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Ms. Finnessy from Verona WI is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Teaching (and Learning) with Technology

My students need iPads as a tool for learning, exploring, and learning how to succeed in our 21st century world.

  • $1,946 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Curious. Excited. Thoughtful. Inquisitive. Happy. Playful. Those are just a few words to describe my first graders. They are at such a fun age! Everything is new and exciting, which makes teaching that much more rewarding.

My first graders are at a young, impressionable age and part of my job is to create lifelong learners.

These early years are the foundation of their education and I want to instill a love of learning now so that they continue to pursue education with the same passion they have now.

My Project

Technology is very prevalent in today's world. We text, email, tweet, post to social media and blog. As a first grade teacher, I teach my students to read, write, add and subtract, but it's more than that. It's teaching life skills and how to be productive members of society.

Building a foundation for a love of learning means making sure students are engaged.

There are many ways to do this, but the use of technology is always a win! However, it's not just about playing fun games on an iPad; I have to be purposeful in the ways I enhance their learning. Putting iPads in the hands of students IS fun, but it's also educational, creative and inspiring.

Ms. Finnessy
Grades PreK-2

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple - iPad mini 4 Wi-Fi 128GB - Space Gray • Best Buy Education $399.99 4 $1,599.96

Materials cost

$1,599.96

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$24.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,653.96

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$291.88

Total project goal

$1,945.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,945.84

4 Donors

-$1,683.96

Donations toward project cost

-$1,653.96

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$261.88

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 $0.00

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