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Mr. Cartagena from Philadelphia, PA is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Make Math More Magical: Integrating Technology for All Students

Help me give my students headphones to access tons of math videos and activities on Dreambox, Khan Academy, Linkit, and more!

  • $537 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 21st century learners who are actively engaged with technology everyday in the classroom. Through platforms like Dreambox, Khan Academy, etc., the students are practicing rigorous math content through games and other fun actives. They are risk-takers who enjoy thought-provoking challenges in and outside of the classroom. In order to reach their academic and personal goals, they consistently collaborate with one another on assignments and projects.

They are confident in who they are as learners, advocates, and change agents.

My Project

I am currently asking for 30 headphones for my scholars because we use technology in the classroom everyday. We have iPads in the classroom, but not enough headphones for each student to access their own, individualized lessons and videos. As a result, students are often less engaged and off task because they are not able to access the material in their preferred modality.

With the headphones, students are able to watch videos on Khan Academy, complete challenging math games on Dreambox, and much more.

With your help, you will be able to increase the accessibility to the material for every student who walks into my classroom, especially for students who have disabilities. Any help would be truly appreciated!

Mr. Cartagena Pan American Academy Charter School Grades 6-8

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Philadelphia, PA 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

128 students impacted 13donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
10 Pack - Sony - ZX Series Wired On-Ear Headphones • Best Buy Education $140.00 3 $420.00

Materials cost

$420.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$456.30

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$80.52

Total project goal

$536.82

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $536.82

11 Donors

-$321.00

Donations toward project cost

-$278.10

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.90

Matching donations from our partners

-$209.68

Match offers toward project cost

-$178.23

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.45

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.18

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 $0.00

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