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Ms. Ferguson from Chicago, IL is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Hello, Is This Thing On?

Help me give my students a class set of 30 headphones to explore their world through computer software.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Ferguson's classroom raised $566

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are social explorers they love to connect with the world around them. They are curious and inquisitive about everything from their neighborhood in Chicago to apple orchards in down state Illinois. "How are potato chips made?" "Can dolphins live in Lake Michigan?" "What are crab apples?" These are just a few of the questions I get on a daily bases.

Have you ever had a deep discussion about Santa Claus being a real person?

I have been asked this question several times along with "Is the tooth-fairy a real fairy?" "Does she look like Tinker Bell?" My students love discuss different topics. They also like to take walking field trips to explore their world and ask questions of the guide.

My Project

Children have different interests it is our job as teachers to give them the tools to look into those interests. All kids have questions only some kids get those questions answered. My goal is to bring the answers to my students. I can do this with the use of headphones.

Students are individuals with individual interests and needs.

We as educators have the opportunity to teach to the individual. "How does milk get into cartons?" "What is an eclipse?" "Can you see my house form space?" These questions can be answered with the use of technology. Students can have their questions answered without disrupting other students with the use of headphones.

Ms. Ferguson Leif Ericson Scholastic Academy Grades PreK-2

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

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Chicago, IL 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

60 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kensington Hi Fi Headphone Black • CDW-G $14.80 30 $444.00

Materials cost

$444.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.66

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$480.66

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$84.82

Total project goal

$565.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $565.48

2 Donors

-$358.00

Donations toward project cost

-$304.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.70

match offer

-$207.48

Match offer toward project cost

-$176.36

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.12

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 $0.00

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