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Mrs. Patterson from Lexington, NC is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Staying Connected with Headphones

Help me give my students iPad headphone adapters so we can use our iPads independently and in stations.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Patterson's classroom raised $203

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My Project

We are lucky enough to be a one to one iPad school district. However, when we switched to the latest iPads there was no longer a place to plug in the students' headphones. Throughout the school day, I teach first through fifth graders in the media center. Not all of our students have headphones and the ones that have them do not have adapters. We had a generous donor donate enough headphones for the media center. My goal is to have enough adapters so that all of the students can use these headphones.

Students need headphones in order to work independently on lessons and at stations around the library.

Students need headphones to work individually on self paced Nearpod lessons. These differentiated lessons allow students to move at a pace that works best for them on a lesson that meets their specific needs.

We also have several programs that are self paced and require headphones.

Students work on Digital Citizenship using the program Learning.com. They work their way through the a digital world by watching and interacting with videos and answering questions. Our third through fifth graders use a career connected literary system called Beable. In this program they read passages based on what careers they are interested in. The passages are written on their individual reading levels. Both of these programs are done independently and at the students' own pace.

I work at a Title I-funded school where one hundred percent of our students receive free breakfast and lunch. Many of our students are unable to buy the extras for the classroom like headphones and adapters. By having these adapters in the library at each table students would be able to come to the library and access their lessons quickly and efficiently.

Mrs. Patterson Charles England Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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

376 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
OneKer USB Type C to 3.5mm Headphone Jack Adapter, (2-Pack) USB C to Aux Female Audio Dongle Cable Cord Compatible with iPhone 16/15 Pro/15 Plus/15 Pro Max,iPad Pro,MacBook, Samsung Galaxy S24 S23 S22 • Amazon Business $9.99 13 $129.87

Materials cost

$129.87

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $10.13

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$171.95

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$30.34

Total project goal

$202.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $202.29

2 Donors

-$177.95

Donations toward project cost

-$171.95

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$24.34

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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