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Ms. Hutchison from Newbury Park, CA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Excited Explorers Seeking iPads

My students need technology! Help us bring 2 iPads and cases into our 4th grade classroom.

  • $985 goal

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My Students

Do you remember your favorite field trip? When I was in 4th grade, I had the great fortune of being at a school that provided amazing field trip opportunities. Adding iPad technology to my classroom will allow the students to explore the world (despite budget woes) through virtual field trips.

The students in my classroom are avid learners.

They are inquisitive fourth graders who ask constant questions, then set out to find the answers about the things that interest them. My students come from a variety of backgrounds, with various levels of technology available to them outside of school. I feel if I can increase the technology they are exposed to in my classroom, they will be better prepared for the technological world we live in despite their circumstances at home.

My Project

I am seeking two iPad minis (16 GB) and two protective cases for my students. By adding iPads to the classroom, I will be able to bring the entire world to the fingertips of my students within the safety of our classroom. Learning about travel to the Gold Rush through the Panama Canal? Why not take a virtual field trip tracking the sea route through Google Earth. Studying volcanoes in science? Let's tour active and inactive volcanoes across the globe and see the effect a volcanic eruption can have on the landscape.

I am so passionate about incorporating technology into my teaching.

I believe that to be effective educators in a 21st century classroom, we must "speak" to kids in a way that they love and understand. By teaching with technology like an iPad, I am able to bring a world of knowledge to my students' fingertips.

Ms. Hutchison
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Griffin Technology - Survivor Case for Apple iPad mini - Black/Blue • Best Buy $29.27 2 $58.54
Apple® iPad® mini Wi-Fi - tablet - iOS 6 - 16 GB - 7.9 • Best Buy $329.99 2 $659.98

Materials cost

$718.52

Vendor shipping charges

 $12.00

Sales tax

 $65.74

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.78

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$837.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$147.71

Total project goal

$984.75

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $984.75

9 Donors

-$555.93

Donations toward project cost

-$480.04

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$75.89

match offer

-$420.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$357.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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