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Mrs. Melancon from Erath LA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Focusing on Student Potential with an Ipad

My students need an ipad air and case.

  • $622 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

As a Special Education teacher, I have always felt that we should focus on a child strengths, more than weaknesses. Find what is positive and how they learn and work it. In reading articles on iPads with SPED children, this device seems to be a positive thing in a classroom.

I am fortunate to work at a dedicated elementary feeder school with more than 500 students from Pre K through 5th grade.

Our community is definitely one that is centered on education and our children. I love my students and accenting what is positive in them!

My Project

As a Special Education teacher, I am always working to push students to their utmost potential. The majority of students learn well with technology devices. With an iPad in my classroom, this would allow every student I work with, experience the power of an iPad and the wonderful apps online. Our school set up an iPad website with apps for parents, teachers and students a few years ago. Many of those are free. I know my students would love to work with these in reading, math, social studies and science. With an iPad, I could use it in centers, as well as in whole groups connected to my projector or whiteboard.

I believe in focusing on my students' potential and learning styles, rather than their disabilities.

I know an iPad would help me do that. Your consideration in helping my students receive an iPad would be appreciated!

Mrs. Melancon
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple iPad Air MD785LL/A (16GB, Wi-Fi, Black with Space Gray) NEWEST VERSION • Amazon $435.00 1 $435.00
Fintie Apple iPad Air Case - 360 Degree Rotating Stand Case Cover with Auto Sleep / Wake Feature for iPad Air / iPad 5 (5th Generation) - Purple • Amazon $16.99 1 $16.99

Materials cost

$451.99

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$39.55

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.78

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$528.32

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$93.23

Total project goal

$621.55

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$621.55

3 Donors

-$267.91

Donations toward project cost

-$264.16

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

match offer

-$310.78

Match offer toward project cost

-$264.16

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.62

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$42.87

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$0.00

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