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Ms. Cuenca from Louisville, KY is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Apples and Music Feed the Body and the Soul

Help me give my students iPads for composing music and creating videos for passion projects that support our school community.

  • $940 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

I teach at an amazing school full of diversity. We have over seven hundred students and over one hundred are English as a second language students. One hundred are Advanced Program students, along with robust regular education and special needs programs. We are a fantastic school full of compassionate staff and students who want to make a positive difference in our community. I teach music to all students in the school with a focus on performance-based lessons that keep students actively engaged and creating music daily. I also incorporate technology through project-based learning which allows students to compose their own music, make professional recordings and create their own music videos. I am blessed and grateful to teach all of our incredible students!

My Project

Music education feeds the soul by providing a way for students to express themselves and connect with their peers through an enhanced understanding of art and the world.

Students will use the iPads to compose their own music and create passion project videos that feature their music compositions.

During Non-Traditional Instruction, iPads will be connected to my device so the screen can be shared and students can collaborate on music composition and creation using the GarageBand App. The iPad will also be helpful when I need to record virtual lessons or special activities for my students that require advanced editing options.

When we are back in the classroom together for in person instruction, iPads will be connected to the classroom screen for more collaborative composing and will be used individually by students for Project-Based Learning (PBL) activities focused on music and video creation using GarageBand and the iMovie app. These will be passion projects centered on using student compositions and videos for reaching out to the school community, with a specific focus on new incoming students and English as a second language students and their families.

Ms. Cuenca
Grades 3-5
  • Bowen Elementary School
  • Louisville, KY
    • 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 350 students.

    7 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple - 10.2-Inch iPad (Latest Model) with Wi-Fi - 32GB - Gold • Best Buy Education $330.00 2 $660.00
Otterbox Defender Pro Series for Apple iPad (8th generation and 7th generation) - Black • Best Buy Education $48.63 2 $97.26

Materials cost

$757.26

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.36

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$798.62

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$140.93

Total project goal

$939.55

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $939.55

4 Donors

-$467.57

Donations toward project cost

-$401.18

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$66.39

Matching donations from our partners

-$467.58

Match offers toward project cost

-$397.44

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$70.14

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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 $0.00

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