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Mrs. Leali-Broberg from Robbinsdale MN is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Helping Students Focus and Achieve

My students need a set of headphones for each of the computers in our school computer lab.

  • $498 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

We do all we can to use technology in our curriculum, though many of our students cannot afford a set of headphones. When classes are in the computer lab, working on projects or skills building, the lab is noisy and students cannot concentrate or hear their own work and cannot complete the lessons.

We are a small elementary school just outside of Minneapolis.

We are proud of our diverse student body. Our students are eager to learn, love their classmates, and are truly enchanted by what technology has to offer. They love the opportunity to explore new tools and try new things, and I am amazed every day at what they can create on their own. Sadly, many of our students are children "in transition" or are experiencing a difficult home life. Many of our students receive free or reduced rate lunch. Technology literacy would give them a leg up as they continue their education into the "real world," and I only want to offer them the best and most robust technology experience I can. I feel that the only way we can break the poverty cycle I see in my students is to give them tools and education that will follow them into adulthood.

My Project

Our students are thrilled every time they get to come to the lab. Whether it's working on a Google doc as a group, or mastering a new math skill. However, our lab does not have a sufficient number of headphones for each computer station, and our students cannot afford to bring their own. Many of the programs we use in lessons offer sound to read aloud to students or ask questions for them to answer. Without headphones, the lab becomes noisy and chaotic, and students are unable to focus on their work. With a set of headphones at each computer, every student would have the opportunity to listen fully to the lesson, participate completely in the assessments, and even just use the headphones to cancel noise so they can work on their projects better. Having headphones would allow me to work better with students one-on-one because the room would be calmer and quieter and allow me to have more meaningful conversations with each student.

By having headphones, the computer lab will become a better and more effective learning environment.

Students will be able to focus on their assignments and work better, and have more time to complete tasks and learn skills. More experience with technology will give them a head start when they move into secondary education, and continuing education. They will acquire the skills needed to be successful in school and life.

Mrs. Leali-Broberg
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
10-Pack of 3068AV Switchable Stereo/Mono Headphones • Teachers' School Supply $116.46 3 $349.38

Materials cost

$349.38

Vendor shipping charges

$38.43

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.24

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$423.05

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.66

Total project goal

$497.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$497.71

10 Donors

-$488.71

Donations toward project cost

-$423.05

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$65.66

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.00

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$0.00

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