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Mrs. Santillan from Joplin, MO is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Cell Phone Addiction!

Help me give my students the tools they need to be successful in the 21st century classroom!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Santillan's classroom raised $233

This project is fully funded

My Project

Hello, my name is Lacey and I am a High School Art Teacher trying to teach in the 21st century with one huge problem....CELL PHONE ADDICTION!

It is very important for me to provide a classroom environment where my students feel they can be successful and creative.

Trying to battle for my students attention can be a challenge, when their phones are a constant distraction. A report from Common Sense Media shows "more than half of all tweens and teens spend four or more hours a day using cell phone devices; some use their devices in excess of eight hours a day. It’s no wonder nearly half of U.S. parents worry their children are addicted to their mobile devices."

If my project is funded I would use the resources to purchase two cell phone jails for my department. These clear lockers would be useful as each student would be assigned a locker with a key that they would have access to for the class period. The participating students would lock up their phones at the beginning of the hour and then unlock them when the class period is over.

I understand that emergencies happen and a student may need to have quick access to their phone. The key system has it so that each student has a unique key tied to their locker number for the hour. So they can access their phone at any time and return it to their locker when finished.

I am looking forward to utilizing this locker system to help my students stay on task and on track towards being more successful in my classroom. Thank you for all of your help!

Mrs. Santillan Joplin High School Grades 9-12

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

120 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Clear Cell Phone Locker Box with Keys Acrylic Cell Phones Storage Cabinet Wall Mounted Clear Phone Locker Box Classroom Phone Organizer for Pocket Cellphone Holder School Office (30 Slots Style) • Amazon Business $164.99 1 $164.99

Materials cost

$164.99

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.47

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$197.46

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$34.85

Total project goal

$232.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$232.31

2 Donors

-$232.31

Donations toward project cost

-$197.46

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.85

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$0.00

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