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

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iPad Listening Center

My students need an iPad for a listening center

  • $513 goal

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Mrs. Rusek has another project! Donate to STEM-tastic Adventures with iPads to help her classroom.

$2,015 - complete this project and be a hero

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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

Can you remember what it was like to want to hear your favorite story over and over again? Did you love music as a child?

I teach 18 kindergarten students at a high-poverty school in New York City.

Many of my students aren't read to at home but wish they could hear their favorite stories. My students are curious and have a great thirst for knowledge. My students do not have many learning resources at home. I want to provide a rich learning environment for them in my classroom.

My Project

My students need an iPad to start an iPad listening center. I will upload the CD read-along to iTunes. Then my students will be able to pick up the iPad and a book, find the book's cover art on the iPad, and listen to the story over and over again. The mix of technology with literature will motivate them to choose and listen to a wide variety of books at the listening center. This will increase their comprehension, fluency, and vocabulary skills. I will also utilize this iPad listening center for students to enjoy music during independent learning time and during morning meeting time.

A donation to this project will allow me to expose my students to a wide variety of literature, make an effective listening center, and improve my students' reading skills.

My students and I would be very thankful for any donation to make our iPad listening center a reality in our classroom.

Mrs. Rusek PS 250 George Lindsay 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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More than three‑quarters 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 iPad mini 4 Wi-Fi - tablet - 64 GB - 7.9' • Best Buy Education $399.99 1 $399.99

Materials cost

$399.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$435.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$76.94

Total project goal

$512.93

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $512.93

1 Donor

-$512.93

Donations toward project cost

-$435.99

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$76.94

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 $0.00

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