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Mrs. Nakanishi from San Francisco, CA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Quality Sound is Important for Quality Learning

My students need headphones and a speaker to amplify sound when listening to technology in class.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Nakanishi's classroom raised $344

This project is fully funded

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My Students

I teach Kindergarten in the heart of the Excelsior District in San Francisco, CA. My students come from very diverse backgrounds. My school is a Title I school and participates in the free reduced breakfast and lunch program. The majority of them are English Language Learners, speaking languages such as Russian, French, Tagalog, Spanish, and Cantonese. Most of my students' first experience in school is when they come into my class excited to learn.

There is never a dull moment when you enter my classroom.

My students are very energetic and happy to be at school. They come into the classroom everyday focused and thrilled to be with their classmates. We developed a tight-knit classroom community where we help and learn from each other. My students and I know our classroom as our "second home away from home" and that we are an addition to each other's family.

My Project

I often see my students press their ears against the classroom iPads and computer trying their best to hear the questions of the math and literacy games they play. Their goal is to get the correct answer but it's hard to get it if they can't hear what it's asking! I see them continually press the repeat button trying to get an accurate understanding of what the program is trying to say. Volumes are raised so high that it distracts other students at other math/literacy centers. Students will use the headphones so they can accurately hear the games they are playing. The headphones will provide the classroom with a quiet learning space for all.

"Can you make it louder?

I can't hear!" This is what students say when they are really involved with the educational video on screen but the volume is already at it's highest. My laptop lacks the ability to project sound in a really large classroom often losing some of my students interest as the sound is minimal. I play educational videos before or after a lesson in order to excite or conclude a teaching point. Being able to hear the videos is really important so the students can obtain multimodal learning, having technology as one of them. The speaker will help amplify the sound throughout the whole classroom.

Mrs. Nakanishi Hillcrest Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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

21 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
JBL - Charge 3 Portable Bluetooth Speaker - Black • Best Buy Education $122.88 1 $122.88
LilGadgets Connect+ Premium Volume Limited Wired Headphones with SharePort for Children, Black • Amazon Business $18.95 6 $113.70

Materials cost

$236.58

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $21.65

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$291.78

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$51.49

Total project goal

$343.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $343.27

1 Donor

-$171.63

Donations toward project cost

-$145.89

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.74

match offer

-$171.64

Match offer toward project cost

-$145.89

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.75

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 $0.00

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