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

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Enhancing Equity Through Technology

Help me give my students a smart television as an instructional and planning tool in the special education classroom.

  • $787 goal

This project expired on October 10, 2025.

This project expired on October 10, 2025.

My Project

Help me give my students access to a television in the special education classroom. A television will make a huge difference in student achievement because it supports multisensory learning, which is essential for students with reading difficulties. A television will allow instruction to be delivered through visual and auditory channels, helping dyslexic students better understand and retain information when text alone is challenging. For students from low socio-economic backgrounds, access to technology may be limited at home, so using it in the classroom helps close the opportunity gap by exposing them to educational media, visual aids, and interactive lessons that build background knowledge and vocabulary. Overall, it enhances engagement, supports differentiated instruction, and provides equitable access to quality educational content.

Using a TV, teachers can show helpful programs like:

ST Math – a visual math program that builds problem-solving skills

Online math manipulatives – tools that help students understand math by seeing and moving objects

UFLI (University of Florida Literacy Institute) – a program that supports reading through phonics and interactive lessons

Reading Rev – a program that helps students build reading and comprehension skills

These programs help students learn in different ways, not just through reading, making lessons easier to understand and more fun. A TV makes it possible to share these resources with the whole class, supporting both learning and equity.

Mrs. Cofrin Shepherd Glen Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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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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

25 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
SAMSUNG 50-Inch Class QLED Q60B Series - 4K UHD Dual LED Quantum HDR Smart TV with Alexa Built-in (QN50Q60BAFXZA, 2022 Model) • Amazon Business $569.00 1 $569.00
Best Buy essentials - Full Motion TV Wall Mount for 4784" TVs - Black • Best Buy Education $60.00 1 $60.00

Materials cost

$629.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.44

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$668.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$117.96

Total project goal

$786.40

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