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Ms. van Meel from Chicago, IL is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Real-Time Translating Headphones for Non-English Speaking Students

Help me give my students headphones that translate English to Spanish in real-time so that they can understand and benefit from instruction with the rest of the class.

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My Project

Real-time translating headphones would allow my two non-English speaking students to understand and participate in learning just like their peers can. Currently, I am stopping instruction, typing what I need to convey in a translator app on my phone, playing it out loud for them to hear, and having them speak back into my phone for it to translate back to me. This achieves the bare minimum of communication and causes the lesson to keep stopping.

With these headphones, I can teach the lesson in English, and the headphones will translate my words in real-time into Spanish to be played in their ears.

The headphones also have a setting that allows us to each wear one and have a conversation with each other that we both understand.

With these headphones, the language barrier will cease to be a barrier to knowledge and inclusion.

Ms. van Meel Mark T Skinner West Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Chicago, IL View local requests 2 students impacted 4donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Timekettle M3 Language Translator Earbuds, Two-Way Translator Device with APP for 40 Languages & 93 Accents Online, Voice Translator, Fast Reaction with Revolutionary Al Semantic Segmentation Tech • Amazon Business $138.99 1 $138.99
Timekettle M3 Language Translator Earbuds, Two-Way Translator Device with APP for 40 Languages & 93 Accents Online, Voice Translator, Fast Reaction with Revolutionary Al Semantic Segmentation Tech • Amazon Business $138.99 1 $138.99

Materials cost

$277.98

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.17

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$312.15

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$55.09

Total project goal

$367.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$367.24

4 Donors

-$367.24

Donations toward project cost

-$312.15

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$55.09

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$0.00

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