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Ms. Sanquanita Nellum from Los Angeles, CA is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Need for Headphones is Real!

Help me give my students headphones to use in order to have equal access to the curriculum. Most students in my class struggle with reading and this will help reduce their cognitive load.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Sanquanita Nellum's classroom raised $291

This project is fully funded

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Celebrate 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 Students

My students have specific needs that must be met and come to class every day with a pleasant attitude. Unfortunately, my students reside in one of the lowest-income areas of Los Angeles. Most of the students in my class are English learners, and some are relatively new to the country. The community consists of mostly Spanish-speaking families and a small percentage of African-American families. I support students in a special day mathematics class that has special needs and is expected to meet grade-level standards. In order to have access to the curriculum, my students need various ways to learn: visually, auditorially, kinesthetically, and/or tactically. They have access to Chromebooks but do not have adequate headphones to help them use technology more efficiently to learn. With technology, they have been able to explore and research information that they are not exposed to in their communities.

My Project

My students will greatly benefit from using headphones with their Chromebooks. Some of the lessons I teach require using an interactive applet online. My school also has a program that focuses on the students' present level and helps close the gap between where the student is and where the student should be based on grade-level standards. Both of these programs have a tool that allows the system to read and even simplify the instructions/questions to the student.

The headphones will help every student in my class have access to the programs online no matter what reading difficulties they may be facing.

My students will be able to focus more on demonstrating mastery of the mathematic target vs focusing more on decoding the words. They will easily be able to have access to headphones and the transition will be smoother vs using tangled-up and used earphones. The headphones will also allow students to focus more on the task because it will block out external noises that easily distract them (i.e. addressing student misbehavior, etc).

Ms. Sanquanita Nellum George Washington Carver Middle School Grades 6-8

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

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

14 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sony - ZX Series Wired On-Ear Headphones - Black • Best Buy Education $14.00 14 $196.00

Materials cost

$196.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $17.93

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.94

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$246.87

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$43.57

Total project goal

$290.44

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $290.44

1 Donor

-$164.58

Donations toward project cost

-$164.58

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$96.81

Match offer toward project cost

-$82.29

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.52

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$29.04

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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