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Ms. Ruffin from Tarboro, NC is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Ruffin's classroom raised $1,050

The Better to Hear You With

Help me give my students a better opportunity to focus. Headphones will allow them to tune out other students and hear the instructions on the chromebooks.

This project expired on May 4, 2023.

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Ms. Ruffin North East Carolina Preparatory School
Tarboro, NC Grades 6-8

My Project

Our seventh-grade students love to work in stations. If I'm working with one station, other stations can be working with technology. We use many instructional platforms in our classes.

These headphones will allow my instructional team to work with our students in small group stations.

Small-group instruction will give the students a better opportunity to understand meaning. They will also allow students to focus on instructions by tuning out any classroom noise. Some of our instructional programs call for students to read aloud. Headphones will make this easier in the classroom.

Equity Focus

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

100 students impacted 6 donors
Ms. Ruffin North East Carolina Preparatory School Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Tarboro, NC 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

100 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
AVID FV 060 headphones • CDW-G $7.89 100 $789.00

Materials cost

$789.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $61.54

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.84

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$892.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$157.48

Total project goal

$1,049.86

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,049.86

3 Donors

-$416.62

Donations toward project cost

-$354.13

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$62.49

match offer

-$633.24

Match offer toward project cost

-$538.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$94.99

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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