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Mrs. Ray from Seward, AK is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Fire Behind Our Learning

My students need Amazon Fire tablets to improve their math and literacy skills.

  • $1,126 goal

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My Students

These second graders show their enthusiasm for learning: They come to school with a smile on their face! They get excited about books! They love getting their hands dirty during science! Never mind the long, dark winters and poverty - they love to learn. Let's give them modern tools for learning!

In our classroom, students build things during art, genius hour, and science class.

They practice critical thinking skills during literature circles and Lego Robotics on Friday afternoons. They learn about their community through place-based social studies activities, practice math skills through games, and learn to read using a plethora of literature and non-fiction resources. Students care for each other and are proud of their classroom and school! That love extends to our community. Their town is small, rural, and Alaskan located on a Bay that connects to the Gulf of Alaska. It's surrounded by mountains, spruce trees, and wildlife that most American kids never see regularly. We see eagles, brown and black bears, and moose from the playground. Families hunt for food, not sport, and many are fishermen for a living. Poverty is high, but we are happy people. We’ve got a lot going for us, and this healthy, rugged living produces strong, inquisitive children thirsty for more learning.

My Project

My students are second graders, but their reading levels span from Kindergarten to 5th grade ability! Wow! To meet the needs of these students, tablets with access to a wide variety of books allow for individualized instruction, which helps to move kiddos along the learning continuum. Learning contracts further individualize learning, and these are stored in the Cloud. With tablets, students can easily access their contracts, the books they’re assigned (to match their reading ability), and apps that support learning. For example, students who struggle with reading take a weekly assessment online through a site called “Literably,” which scores their comprehension, accuracy, and rate of reading, and little do the students know that they’re being tested! Having a classroom set of tablets facilitates learning. The beauty of technology is the ability to integrate learning into activities that engage students to the max. Tablets, such as the Amazon Fire, provide that!

Better classrooms are blended with technology such as tablets, which have so many apps that engage students in reading, writing, mathematics, science, art, and communicating.

These tools are a must-have for any American classroom today, and used correctly, they don’t replace hands-on, face-to-face learning, they enhance it! My students would cherish being surrounded with learning opportunities that keep pace with the technological developments encompassing our culture.

Mrs. Ray Seward Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Seward, AK View local requests

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

28 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Fire, 7" Display, Wi-Fi, 8 GB - Includes Special Offers, Black • Amazon Business $49.99 18 $899.82

Materials cost

$899.82

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $13.50

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$956.82

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$168.85

Total project goal

$1,125.67

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,125.67

1 Donor

-$1,125.67

Donations toward project cost

-$956.82

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$168.85

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