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Mrs. Manessis from Bronx, NY is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Bridge The Gap: Showing iCAN with iPads!

My students need iPads for the concrete experience they need to develop social skills, improve their motor functioning, enhance speech and language development, and a promote high motivation to learn.

  • $1,652 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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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

I am a special education teacher in a 6:1+1 classroom. In my school, students come from low socioeconomic backgrounds and all of them receive free lunch. The students in my classroom are students that are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and have social and academic challenges.

I would like to close the gap in achievement for my students by acquiring and using more interactive resources for learning, communication and instruction.

Students with disabilities require intensive instruction in order to learn and achieve in school. My students are eager to learn and explore the world around them! They need concrete learning experiences to support generalization of skills. They would really benefit from the use of technology in many areas of their learning. These areas include, but are not limited to, communication, behavior, social and academic needs.

My Project

My students are non-verbal and visual learners and by incorporating iPads into our daily instruction, it is allowing my students to have a voice, express themselves,build confidence and creates a pathway to promote higher order thinking skills.

With the help of iPads, my students can achieve greater success in overcoming academic barriers and emotional roadblocks they face, enabling the technology to open the doors for learning in ways that may have been challenging before.

iPads and technology in general are highly motivating for students and by including this resource within the classroom, I will be giving students an outlet to remain engaged and promotes success in all areas using innovative apps and programs.

With your support you can have a direct hand in providing positive changes and opportunities for these very deserving children. Thank you for your consideration!

Mrs. Manessis
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi - tablet - 32 GB - 9.7' • Best Buy Education $399.99 3 $1,199.97
OtterBox Defender Series Apple iPad Air 2 - protective case for tablet • Best Buy Education $51.21 3 $153.63

Materials cost

$1,353.60

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$20.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,403.90

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$247.75

Total project goal

$1,651.65

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,651.65

15 Donors

-$1,188.60

Donations toward project cost

-$1,121.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$66.90

match offer

-$332.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$282.20

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.80

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$131.05

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 $0.00

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