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Mr. Ballard from Ocean Shores WA is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Good Work! You Are Now 13 Percent Fluent in Spanish!

Help me give my students access to language learning apps and technology. The Kindle Fire tablets + Google Chrome License = students limited to certain apps.

  • $586 goal

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My Students

My 80 students are working hard each day to lift themselves out of generational poverty. Many have not ventured outside the city.

80 percent receive discounted meals, 13 percent don't have access to a mobile device, and five percent live in tents.

All of my students LOVE using Duolingo, the top rated language learning app, because it personalizes their learning experience, goes at their own pace, and feels like a game. I love it because it records and shows me their progress.

My Project

Most students have access to a cell phone or laptop. Several do not. The school does not have tablets/laptops readily available for daily use in my classroom.

Having a small classroom set of Kindle Fire tablets will enable these students to use language learning apps to receive individualized lessons that are personalized to their learning style, paced according to their progress, and fun!

Each day students begin class with 20 minutes working individually in the Duolingo app. During this time, I move about the room and provide individualized tutoring and instruction. Duolingo for Classrooms immediately shows me the class's progress. This allows me to use the second half of class to fill in the learning gaps with more traditional classroom instructional activities.

The Google Software License will enable me to allow students access solely to Duolingo, TinyCards, and the other language-learning apps used in the classroom.

The classroom doesn't have any type of speaker system. Currently, we rely upon my laptop's not-so-good speakers. I stand in the middle of the classroom, near the students that are hard-of-hearing, and face the speakers towards the main body of group. We'll use the Bluetooth speaker daily.

Mr. Ballard
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Amazon - Fire 7 - 7'- Tablet - 8GB 7th Generation, 2017 Release - Punch Red • Best Buy Education $53.06 7 $371.42
Google Chrome Education License - Perpetual • Best Buy Education $30.00 1 $30.00
Insignia? - BRICK 2 Portable Bluetooth Speaker - Red • Best Buy Education $22.90 1 $22.90

Materials cost

$424.32

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $37.13

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.36

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$497.81

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$87.85

Total project goal

$585.66

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $585.66

8 Donors

-$570.66

Donations toward project cost

-$485.06

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$85.60

match offer

-$15.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$12.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$2.25

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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