Help me give my students a reliable laptop to keep up with instructions online and in class.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Taft's classroom raised $1,383
This project is fully funded
Celebrating 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
I am a Special Education Teacher at a middle school in Miami. I teach and support students who have Emotional/Behavior Disorders, Learning Disabilities and Varying Exceptionalities. My school is a Title I school, which means that about 99% of the students at my school receive free or reduced-price lunch due to their low socioeconomic status. The school is in a high-poverty neighborhood, so many of my students come from families that struggle financially. As a result, my students endure more problems than average children, which interfere with and hinder their learning.
It can be difficult to keep young minds engaged, but if we are able to motivate them to participate through educational technology experiences, we need better technology in our classrooms!
The MacBook will allow me to create Google Docs, Google Slides, and PDFs for my students to facilitate their learning process. My students need efficient feedback on their virtual learning, and the MacBook will help make this possible. My students have counseling/therapy services that they attend weekly with the counselor, clinician, and behavior management teacher. While I am working with a group, the students will be able to use the MacBook to access other teachers or lessons as well. The MacBook will allow me to monitor my students' progress in small groups as well as provide aid to students with higher needs at the same time.
More than half of 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
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