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Ms. Gornbein from Irvine, CA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Authors In Training

My students need an iPad and keyboard dock for the ability to utilize technology to enhance instruction in reading and writing.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Gornbein's classroom raised $792

This project is fully funded

My Students

We live in the age of technology. My students welcome the opportunity to utilize technology as a means of expressing creativity. With current apps available on the iPad, students can become authors and illustrators and create books of their own.

My students are a fun, creative, enthusiastic group of learners from a culturally diverse community.

We are a first grade class looking to incorporate more technology as a way to enhance our current curriculum. My students, while strong in most curricular areas, love to read and write.

My Project

As part of our annual learning goals for English language arts, we are looking for more ways to explore reading and writing. With the help of an iPad, my students will be able use the camera, video camera, and numerous apps to create and publish their own stories to be shared with peers and families.

Students love to use technology.

Instead of seeing these children spend hours on a computer, playing games with no educational value, it will be wonderful to introduce my students to apps and programs that will encourage them to reach into their creative side and create something meaningful. An iPad will provide an incentive to create and publish stories written by themselves or with peers and use the camera to capture photographs of friends or their own illustrations. Proud authors coming soon!

Ms. Gornbein Vista Verde School Grades PreK-2 Irvine, CA View local requests 30 students impacted 10donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
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Materials cost

$569.98

Vendor shipping charges

$12.00

Sales tax

$52.15

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$672.68

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$118.71

Total project goal

$791.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$791.39

8 Donors

-$385.00

Donations toward project cost

-$343.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.00

match offer

-$387.86

Match offer toward project cost

-$329.68

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$58.18

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$18.53

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$0.00

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