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Mrs. Hoover from Houston, TX is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ignite a Spark that Fuels the Fire in the Future!

My students need 3 Nooks and protective covers to use for their book studies so that they have a new exciting way to read.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Hoover's classroom raised $468

This project is fully funded

My Students

As a reading teacher in the 21st century, it is imperative to find ways to integrate technology into the curriculum in order to interest the students as well as prepare them for the future. Nooks are a great way to motivate struggling students and differentiate for all levels of readers.

The students that come into my classroom every day are hungry for learning!

Our school is very low socioeconomic and has a high mobility rate. The students don't have a lot of opportunities to experience technology outside of our school. They often come to me as struggling, below level readers. I have to try lots of things to get them interested in books. Also, they are often at many different reading levels. Our school is not able to purchase books in large quantities for book studies. However, with a Nook, we can just download many different books for groups to use. Lastly, my students love to try new things, especially with technology. I think Nooks would be a perfect solution for a new and exciting way to read a book.

My Project

Being able to read is a vital part of being successful in all grades and in life after grade school. If a student can't read or doesn't like to read, it can have a very adverse affect on them. Having a new, more exciting way, to read a book could be the answer to this problem. My hopes are that the students become excited about using the Nooks and thus want to read more. There is a huge variety of books to download so finding something that interests them will be easy. You can also differentiate very easily with the Nooks to meet all students' needs in a classroom. With more reading comes more vocabulary, fluency, confidence, and deeper comprehension creating a classroom full of more advanced readers and writers. Using Nooks in book studies will hopefully create a new love for reading that carries over to all subjects and types of reading. They will learn about working with groups to create projects based on a book.

The students at my school are some of the greatest students in the world!

I want them to have every opportunity possible so that they will continue to be successful in all grades and hopefully one day go to college. A donation of Nooks will be instrumental in giving them a new and exciting opportunity to experience reading in a whole new way. Help be the spark that ignites a flame and is fueled in the future by a true, lasting love for reading all genres! Thank you!!

Mrs. Hoover Thornwood 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

65 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Barnes&Noble - NOOK Simple Touch • Best Buy $99.99 3 $299.97
Barnes&Noble - Lewes Quote Cover for NOOK Simple Touch - Blue • Best Buy $14.99 3 $44.97

Materials cost

$344.94

Vendor shipping charges

$12.00

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.17

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$397.11

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$70.08

Total project goal

$467.19

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$467.19

1 Donor

-$467.19

Donations toward project cost

-$397.11

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$70.08

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$0.00

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