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Mrs. Poyntz from Louisville, KY is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Poyntz's classroom raised $598

Technology for our Future

My students need five Kindle Fires, protective cases, and warranties to fulfill their wishes.

Mrs. Poyntz Byck Elementary School

Louisville, KY Grades 3-5

My Students

My classroom is full of unique students from the West End of Louisville, Kentucky. They walk in most mornings excited to share stories about the activities from the day before while we eat breakfast in the classroom. I pray every day that I create an environment that takes their excitement for life and transforms it into excitement for learning.

Just because they are mostly low income, inner city students please don't lump them into one big category.

They come from many different backgrounds, speak different languages, and love activities from sports to music and chess. If given the opportunity any one of them could be the leaders of our great city, state, or even our nation.

My Project

In order to increase reading and math skills while keeping students engaged, my school has implemented the workshop model throughout the building. Students receive whole group instruction along with individualized group instruction. Students rotate through activities in both reading and math with groups of about four to five students. Reading activities include reading to self, reading to someone, using technology, and writing. Math activites include fact practice, individual work, working with a partner, and math games.

With such little time and so many students there are few times when all the students have a chance to participate in all the activities.

This is always the case with the activities involving technology. There are only four computers in the classroom but with 28 students its impossible to give each child more than 10 minutes access for both reading and math.

With tablets students will have access to audio books, math websites, google, and news articles. They could explore topics and respond to online questions I post, and all while I am giving instruction to small groups. They could find a small spot in the classroom and travel to another country to read about its geography or virtually explore a science museum located across the country. I can examine the needs of a particular student after he or she takes a quick online reading or math assessment on an interactive website. The possibilities are endless!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

28 students impacted 2 donors

Project tagged as

Louisville, KY
Grades 3-5
Mathematics
Literacy
Traditional School
Technology
Nearly all students from low‑income households

Mrs. Poyntz Byck Elementary School Grades 3-5

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Louisville, KY View local requests

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

28 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

Fire HD 6 Tablet, 6" HD Display, Wi-Fi, 16 GB - Includes Special Offers, Black • Amazon Business $89.99 5 $449.95

Fire HD 6 Case (2014 model), Black, Nupro, Standing Case, Protective Cover (4th Generation: 6") • Amazon Business $4.10 5 $20.50

Materials cost			$470.45
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$7.06
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$507.51
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$89.56
Total project goal			$597.07
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$597.07
2 Donors			-$596.19
Donations toward project cost			-$507.51
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$88.68
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$0.88
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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Technology for our Future

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