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

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Sounds Like Learning

Help me give my students working headphones that they can use with their iPads and Chromebooks.

  • $537 goal

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My Students

The majority of middle school students enter their science classrooms with an ingrained sense of curiosity about the natural world. Students love learning about various scientific phenomena as well as engaging in laboratory activities and conducting investigations. They are constantly asking questions and proposing topics for investigation.

My goal is to teach students how to think, explore, and understand this world like a scientist.

My kids are middle schoolers at a K-8 school located in a large urban area of Connecticut. The families that make up our school are hardworking people who want their children to be successful. They deserve a high-quality educational experience for their children.

The unfortunate reality is that budget cuts and funding shortages have drastically reduced available money for science materials and equipment. It is my goal to do whatever I can to level the playing field and get my kids the resources they need.

My Project

My students do not have traditional textbooks. Instead, they utilize an online science program that emphasizes various multimedia to deliver content. They are required to listen to audio passages and watch videos on a daily basis. Students also create digital content, record presentations, and listen to podcasts.

Students without headphones have a difficult time focusing on instructional material without turning up the volume and disrupting other students.

In addition, headphones are a requirement for certain standardized tests students take throughout the year. Because there are not enough headphones for every student, our testing schedule must be focused on the availability of basic resources, rather than the creation of an optimal testing environment.

Ms. Beres
Grades 6-8

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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

4 Donors

-$345.00

Donations toward project cost

-$309.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.25

match offer

-$172.41

Match offer toward project cost

-$146.55

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.86

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$19.41

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 $0.00

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