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Mrs. Coleman from Oakland, CA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Technology for Brain Fuel

My students need 4 iPad Minis to enhance learning in math and science.

  • $1,326 goal

This project expired on December 31, 2016.

This project expired on December 31, 2016.

My Students

I teach a first grade class of 25 students in an urban school district in a high-needs community. The low socioeconomic status of 85% of our school's students and the grim budget cuts have made the learning environment limited.

The biggest obstacle for my students is the violence that they witness in their community outside of the school day, however, in our classroom, they are safe, interactive and eager to learn.

Even though I teach General Education, many of my students have learning disabilities that often disrupt learning. These tablets will help to keep them actively engaged in such a huge classroom.

My Project

I am requesting four iPads to provide visual, kinesthetic and auditory learning and scaffolding during science and math lessons. iPads can bring math and science alive in the classroom. For math, students will use them to support the lesson that we are covering. Our math program allows for personalized review targeted toward the students' needs. We will also use other websites for this as well. For our language arts block, the iPads will be a part of our daily literacy centers. Each day a group of kids will go to a site that allows them to read books at their level. For science and social studies, the iPads will be helpful by actually showing the concept in "real life." For example, students can see how weather can be dangerous. The area where we live does not allow for the student to experience different types of weather. Instead of showing a picture of a tornado or blizzard, students can see the real thing!

Technology is the future and my students deserve to be a part of it.

Mrs. Coleman Grass Valley Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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

25 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple iPad mini MD531LL/A (16GB, Wi-Fi Only, White / Silver) • Amazon Business $222.68 2 $445.36
Apple iPad Mini MD528LL/A (16GB, Wi-Fi, Black & Slate) • Amazon Business $276.99 1 $276.99
Apple iPad Mini MF432LL/A (16GB, Wi-Fi, Space Gray ) • Amazon Business $269.00 1 $269.00

Materials cost

$991.35

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $90.71

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,126.93

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$198.87

Total project goal

$1,325.80

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