You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Menu
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

See this teacher's page

This teacher needs your help!

Mrs. Hobby from Tampa FL is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Mrs. Hobby is requesting

Make A Classroom Dream Come True With A Nook

My students need a NOOK ereader and carrying case in order to have the most up-to-date technology for independent reading in the classroom.

  • $414 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Many of the students in my classroom come from homes where they have access to the latest and greatest in technology. However, many of the students come from the opposite end of the spectrum and are at a disadvantage when it comes to the newest reading opportunities.

The kids I teach include 55 academically gifted first, second, and third graders.

Their IQs are over 130; in other words, they are in the top 99% of the population as far as their intelligence goes. As their teacher, it can be a challenge to keep up with all of the academic demands their giftedness places on me! They are involved in a reading program called the Schoolwide Enrichment Model- Reading (SEM-R) which is based on student choice of books. No more dry textbooks for them. They read the latest children's chapter books and non-fiction books with the most current images and information. These kids are dying to learn more and their favorite past time is reading. Many of them have ereaders at home or carry them back and forth to school in their backpacks. Some of them have never had an opportunity to read their favorite book on a handheld electronic device.

My Project

One of my goals as an educator is to expose the students to as much technology as possible. In our classroom, we have desktop and laptop computers, portable cd players, and an ipod. Students may read books or listen to them. In addition, it is very true that teachers have a lot of competition for students' attention with all of the technology that is available to kids outside of the classroom. Even though most of my students are not reluctant readers, I know all of them would be enthusiastic about their turn on a NOOK! It is just another method to turn them on to reading and to keep up with the pace of technology in the world around us. Finally, as I mentioned before, I feel very strongly about my responsibility as a teacher to level the playing field. Each one of my students deserves an equal chance to try the latest way to read by using a NOOK- no matter what their families' resources are. With the purchase of the NOOK and the carrying case, the students can have their turn.

I never imagined that my students might have an opportunity to use such a fascinating, cutting-edge reading tool in my classroom.

With our own NOOK, this teacher's wildest dreams will come true. Imagine every child having a chance to read a book with an electronic handheld device. As much as I like the smell of ink on a new book and the crack its spine makes when I first open it, I know that ereaders are the wave of the future. I want every student in my class to ride that wave!

Mrs. Hobby
Grades 3-5

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Mrs. Hobby is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Barnes & Noble NOOKcolor eReader • Best Buy $249.99 1 $249.99
Barnes & Noble Lyra Light Front Cover for Barnes & Noble NOOK eReaders - Black • Best Buy $49.99 1 $49.99

Materials cost

$299.98

Vendor shipping charges

 $12.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$351.48

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$62.03

Total project goal

$413.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $413.51

15 Donors

-$413.51

Donations toward project cost

-$351.48

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$62.03

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Support your local school!

Donate directly to any school in the US. Your donation will go towards directly purchasing urgent supplies.

Find a local school

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Mrs. Hobby and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"Tampa","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[781950],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"FL","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":2,"name":"Elementary School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":545672,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/make-a-classroom-dream-come-true-with-a/545672/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":55,"teacherScreenName":"Mrs. Hobby","isEquityFocus":false,"authorIds":{"781950":{"owner":"Mrs. Hobby","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[545672],"proposalHash":"1060313929","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp781950_272x272.jpg?width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1476304817293","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":133513,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["ODk4NDk4","ODg4ODEx","ODkxMDM3","ODk0MTM2","ODk1ODM2","ODk5ODMz","ODg1OTc1","ODk2MzQ5","Nzg5NzQ3","ODg2MTAw","ODg1OTM5","ODg3NjE0","ODg4NzE4","ODg5MDQx","ODkyMjA4"],"teacherId":781950,"schoolCounty":"Hillsborough","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"FL","name":"Florida"}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.