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Ms. Garcia del Rio from Houston, TX is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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FUNtastic Math and Science Center for My Little Big Brains

Help me give my students an electronic tablet to improve their technology skills, make their learning more accessible and incorporatie flexible seating.

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 name is Alicia Garcia del Rio.

This is my sixth year teaching first grade at HE in Houston.

It is a dual language campus and I teach Math in Spanish and Science in English. My classroom consists of children who range from different cultural, ethnic, and academic backgrounds. All of them are learning English and Spanish and need extra support to overcome some language barriers.

The difficult time we are all facing will not stop me from providing the necessary tools and methods of teaching for my students to be successful.

My students are amazing and they love to learn something new every day.

My Project

The use of the iPad is incorporated in my daily Math and Science centers in my first-grade classroom. This school year, we are all back to school to teach face to face again, therefore, it is essential for my lessons to have more than three tablets for my students (the school provided just a few). I have implemented the use of digital technology in my lessons because it complements the existing teaching approaches and methodologies in Math and Science, rather than replacing them.

The donations to this project will help to improve my students' numeracy and problem-solving skills in a more engaging and exciting way than traditional approaches.

By implementing the use of tablets in my Math and Science centers, my students will have instant input and feedback using interactive apps that facilitate their learning. They will be responsible for their own learning since the iPad allows them to work at their own pace. Research shows that iPads increase children’s confidence and ownership of learning. My students and I truly need your support to make this happen. Thanks from the deep of my heart.

Ms. Garcia del Rio Helms Elementary School 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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Houston, TX 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 - 10.9-Inch iPad Air - Latest Model - (4th Generation) with Wi-Fi - 256GB - Rose Gold • Best Buy Education $749.99 1 $749.99
Apple Pencil (2nd Generation) • Best Buy Education $129.00 1 $129.00

Materials cost

$878.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.18

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$922.17

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$162.74

Total project goal

$1,084.91

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,084.91

4 Donors

-$1,076.08

Donations toward project cost

-$922.17

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$153.91

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.83

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