You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

This teacher needs your help!

Ms. Schlossberg from Jackson, NJ is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Ms. Schlossberg is requesting

One Small Difference

My high school special education students need 4 electronic dictionaries.

  • $559 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Who uses dictionaries today? I am a High School Special education teacher. This is my 8th year teaching special education students. Every year, I teach a different subject. This year, I have a 10th grade resource English class.

The one problem that I find as technology advances is the students lack of book use. Everything can be found on the internet. A huge part of my curriculum is VOCABULARY. Many students, not only special education ones, do not know how to use a dictionary. Teaching them these skills is important but are not really needed when all they have to do is type in a word on the computer. I have one computer in my classroom which makes it difficult for all 9 students to use at once.

My students get easily frustrated when looking up words. They often don't know how to prononounce it, how to find it between words, etc. This makes the defining part much more difficult. Sometimes, they give up too easily before finding the word. An electronic dictionary would make it that much easier to define words. It is a simple solution to my problem.

With your help in donating these electronic dictionaries, my special education students will not get stressed out so easily. I know it seems like something so trivial, but believe me, in special education the littlest things make a difference.

Ms. Schlossberg
Grades 9-12
    More than a third 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

    This project will reach 9 students.

    2 donors have given to this project.

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Ms. Schlossberg is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Merriam-Webster® Dictionary and Thesaurus • School Specialty Inc. $97.99 4 $391.96

Materials cost

$391.96

Vendor shipping charges

 $39.20

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$458.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$100.54

Total project goal

$558.54

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $558.54

1 Donor

-$558.54

Donations toward project cost

-$458.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$100.54

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Give the most requested basic supplies

See teacher requests

Give back to your community

Find opportunities to impact local needs by exploring a map of classroom projects near you.

See local area

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Ms. Schlossberg and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":true,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"NJ","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":4,"name":"High School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/one-small-difference/128650/","mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":9,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Schlossberg","isEquityFocus":false,"proposalHash":"-455357101","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"photosPublished":false,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"schoolCity":"Jackson","teachersOnPage":[138240],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":true,"proposalId":128650,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"authorIds":{"138240":{"owner":"Ms. Schlossberg","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[128650],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/136/teacher-placeholder-1_136.png","teacherHasProfilePhoto":false,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":60706,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":[],"teacherId":138240,"schoolCounty":"Ocean","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"NJ","name":"New Jersey"}}