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Ms. Dinnald from Hartford, CT is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Multilingual Speakers Communication is Key!

Help me give my students communication tools for both teacher and student to orally understand one another.

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My Project

My goal for this project is to have a Pocket Translator available at school for Non-English speaking students when they first arrive in the United States. We often get newcomers throughout the school year from all over the World that do not speak any English. Having a device that can help the student communicate might help to ease their anxieties and give them a way to communicate their needs, along with their teachers. Communication is very important, especially with younger children and this device can help make that easier. Coming to a new country, new school, and new language is scary for people of all ages, let alone, elementary-aged children. We do our best to use Google Translate or other students that speak the same language but having a device that we can use as soon as they arrive can help to make the students feel more comfortable.

Ms. Dinnald
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Pocketalk Plus Real Time Two-Way Voice & Camera 82 Language Translator- Extra Large Screen, Longer Battery Life & HIPAA Compliant • Amazon Business $296.01 1 $296.01
Pen Scanner, Text to Speech Device for Dyslexia, OCR Digital Highlighter Pen Reader, Exam Reading Pen for Students,Language Translator Device, Speech and Scan to Translate • Amazon Business $129.00 1 $129.00
Apple Pencil - stylus for tablet - USB-C • Best Buy Education $79.00 1 $79.00
POCKETALK Lanyard (Compatible Classic and Model S) • Amazon Business $19.45 1 $19.45

Materials cost

$523.46

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 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.85

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$561.31

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$99.05

Total project goal

$660.36

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