You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

See this teacher's page

Mrs. Yarko from New Berlin IL is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

iPod's for Independence!

Help me give my students 32GB Apple iPods that they can use independently.

  • $991 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Creating an exciting and inspirational place to learn in a Special Education room is more difficult then it looks. All of my students learn completely differently and need constant redirection to be engaged. My students learn at different speeds and in completely different ways than most peers. They also have disabilities that can make learning with just plain old books and papers more difficult than regular education peers.

Even though my students learn differently and are seen as "special" they have so much to give the world.

My students are very loving and caring for all students in and out of our room. They do not see others like they are seen and they work as hard as possible even though most daily things are very difficult for them to understand and accomplish.

My classroom houses an array of disabilities including intellectual disabilities, emotional disturbance, autism spectrum disorder, specific learning disabilities, and genetic disorders. The typical student in my class reads between a first and fourth-grade level. They struggle with memorizing how to spell and compose simple sentences. Most students are able to read around a 1st to 4th-grade level.

My Project

When my students are working independently they come across issues like not knowing how to spell a word and how to stop and find a teacher or aide and ask them.

I am wanting my students to start learning more independent skills that they will use in the real world and with these iPod's they would be able to use Siri and ask assistance for their issue.

They will be using these iPods for things like: spelling, math, music therapy, and many other supports. They will be able to keep the iPods on them and use them in all classes.

Mrs. Yarko
Grades 6-8

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Mrs. Yarko is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple - iPod touch� 32GB MP3 Player (7th Generation - Latest Model) - Silver • Best Buy Education $199.99 3 $599.97
Apple - iPod touch� 32GB MP3 Player (7th Generation - Latest Model) - Pink • Best Buy Education $199.99 1 $199.99

Materials cost

$799.96

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$841.96

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$148.58

Total project goal

$990.54

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$990.54

12 Donors

-$857.01

Donations toward project cost

-$744.21

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$112.80

match offer

-$115.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$97.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$18.53

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Support a teacher
near you!

Explore a map with requests from teachers across the country.

View map of requests

Project Activity

{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"New Berlin","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[4076251],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"IL","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":3,"name":"Middle School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":4672015,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/ipods-for-independence/4672015/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":10,"teacherScreenName":"Mrs. Yarko","isEquityFocus":false,"authorIds":{"4076251":{"owner":"Mrs. Yarko","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[4672015],"proposalHash":"-261497049","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4076251_orig.jpg?crop=887,887,x1169,y846&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1575560410738","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":20878361,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["NzAzMDYwNg==","NzAzMDIzNQ==","NjUyMjQxNA==","NjM5MDE2MA==","NDUzODE1OQ==","NzAzMDkyOQ==","NTkzNTkzOA==","MzA0NjQyNA==","NzAyMDk1NQ==","NDA3NjI1MQ==","NzAzMDY4Ng==","MjMxNDY1Mg==","NzAyMDk5NA=="],"teacherId":4076251,"schoolCounty":"Sangamon","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"IL","name":"Illinois"}}