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Mrs. Silva from Los Angeles, CA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Music At The Touch Of Our Fingertips

My students need an iPod to listen to our everyday songs in class.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Silva's classroom raised $375

This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

Shuffling through Cd's, throwing out scratched Cd's and cd players that don't work, that is what my students have to deal with on a regular basis.

My students enjoy listening to music.

I have music playing in my class as soon as they walk in. During transition time we play music, it is part of our daily routines. My students live in a low income neighborhood. We are a Title I school with limited funds. Throughout the day we listen to appropriate music that goes with the theme we are learning. Unfortunately, a lot of our Cd's have been scratched since they have been used so much throughout the years. The children will listen to songs in the listening center and sometimes they drop and scratch the Cd's. For this reason, we would really benefit from having an iPod to play and listen to the songs easier.

My Project

The iPod will allow my students to find the songs they need a lot quicker without having to search through the basket of Cd's while they are at the listening center. We will be able to listen to our transition songs without worrying if they are scratched. Our morning routine with the days of the week and calendar songs will go a lot smoother as well.

My students and I will benefit from the iPod by making our daily routines run a lot smoother.

This will be another electronic device that they will get to experience in school, since they don't have the opportunity at home.

Mrs. Silva Breed Elementary School Grades 3-5

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.

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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

24 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple iPod touch - digital player - Apple iOS 5 • Best Buy $249.99 1 $249.99

Materials cost

$249.99

Vendor shipping charges

$12.00

Sales tax

$22.87

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$318.61

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$56.23

Total project goal

$374.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$374.84

1 Donor

-$187.42

Donations toward project cost

-$159.31

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.11

match offer

-$187.41

Match offer toward project cost

-$159.30

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.11

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$0.00

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