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Mrs. Martinez from Dallas, TX is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Opening Doors Through Technology and a Sensory-Friendly Classroom

Help me give my students an iPad, Apple Pencil, and light covers to create a sensory-friendly learning environment where students with autism can build essential literacy, communication, and reading skills through engaging, individualized instruction.

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Mrs. Martinez Barbara Jordan Elementary School
Dallas, TX Grades 3-5

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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 Project

My classroom serves students with autism on a Title I campus, where many of our families face economic challenges. For many of my students, school is where they experience new opportunities for the very first time, including access to technology. Every day, I strive to create a structured, supportive classroom where students develop the literacy, communication, and life skills they need to become confident, independent learners. Literacy is at the heart of everything we do. My students are learning to recognize letters and sounds, build vocabulary, develop comprehension, communicate their ideas, and discover the joy of reading. Because every student learns differently, they need instruction that is individualized, engaging, and accessible.

An iPad and Apple Pencil would allow me to provide literacy instruction that meets each student's unique needs.

With the iPad, I can use interactive reading programs, digital books with read-aloud features, phonics and vocabulary apps, visual supports, and communication tools that make literacy meaningful for students at all learning levels. Many of my students benefit from seeing, hearing, and interacting with text in multiple ways, and technology provides opportunities that traditional materials cannot always offer. The iPad is the ideal choice because its bright, responsive display allows students to clearly see text, pictures, and interactive learning activities while giving me the flexibility to create customized literacy lessons aligned to each student's Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals.

A successful literacy classroom also depends on an environment where students can focus. Many students with autism experience sensory sensitivities, and harsh fluorescent lighting can become a barrier to learning. Light shades will soften the classroom lighting, helping reduce sensory overload and creating a calm atmosphere where students can better attend to stories, reading instruction, small-group lessons, and communication activities.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

10 students impacted
Mrs. Martinez Barbara Jordan Elementary School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Dallas, TX View local requests

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

10 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple - 11-inch iPad?Pro M5 chip Wi-Fi 256GB with OLED - Space Black • Best Buy Education $1,199.00 1 $1,199.00
Apple Pencil Pro Pen Stylus - White • Best Buy Education $129.00 1 $129.00
Hortsun 4 Pack 4 x 2 Feet Fluorescent Light Covers, Magnetic Light Filters for Classroom Ceiling, Decorative Lights Shade for Office Home Hospital(Rainbow) • Amazon Business $19.99 3 $59.97

Materials cost

$1,387.97

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$20.82

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,438.79

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$253.90

Total project goal

$1,692.69

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