Diverse Computer Science High School Learners Need Headphones
Help me give my students headphones, adapters, and storage boxes to create an extraordinary year learning computer science programming and now embarking on learning robotics.
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Project
Our school is in its 11th year and their computer science classrooms are in heavy need of basic supplies to kick off this year. Classroom headsets usually last, if you are lucky, about two years. As the CTE Computer Science teacher, Work-Based Learning Coordinator and Department Leader of BASE's Computer Science department, I ask for your help in donating funding for headphones that will be used across two classrooms and ultimately 14 classes (25-30 students in each class) and distributed by myself and 2 other computer science teachers to be used within their classes. We work primarily with MacBook Airs and the extra adaptors will serve as an additional connectivity option if the headphone port is unusable. The storage bins will help with general classroom supplies.
We teach our students software development, design thinking, user experience and user interface design, Python, Java, C++ and data applications.
Now we are embarking on teaching Robotics and definitely need more specific supplies for that as well, but I would like to first start off with the essentials. These headphones will be used by our diverse learners in these computer science elective classes that they take over all four years of their high school experience who sometimes need to focus on their work by tuning out other distracting sounds around them, need translation services because English isn't their first language and they need to be able to hear it alone and/or without embarrassment, need to revisit a training video or auditory notes, and sometimes they need to be able to conference with experienced guest speakers in the tech industry who cannot appear in person, but choose to converse with our students over Zoom and headphones minimize the feedback noise and allow for a more in tune focus.
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
24 Pack Classroom Headphones Bulk Student Headphones with Microphone Kids Earphones for School, Adjustable over Ear Headphones Class Set Earbuds Wire Headphones for School Students Kids (Black)
• Amazon Business
$82.99
5
$414.95
JSAUX USB C to USB 3.0 Adapter [2 Pack], Type C Male to USB Female OTG Cable Compatible with MacBook Pro/Air, iPhone 15 Pro Max/15 Plus/15, Samsung Galaxy S24/S23/S22/S21-Green
• Amazon Business
$10.88
10
$108.80
OneKer USB Type C to 3.5mm Headphone Jack Adapter, (2-Pack) USB C to Aux Female Audio Dongle Cable Cord Compatible with iPhone 15/15 Pro/15 Plus/15 Pro Max,iPad Pro,MacBook, Samsung Galaxy S24 S23 S22
• Amazon Business
$9.99
4
$39.96
BTSKY 5 Pack Multipurpose Utility Storage Box- Large Capacity Clear Plastic Storage Box for Pencils Stackable Pencil Box with Snap Lid Closure Pencil Holder Box for Organize Pencils Watercolor Pens
• Amazon Business
$18.99
2
$37.98
Materials cost
$601.69
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$9.03
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$640.72
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$113.07
Total project goal
$753.79
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$753.79
6 Donors
-$528.89
Donations toward project cost
-$449.56
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$79.33
Matching donations from our partners
-$224.89
Match offers toward project cost
-$191.16
Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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