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Ms. Karapetian from Sherman Oaks, CA is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Better Prepare This Teacher for Distant Learning

Help me give my students the proper education by allowing me to use an iPad for screen sharing and annotating.

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My Students

I will be teaching a class of multicultural fifth graders who are a mixture of ELD, special needs, and gifted students. They are eager students who are ready to learn and try their best.

More than half of our students come from low-income families who cannot provide them with the resources they need to help give their children the best education possible.

These students are the ones on the free or reduced-price lunch list.

My Project

One of the most challenging part of teaching remotely is having the proper tools to do it from home. As I think about the fall semester and all its expectation and reflect on the distant learning in the Spring, I realized that it is going to be a difficult task to show the kids exactly what I am talking about without a whiteboard. After talking to a few friends< I was advised to have multiple screens hooked up on Zoom and to use an iPad as a touchscreen "whiteboard". It was a brilliant idea!

An iPad connected to my laptop/Zoom would definitely make things much easier during these crazy times.

Please help me get an iPad to make things easier. Not only will I be able to use it during distant learning but it will be beneficial in class once school resumes. The children can use it to take photos, make iMovies, and much more. the possibilities are endless!

Thank you for your support in advance. Public education would not be the same without your support!

Ms. Karapetian Kester Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Sherman Oaks, CA View local requests

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

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple - iPad Air (Latest Model) with Wi-Fi - 64GB - Space Gray • Best Buy Education $499.99 1 $499.99
Apple Pencil (2nd Generation) • Best Buy Education $129.00 1 $129.00
AppleCare+ for iPad Orig & Mini - 2-year plan • Best Buy Education $69.00 1 $69.00

Materials cost

$697.99

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$63.87

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.47

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$802.33

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$141.59

Total project goal

$943.92

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$943.92

5 Donors

-$873.58

Donations toward project cost

-$802.33

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$71.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$70.34

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$0.00

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