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Mrs. DiGioia from New Haven, CT is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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COVID-19 Will Not Stop Our Learning!

Help me give my students the gift of technology! This iPad will help reinforce positive behavior and will give my nonverbal students the ability to become fully engaged in class lessons and activities!

  • $430 goal

This project expired on November 19, 2020.

This project expired on November 19, 2020.

My Students

I am so fortunate to work with a group of students who are unique and special in many different ways. I work with special needs students in kindergarten through second grade. All of my students require full-time special education support in order to help increase their skills in each area of development. Most of my students are nonverbal and have behavior challenges. We are located in a public, inner-city school, in a high-poverty neighborhood, where students receive free breakfast and lunch every day. My goal is to create an engaging environment that meets the unique needs of all of my students! Thank you for taking the time to learn about the amazing students who I work with!

My Project

My students require engaging activities to keep them interested and motivated to learn. Thanks to some amazing donors over the past two years, I have been able to get iPads, cases, and headphones for each of my students. This year, several new students will be joining our classroom family. Because of the new students I will be gaining, I will no longer have enough iPads for all of my students, and due to COVID-19 related restrictions, students will not be able to share their devices. All of my students are special needs and many are nonverbal. Technology makes it possible to meet my students' unique learning needs and promotes effective communication. My students are not yet able to work independently on teacher given tasks. My students are all working on different skills so I work with each student individually. The iPads that I currently have make it possible to individualize instruction for each of my students during independent work activities. The iPads also help my nonverbal students to communicate with me and their classmates. After seeing how much my students improved when iPads were added into our classroom routine, I would love to provide those same opportunities for my new students. Being able to provide iPads to my new students will positively impact my class so much because they will help to ensure that each and every one of my students is working towards their highest potential.

Thank you so much for considering donating to my project!

My students and I appreciate it more than you know!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

12 students impacted
Mrs. DiGioia Lincoln-Bassett Community School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

New Haven, CT View local requests

Nearly all 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

12 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple 10.2-inch iPad Wi-Fi - 7th generation - tablet - 32 GB - 10.2' • Best Buy Education $330.00 1 $330.00

Materials cost

$330.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$364.95

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$64.40

Total project goal

$429.35

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