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Ms. Thompson from Hialeah, FL is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reaching Special Need Learners Through Technology

My students need paper, headphones, a Chromebook, and tablets in order to continue their occupational therapy, and become more sociable. These materials will assist them in communicating with each other.

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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

"If I can do it! You can do it!" is our motto in my Autistic classroom. I teach 6, 7th, and 8th graders who are not sociable. My biggest challenge is getting my learners to experience things outside their world. The majority of my learners have never used a computer. I want them to conquer their fears!

My students are low to medium function learners.

The school is made up of predominately ESOL speakers. Each one of my learners are using the picture Que cards, and visual schedule to follow their day. They are very reserve, and have the drive to learn new and exciting things when its presented in a safe environment. Each of my learners have fought a hard battled of illness besides being Autistic. For an example I have 3 that can not physically keep steal for more than 15 minute interval unless he is listening to music. The tablets that I am so desperately in need of will give the learners an outlet to a different kind of world. The tablets will help them with their occupational therapy, speech therapy, and motor skills. "Many are nonverbal or low-verbal, and even those who are highly verbal often have a big degree of anxiety when interacting with someone. " If my project is funded the tablets will give my learners an opportunity to feel confident within themselves.

My Project

My learners will use the tablets to write, and communicate with other learners like themselves. My learners tend to like structure, and some are visual learners. The platforms and the apps that I want to incorporate in my class address all three of those issues in a very non stigmatizing and motivating way. The tablets that I am desperately needing will allow my learners to reach out in a way that is comfortable for them. While learning to use their phalange's. This will incorporate my occupational therapy, social skills through the laptop. The tablets will help them to demonstrate what they already know through technology, and what they will learn. " I believe if you give me the opportunity to receive the tablets my non verbal learners will feel more self sufficient and become more verbal through technology with your help. Motto: "If I can do it, You can do it" and with Donors Choose, everything is possible.

The donation to this project can and will improve my classroom communication by 75%.

It will allow my learners the opportunity to have more confidence. They will be given the opportunity to share their thoughts, feelings, and become more active in the classroom with their peers. Further more, the tablets I feel will play an intricate part in brokering peer-to-peer social interaction. I can incorporate writing lessons, and allow them to reach out to other schools to become pen pals.

Ms. Thompson Hialeah Middle 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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Hialeah, FL View local requests

More than half 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
JVC - FLATS Over-the-Ear Headphones - Red • Best Buy Education $8.68 25 $217.00
DigiLand - 8'- Intel Atom - 16GB - Black • Best Buy Education $99.99 1 $99.99
Acer - 11.6'Chromebook - Intel Celeron - 2GB Memory - 16GB Solid State Drive - Granite Gray • Best Buy Education $175.92 1 $175.92
Insignia? - Flex - 10.1'- 32GB - White/Silver • Best Buy Education $106.38 1 $106.38
Amazon - Fire - 7'Tablet - 8GB - Black • Best Buy Education $51.70 2 $103.40
Amazon - Fire - 7'Tablet - 8GB - Black • Best Buy Education $51.64 2 $103.28
Staples Copy Paper, LETTER-Size, 92/104 US/Euro Brightness, 20 lb., 8 1/2" x 11", 1 Case, 5,000 sheets • Staples Advantage $31.25 1 $31.25
JVC - FLATS Over-the-Ear Headphones - Blue • Best Buy Education $8.50 3 $25.50

Materials cost

$862.72

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.94

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$905.66

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$159.82

Total project goal

$1,065.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,065.48

1 Donor

-$532.74

Donations toward project cost

-$452.83

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$79.91

match offer

-$532.74

Match offer toward project cost

-$452.83

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$79.91

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