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Ms. Hand from Los Angeles, CA is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Headphones for Technology-Driven Learning

My students need these headphones to create a more diverse learning experience.

  • $563 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 a unique and lively group of students. Before becoming a middle school teacher, I was a high school teacher. While I miss my high school teaching days for many reasons, my middle school students have truly challenged me to become a creative and innovative teacher in my classroom. I am constantly finding new ways to make them active learners in our history classroom.

Over the last several months I have seen my students come alive as we use more and more technology in our classroom.

As a history teacher, it can be a challenge to find lessons that are interactive while also covering key skills and topics in our content area. My students are active and social! They love to talk with each other and are filled with so much curiosity.

My students come from diverse backgrounds both socioeconomically and linguistically. Many of them, their families and themselves, have only recently moved to America. It's always such a pleasure to watch these students rise to the challenge of being students and teenagers in a whole new country. I truly believe many of my students will go onto become successfully lawyers, politicians, doctors, engineers, and teachers themselves.

My Project

As a teacher working in a Title I school, I am constantly challenged to think outside of the box to create engaging and leveled learning environments. I have found using technology-driven lesson plans in my classroom has created an equitable and exciting learning experience for ALL my students. I am currently working with programs like Nearpod, Google Classroom, simulation-based Social Studies games, and teacher-created projects. I am constantly looking for exciting videos, games, and interactive lessons which can be done in a small group or independently using technology.

I have already purchased headphones for my classroom, but I have found them to be poor quality and unable to block out background noise for enhanced concentration.

My goal as a teacher is to find resources that put my students in the driver's seat. Passive learning does not work, student-led learning does. These headphones will just be another tool in my tool box to continue to create these types of learning experiences for my students.

Ms. Hand Teach Academy of Technologies Grades 6-8

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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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
20 Sony Headphones( BUY 18 GET 2 FREE) • Best Buy Education $269.80 1 $269.80
10 Sony Headphones (BUY 9 GET 1 FREE) • Best Buy Education $134.90 1 $134.90

Materials cost

$404.70

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $37.03

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.07

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$477.80

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$84.32

Total project goal

$562.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $562.12

4 Donors

-$503.29

Donations toward project cost

-$435.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$67.99

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.83

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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