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Mrs. H. from Chicago, IL is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Loving Literacy With Technology

My students need these 4 laptops and headphones so they can stay engaged while strengthening their literacy skills.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. H.'s classroom raised $2,533

This project is fully funded

My Students

My kindergartners are a group of enthusiastic learners who love to use technology. My students live in the neighborhood of our School and come from many diverse backgrounds. Most of my students' main source of using technology is here at school. Technology gets them going and so excited about what they're learning. My students' abilities range from practicing letters, sounds, and reading words. What better way to have them sharpen their skills? There are so many literacy skills that can be practiced online and my students love, love, love using technology to enhance their skills. They think they're playing games when they are actually focusing on very specific skills that I will be able to assign to them. My kids would really enjoy an opportunity to gain their foundational skills in a fun and entertaining way at school!

My Project

The use of technology grabs the attention of my students almost instantly. Learning to read and creating a foundation for learning early on is so important. Having these laptops and headsets in the classroom will allow my students to master literacy skills in an exciting way. This technology will allow me to reach all of my diverse learners in a way that meets them exactly where they are. Students will be able to track their own learning and pick up where they left off. There are so many programs that I can expose my kindergartners to that will reinforce the skills I teach in class.

By donating to our classroom project, you are directly contributing to the academic achievement of my students, in addition to increasing their attention, focus, and love for learning.

My kindergartners are becoming phonemically aware by hearing sounds that letters make, learning how to blend and decode unfamiliar words, and read sight words. With these laptops, they will be able to practice these skills by interacting with the screens and getting the practice on the skills learned from week to week.

Mrs. H. Shoesmith Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Chicago, IL View local requests

More than half 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

HBCU Alum 35 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
2016 Newest Dell Inspiron 15 5000 Touchscreen 15.6-inch HD Laptop, AMD Quad-Core A10-8700P up to 3.2 GHz, 8GB Ram, 1TB HDD, DVD RW, Backlit Keyboard, Bluetooth, HDMI, Webcam, Windows 10- MaxxAudio Pro • Amazon Business $419.47 4 $1,677.88
Snug Plug n Play Kids Headphones for Children DJ Style (Turquoise) • Amazon Business $9.99 12 $119.88
Snug Plug n Play Kids Headphones for Children DJ Style (Red) • Amazon Business $9.99 12 $119.88
Snug Plug n Play Kids Headphones for Children DJ Style (Blue) • Amazon Business $9.99 12 $119.88
Samsung Level Box Bluetooth Wireless Speaker (Black) • Amazon Business $53.89 1 $53.89

Materials cost

$2,091.41

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$31.37

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$2,152.78

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$379.90

Total project goal

$2,532.68

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$2,532.68

2 Donors

-$2,528.27

Donations toward project cost

-$2,152.78

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$375.49

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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$0.00

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