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Mrs. Buchen from Whitefish Bay WI is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Let Your Voice Be Heard

Help me give my students the opportunity to have their stories heard. One MacBook is all we need!

  • $1,946 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

We speak 30 different languages and yet we laugh, learn and inspire each other every day. The students in my classrooms are from all over the world. Some students arrive at school with no formal education, while others come from a very rich school culture. Our common thread is that we all need to learn to speak English while holding on and becoming literate in our home language.

These students bring the world to our schools and help the other students understand that we are all different but very much the same.

My Project

Everyone has a story to tell and needs a chance to be heard. My students are learning to speak English and with the help of the MacBook, they'll be heard! English language learners work hard on their listening and speaking skills. It's important for them to practice these skills in an engaging and relevant way.

Podcasting requires each student t,o do research, discuss and reflect on their stories, before they present.

This authentic and engaging environment will give students time to practice in a stress free environment. It provides them an alternate space to write worry free of the grammar and spelling errors. Creating audio recordings will give these learners the opportunity to listen closely to their tone, phrasing and pronunciation. Through repetition they will gain clarity and confidence in speaking.

Once they have completed their podcast using Garage Band, they'll be ready to share and have their voice heard!

Mrs. Buchen
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple MacBook - 12' - Core i5 - 8 GB RAM - 512 GB SSD - English • Best Buy Education $1,599.99 1 $1,599.99

Materials cost

$1,599.99

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$24.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,653.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$291.88

Total project goal

$1,945.87

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,945.87

1 Donor

-$1,945.87

Donations toward project cost

-$1,653.99

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$291.88

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$0.00

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