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.

Mrs. Cleer from Saint Louis MO is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Please Help Us Communicate With Our Friends!

My students need an iPad with Otter Box and Screen Protector to help communicate with their peers and teachers, supplement instruction and reinforce concepts learned.

  • $841 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Need to use the restroom? Not feeling well? Wanting to say "hi" to a friend? These every day conversations seem easy enough. For my students who are challenged with autism, it's not that easy. Having an iPad in the classroom would help make communication easier and less stressful for them.

My students are exceptional, happy children in grades Kindergarten through second grade.

They are all in a Special Education setting most of the day due to their special needs. They have difficulty communicating their wants and needs, acquiring educational concepts and have difficulty with social skills. All of my incredible students work hard and have a desire to learn. Our school has won awards for being a National School of Character and this shows daily in the hallways. Everyone is accepting of differences and the whole school is a true family. With funding cuts nation wide, technology has taken a back seat. With your help, my students will have access to technology that would otherwise not be available to them.

My Project

My students need an iPad with Otter Box and Screen Protector to help communicate with their peers and teachers, supplement instruction and reinforce concepts learned. Having an iPad in the classroom will give my students, many of whom are non-verbal, a voice to communicate with others. There are many programs and applications that specifically help students with autism communicate using pictures. I will use this technology to supplement my reading instruction by using text to speech programs that allow them to hear words they are reading. We will use it to supplement math instruction by using it to teach numbers, counting, and one-to-one correspondence. The opportunities are endless! This technology will bring to my students a sense of accomplishment allowing them to complete assignments independently without a teacher assisting them every step of the way.

This project is extremely important.

My students work so very hard for every bit of knowledge they learn and they deserve this extra help. I would love for them to be able to have this technology in their classroom so that they can communicate with ease, learn with the most up-to-date technology and have fun at the same time! Please help us! We would appreciate it so much!

Mrs. Cleer
Grades PreK-2

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. Cleer 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® iPad® with Retina display Wi-Fi - 4th generation - tablet - iOS 6 - 32 GB - 9.7' • Best Buy for Business $599.99 1 $599.99
OtterBox - Defender Series Case for Apple®iPad®2 and iPad (3rd Generation) - Black • Best Buy for Business $44.44 1 $44.44
OtterBox Vibrant Screen Protector - screen protector • Best Buy for Business $17.68 1 $17.68

Materials cost

$662.11

Vendor shipping charges

$12.00

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.93

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$714.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$126.01

Total project goal

$840.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$840.05

12 Donors

-$412.00

Donations toward project cost

-$390.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.30

match offer

-$380.40

Match offer toward project cost

-$323.34

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.06

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$47.65

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":"Saint Louis","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[1887040],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"MO","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":1,"name":"Early Education"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":1027976,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/please-help-us-communicate-with-our-frie/1027976/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":7,"teacherScreenName":"Mrs. Cleer","isEquityFocus":false,"authorIds":{"1887040":{"owner":"Mrs. Cleer","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[1027976],"proposalHash":"275942142","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/136/teacher-placeholder-1_136.png","teacherHasProfilePhoto":false,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":300544,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["MTg5NDkxNA==","MTg5NDEwMQ==","MTg5MTgyNA==","MTg5MTg5MQ==","MTg4OTAyNA==","MTg4OTIwMw==","MTg5NDExMg==","MTg4ODQ1MQ==","MTg4NzA0MA==","MTg5MjUyOA==","MTg5NDQ1Mw==","MTY0MjQ0Mg==","MTg5MTg3OA=="],"teacherId":1887040,"schoolCounty":"St Louis","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"MO","name":"Missouri"}}