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Mrs. Kettner-Thompson from Post Falls, ID is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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An Apple (iPad) a Day, It's The Only Way!

My students need an iPad!

  • $467 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Textbooks are old, out-of-date and boring. Students nowadays need the opportunity to interact with technology. They can do this with the use of an iPad!

My students are in a low socioeconomic middle school science classroom in Idaho.

They are an amazing group of approximately 125 students that would benefit greatly from the use of integrating technology into the classroom with the use of an iPad. This iPad would allow interacting with technology on a daily basis. I've seen the power of technology and the ability it has to engage all. I would love my students to have this opportunity.

My Project

The daily use of an iPad will allow my students to have access to technology as well as the newest/best apps. With this iPad, my students will have access to thousands of iBooks that can help supplement the core curriculum. They will also have access to apps that are specific to various topics that we cover in class like earthquakes, weather, volcanoes, etc. Children's work will able to be displayed by using the iPad's camera and remotely projected onto a screen. Also with the use of the iPad and an app, the students will be able to remotely interact with the SmartBoard that is in the classroom. Oh the things they will be able to do!

Your donation to my project will make a difference in these students lives by giving them the much needed access to technology on a daily basis to keep up with their peers.

Also, integrating technology into the curriculum will increase their interest in science and engage them with lessons on a daily basis.

Mrs. Kettner-Thompson
Grades 6-8
  • Post Falls Middle School
  • Post Falls, ID
  • 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 130 students.

    1 donor has given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple® iPad® mini Wi-Fi - tablet - iOS 6 - 16 GB - 7.9 • Best Buy for Business $329.99 1 $329.99

Materials cost

$329.99

Vendor shipping charges

$12.00

Sales tax

$19.96

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$396.90

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$70.04

Total project goal

$466.94

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$466.94

1 Donor

-$466.94

Donations toward project cost

-$396.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$70.04

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$0.00

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