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Ms. Dunn from Hartford, CT is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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An Ear-Resistible Necessity

Help me give my students new working headphones in order for them to access their digital learning!

  • $265 goal

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Hooray! This project is fully funded

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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

We are an inner-city school in Hartford, CT where one hundred percent of our students receive free breakfast and lunch due to our school being in a low-income area. My first-grade students are creative, thoughtful, and unique little humans! They come to school each day ready to share, try, and learn new things. They are an active bunch full of energy. They inspire and motivate me each and every day to be a better teacher and provide them with the resources they deserve to help them learn.

My Project

The students in our school are 1:1 with Chromebooks. However, we were unable to provide headphones to go along with this technology. When students are working independently, whether in the classroom or at home, they need headphones to help focus their attention on the material being taught through the Chromebook.

Headphones are used by our students on a daily basis to access computer-based interventions, such as Lexia and iReady Reading; and frequently our students' headphones need to be replaced because of normal wear and tear by our students.

Having sets of headphones in the classroom would ensure that all students can access the curriculum materials at any time. With the use of headphones, it will help keep the noise level at a minimum while keeping learning at a maximum.

Ms. Dunn
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
20 Pack - Donors Choose Kensington Hi-Fi Headset Bundle • Best Buy Education $191.80 1 $191.80

Materials cost

$191.80

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.88

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$224.68

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$39.65

Total project goal

$264.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$264.33

2 Donors

-$134.96

Donations toward project cost

-$118.47

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.49

match offer

-$124.95

Match offer toward project cost

-$106.21

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.74

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.42

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$0.00

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