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Ms. Fay from Brooklyn, NY is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Fay's classroom raised $997

E-Readers for Literacy IRL

My students need 10 E-Readers to access books in more formats, with more features!

This project expired on February 8, 2018.

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Ms. Fay Williamsburg Preparatory School
Brooklyn, NY Grades 9-12

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Students

When students walk into my 9th grade English classroom, they're coming from many different places: not just from middle schools all over the city, but from diverse educational settings around the world. Regardless of where they've been before, they join us with a desire to learn and explore, and overwhelmingly positive attitudes about their abilities to improve. However, many arrive with deficits in literacy, which can be a barrier to success across nearly every class in high school.

This year, I am teaching two ICT classes serving a mix of general and special education students, as well as a section of Read 180, a program designed to support our most struggling readers.

We are a Title I school in Brooklyn, and 83% of students receive free or reduced price lunch. My students include immigrants and first generation Americans; their native languages include Spanish, Polish, and Arabic.

One amazing thing about our English program is that 9th and 10th graders have 15-20 minutes of Independent Reading time every single day, allowing them to build literacy with books at their level, speaking to their interests. Tending to our library and matching kids with "just right books" is a major passion project!

My Project

Having E-Readers in the classroom will more than double the library available to my Read 180 students, instantly. We already have licenses for a slew graphic novels that students are excited to read, including adaptations of Emma, War of the Worlds, and the Legend of Mulan. Currently, my 9th graders shy away from choosing an E-Book, because it means sitting at a desk in front of a computer and not in the cozy classroom library, as they would with a paperback. We want to get everyone hooked on books, with formats and titles that make reading a pleasure.

Access to E-Books is especially valuable for our struggling readers, who will be able to access features like read-aloud, built-in dictionaries, and illustrations to help them make meaning of the texts.

In fact, the majority of the books provided by Read 180 in the lower lexile ranges are E-Books, meaning that without tablets, lower-level readers have limited options (which means a slimmer chance of finding a book they really love).

Having tablets would be a game-changer for our ICT English classes, too. Access to E-Books (including the Brooklyn Public Library's massive collection) will be a boon to these students, but the benefits extend well beyond Independent Reading time. A typical school-issued laptop cart contains 30 computers, assuming every machine is charged and in working order. At our school, 9th grade English classes average just over 30 students, so it is not uncommon to have kids stuck sharing computers, or missing out on class time to complete the work at all. Having access to tablets will guarantee that my students can keep up with class reading, research, and writing – even when our technology gets glitchy.

Equity Focus

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

75 students impacted 14 donors
Ms. Fay Williamsburg Preparatory School Grades 9-12

Equity Focus

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Brooklyn, NY View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

75 students impacted 14donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
3-Year Protection Plan plus Accident Protection for Fire 7 Tablet (2017 release, delivered via e-mail) • Amazon Business $16.99 10 $169.90
Fintie Folio Case for All-New Amazon Fire 7 Tablet (7th Generation, 2017 Release) - Slim Fit PU Leather Standing Protective Cover Auto Wake / Sleep, compatible with Fire 7 (5th Gen, 2015), Galaxy • Amazon Business $15.99 10 $159.90
All-New Fire 7 Tablet with Alexa, 7" Display, 8 GB, Punch Red - with Special Offers • Amazon Business $44.99 3 $134.97
All-New Fire 7 Tablet with Alexa, 7" Display, 8 GB, Marine Blue - with Special Offers • Amazon Business $44.99 3 $134.97
All-New Fire 7 Tablet with Alexa, 7" Display, 8 GB, Canary Yellow - with Special Offers • Amazon Business $44.99 3 $134.97
All-New Fire 7 Tablet with Alexa, 7" Display, 8 GB, Black - with Special Offers • Amazon Business $44.99 1 $44.99
AmazonBasics 6-Outlet Surge Protector Power Strip 2-Pack, 200 Joule • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Rubbermaid AntiMicrobial In-Sink Dish Drainer With Silverware Cup, White, Large (FG6032ARWHT) • Amazon Business $9.48 1 $9.48
Dxg 100 Pack 4 Inch 2.5*100mm Self-locking Nylon Cable Ties Zip Ties(White) • Amazon Business $5.39 1 $5.39

Materials cost

$804.56

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.07

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$846.63

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$149.41

Total project goal

$996.04

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $996.04

13 Donors

-$737.22

Donations toward project cost

-$654.53

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$82.69

match offer

-$226.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$192.10

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.90

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$32.82

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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