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Mrs. Mendez from Houston, TX is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Fire Up Your Knowledge!

My students Fire Tablets to access technology in our classroom and to help with their ESL and reading goals.

  • $537 goal

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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

My students are from a Title I school in Houston, Texas that is a wonderful, small, tight knit community. I am working on exposing them more to technology, as we don't have smart boards in our classrooms (we share chrome books with other classrooms).

My students are vibrant members of our school community, and the majority of them are English as a second language (ESL) learners, so these tablets would help them increase language knowledge.

They are also curious about many different topics, and these tablets will help with researching their interests.

My Project

I would like the children in our grade to access technology in multiple formats to increase their language and research development. Right now, we do not have smart boards or and we share computers. Technology is an important part of our world today, and I want to enable our students to succeed in a digital-centered society. We will use the tablets to expose the children to English language and reading apps, which will promote greater language development in a primarily ESL school.

With these tablets, the students could have better availability to read digitally, practice English, and have fun apps for reading development.

Mrs. Mendez Port Houston Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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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Nearly all 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
All-New Fire 7 Tablet with Alexa, 7" Display, 16 GB, Black - with Special Offers • Amazon Business $69.99 6 $419.94

Materials cost

$419.94

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$456.24

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$80.51

Total project goal

$536.75

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $536.75

4 Donors

-$268.37

Donations toward project cost

-$228.12

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.25

match offer

-$268.38

Match offer toward project cost

-$228.12

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.26

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 $0.00

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