can explain and display science projects they are working on for their classmates. This Elmo will also allow the students to magnify objects like a microscope!

My students need 1 Elmo Visual Presenter."

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To go: $235 | Donors so far: 12

And the Data Says.... We Lack In Reading Comprehension
Mrs. M. | Indiana | High Poverty

"That is where your help can come in! I am asking for your support to get reading comprehension activities into their hands. With your support they will not just be great readers! They will also know what they just read about!!

My students need 16 reading comprehension activities and a tabletop pocket chart."

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To go: $706 | Donors so far: 8 | Time left: 37 days

Needed Document Cameras
Mrs. D. | Indiana | High Poverty

"We need to bring our school, students, and teaching into the 21st century! We need to be able to display information that all children in our classrooms can see. With the use of the document cameras we will be able to display pictures, documents, and work that ALL...

My students need 4 document cameras to see documents and pictures that they are currently unable to view in my classroom."

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To go: $3,160 | Donors so far: 12

Xylophones? Balaphones? Amadindas? Oh, My!
Ms. W. | Massachusetts | High Poverty

"Xylophones will help us combine our love of percussion and our desire to learn melody and harmony! The addition of xylophones will encourage those who'd like to join us to do so and will add another dimension to our learning.

My students need 3 Global Beat xylophones!"

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To go: $1,405 | Donors so far: 13

Kinders, Computers, Technology ... READING!
Mrs. D. | California (South) | High Poverty

"In today's world, kids are eager and capable of using this technology to learn.

My students need a laptop computer."

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To go: $166 | Donors so far: 5

"Walking Across America"
Ms. R. | Pennsylvania | High Poverty

"I need a set of 12 Accusplit pedometers so that my students can participate in a walking program. My students will also benefit from this program academically by calculating mileage over the course of this program.They will keep track weekly of their mileage, and try to...

My students need 12 Accusplit pedometers that will count mileage walked."

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To go: $156 | Donors so far: 5

A Bigger, Better Listening Center
Ms. K. | New York (City) | High Poverty

"Every day, my special education students borrow books from the classroom library to read independently. With 25 students in my classroom, I am not able to sit with each student during a period of independent reading.

My students need 16 paperback books, 14 single story read-along sets, and two multiple book read-along sets."

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To go: $164 | Donors so far: 4

Success Stories

Minutes ago | Florida

"There are no words that I can write that would fully express how thankful I am for your donation. We have begun to use the apron's in class. The..." more

Minutes ago | Wyoming

"Thank you for your generous gifts! My students and I have already put them to good use. While we have a digital camera, we have only able to take a..." more

Minutes ago | Kansas

"I wanted to write and thank you for the impact that the colored pencils have had on my students in my Special Education English classes. As I wrote..." more

"I gave to this project because I think the project is a good one. "

glenn from New York gave less than one hour ago

"I gave to this project because ALL children deserve a chance to learn and be successful!"

Ivey from North Carolina gave less than one hour ago

"I gave to this project because I think it's important for young people to expand their geographical horizons as well as experience new opportunities."

Barbara from Ohio gave less than one hour ago

"I donated again because I want these kids to be able to go on this field trip! My daughter just arrived home from a field trip and had a wonderful experience. I want other kids to do the same."

Geraldine from New Jersey gave less than one hour ago

"I gave to this project because as a teacher I know how valuable this tool can be in the classroom setting. I found It an invaluable tool for my 1st graders for editing their own writing and making their learning more personal. Good luck B.Brown in your quest for your kids."

Mary Kay from Arkansas gave less than one hour ago

"I gave to this project because I live close to this city and feel that if I can make an impact on the neighboring communities, that is beneficial to my family as well."

Susan Hanson from Minnesota gave less than one hour ago

"I gave to this project because I love my document camera, and I know how much they help instruction."

Erin from Colorado gave less than one hour ago

"We gave to this project because these students are working hard to overcome obstacles and get ready for their careers. We know they have a lot to offer."

James & Donna from Coatesville, PA gave less than one hour ago

"I gave to this project because music education is important and should be available to every student."

Katie from Evansville, IN gave less than one hour ago

"It's a privilege to support classroom learning, and a delight to do it in such a direct way."

Megan from Seattle, WA gave less than one hour ago

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