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Mrs. Alford from Andrews, SC is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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iCan Learn to Read With iPads!

My students need an iPad and protective cover to help them learn early reading skills.

  • $527 goal

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Help Mrs. Alford

Mrs. Alford has another project! Donate to Spreading School Spirit! to help her classroom.

All donations currently doubled!
You can complete this project for $118.
2X

My Students

"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." -Dr. Seuss. My students are eager to read and learn. Please help them "go" to new places with the use of reading and technology!

I teach in a large kindergarten class made up of 20 eager and ready to learn 5 year olds in a high poverty area of South Carolina.

My students come from a low-income, rural area, but are very eager to learn new things. They attend a large elementary school which houses pre-kindergarten through fifth grade.

My Project

By incorporating an iPad in the classroom my students will be given a powerful tool to explore the world at their fingertips. The number of programs and apps available to use on the iPad are numerous and will greatly empower my students to create, read, and write with letters, words and sentences. Students can see the connection between rhyming words, word families, and early phonics decoding. They will use the iPad to listen to stories, tell stories and create their own stories. All these endless apps and ideas will open a whole new world of literacy!

Early literacy, reading, and writing are crucial for students' academic and personal success.

With technology constantly changing, it is also important that we stay on the cutting edge of new ideas. This iPad will provide many possibilities to support and enhance our language arts curriculum. These resources will make a huge difference and help my kindergarten students learn and grow as early readers.

Mrs. Alford Andrews 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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Andrews, SC View local requests

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

20 students impacted 10donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple iPad 2 MC769LL/A Tablet ( iOS 7,16GB, WiFi) Black 2nd Generation • Amazon $368.40 1 $368.40
Hot Newest Ipad 2/3/4 Case Silicone Plastic Kid Proof Extreme Duty Dual Protective Back Cover with Kickstand and Sticker for Ipad 4/3/2 - Rainproof Sandproof Dust-proof Shockproof (BLUE-BLACK) • Amazon $16.53 1 $16.53

Materials cost

$384.93

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $27.14

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.77

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$447.84

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$79.03

Total project goal

$526.87

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $526.87

9 Donors

-$263.43

Donations toward project cost

-$240.92

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.51

match offer

-$263.44

Match offer toward project cost

-$223.92

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.52

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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