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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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Padding Our Way Through Kindergarten

My students need an Apple iPad to use in our classroom.

  • $561 goal

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My Students

The world is changing more each day and our teaching methods must change with it. Children do not have as much support at home as many of us did growing up. I want to help provide access for my students that may not otherwise have the opportunity to use 21st century technology.

I teach a large kindergarten class made up of 22 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 of South Carolina, but are very eager to learn new things. They attend a large elementary school which houses pre-kindergarten through fifth grade.

My Project

Having an iPad in our classroom will make quality literature available to my students that may not have been available to them otherwise due to their reading difficulties. This technology will allow my struggling students to have the iPad read all of the text or selections that they are struggling with. With the ability to read PDF documents as well as Word documents, the students will not be limited to books alone. What an amazing gift my students will receive when they learn that reading can be as fun and adventurous as their favorite video game or television show.

The biggest obstacle we face today in getting technology is funding.

As school districts are forced to cut their budget, technology purchases are among the first to be cut although we are still required to make sure our students are proficient in using technology. Please help me to give my students this opportunity for proficiency.

Mrs. Alford Andrews Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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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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

22 students impacted 6donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple® iPad® 2 Wi-Fi - tablet - iOS 5 - 16 GB - 9.7' • Best Buy for Business $399.99 1 $399.99

Materials cost

$399.99

Vendor shipping charges

 $12.00

Sales tax

 $28.20

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$476.19

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$84.03

Total project goal

$560.22

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $560.22

2 Donors

-$479.19

Donations toward project cost

-$476.19

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$81.03

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 $0.00

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