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Ms. Ellis from Dorchester, MA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Broken Desktops--More iPads, Please!

My students need 3 iPads in order to access curriculum in a variety of ways and to meet the needs of an increasingly technological world.

  • $1,110 goal

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My Students

At the Henderson, every student is pushed to reach their greatest potential. As an inclusion school, some students are working on core content, others are working on more advanced work, and still others require major modifications. We have to be creative and resourceful with the materials we have.

The Henderson is the first K-12 Inclusive school in Boston.

One third of our population has special learning needs. Our approach to teaching is that being "different" is what is "normal." We know there will always be a range learning styles and needs, so our job as teachers is to create opportunities for everyone to succeed. Planning with Universal Design for Learning (UDL), we utilize multiple means of presenting information. In any given day, we may be dancing, drawing, using magnetic letters, acting out stories, using educational apps, singing, painting... Any way we can bring the content to life, we'll do it. We want every student to feel engaged, successful and apart of a strong community.

My Project

As technology continues to develop, there are more are more useful applications in a UDL classroom. Currently, the 3 desktops we have do not work, so we have only a few tablets available for student use. These iPads would double the number of students that can be working. There are many web-based educational programs that we use as a school. We use Lexia for phonics development, Google Classroom to communicate with families and share educational resources, and a wide variety of educational videos, speech-to-text programs, audio books, keyboarding programs... the list goes on and on. Technology allows us to better meet the needs of a diverse classroom, and the more access we have, the better.

This project would help our classroom be a more inclusive place.

More technology allows us to meet the needs of many more students, and to constantly provide the best services possible. Thank you for reading!

Ms. Ellis Henderson K-12 Inclusion School - Lower Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Dorchester, MA View local requests

More than half 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple - iPad� mini 2 with Wi-Fi - 16GB - Silver • Best Buy Education $299.99 3 $899.97

Materials cost

$899.97

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$943.47

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$166.49

Total project goal

$1,109.96

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,109.96

5 Donors

-$1,083.20

Donations toward project cost

-$922.22

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$160.98

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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