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Mrs. Whitestone from Bakersfield CA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Getting Hooked on Books with Nooks!

My students need 4 Nooks to encourage more reading.

  • $973 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

My students want to be hooked on books and reading with some Nooks. With a Nook, a child can be exposed to many more books than my classroom library can offer.

My fourth grade students are typical nine and ten year old children.

They enjoy anything electronic. While some come from low-income families, with little to no technology in the home, others come from middle class families and have an abundance of technology. Nooks would be a great way to foster both socio-economic groups and provide a fun way to read.

My Project

My classroom library is limited in space. With Nooks, my students could read from many genres and many different levels of reading. My students' reading levels range from first grade to high school. Nooks would be a way for me to meet the reading needs and interests of all of my students. The Nooks will also be an incentive and a reward for my students to turn in their assignments with accuracy and on time.

I am requesting 4 Nooks to enrich my students' lives and help them become lifelong readers and learners.

My students, who have only lived in a technological world, are hard-wired to seek electronic devices. Paper books do not always hold their attention, yet holding a Nook, would be a fun way to read a book.

Mrs. Whitestone
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
NOOK Tablet by Barnes & Noble 16GB • Quill $179.99 4 $719.96

Materials cost

$719.96

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$65.88

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$826.64

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$145.88

Total project goal

$972.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$972.52

7 Donors

-$762.52

Donations toward project cost

-$648.14

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$114.38

Matching donations from our partners

-$210.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$178.50

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.50

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$0.00

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