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Ms. Olson from Chicago, IL is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Tech Savvy

Help me give my students access to multiple forms of representation with an iPad to curriculum, skill building, and assessments.

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My Students

I am a Special Education teacher who teaches in South Shore Chicago on the southeast side of Chicago. The school that I work with has a demographic consisting of: 90% Low Income, 96.6% black students, and 12.6% diverse learning students.

My school has an incredible staff team, however, the school is challenged with being able to provide immense resources, especially for our Diverse Learners.

I teach 3rd and 4th grade Reading and Math in a Resource Setting to students who receive special education services for the majority of their day. I have 18 students in my classroom, all of which have IEPs. My students are at a variety of levels, learn at different paces, and need different supports in order to achieve growth.

I would greatly appreciate the help you can provide!

My Project

Teaching Diverse Learning students, in a classroom with 18 students, with limited access to resources, especially technology, is hindering students abilities to learn at a fast pace. This is causing the gap to remain the same or even grow. Diverse learning students need to have access to small groups and multiple modes of representation. With a classroom of students who are learning from a range of Kindergarten to 3rd Grade, small groups are essential.

It is important for students to be able to work independently during small group time so that students who are working in their guided group can receive full attention and support.

Many of my students are unable to independently read or write. That is why technology is so important. By using an iPad during small group instruction, students will have access to programs that can help build foundational skills, such as, phonics and phonemic awareness, audio books and audio comprehension questions, and voice to text programs to help build comprehension skills and writing skills. It will also give them access to programs that will help build their math skills by providing access to pictorial representations, numerical representations, and even manipulate objects on the screen to help increase their foundational math skills.

I have a few students that have been diagnosed with Autism. The cover for the iPad will help keep it safe so that our classroom can benefit for using this resource for many years. This would be an incredible addition to our classroom that can improve students ability to learn and shrink the gap!

Ms. Olson O'Keeffe School of Excellence Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

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

18 students impacted 13donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple 9.7-inch iPad Wi-Fi - 6th generation - tablet - 32 GB - 9.7' • Best Buy Education $329.99 1 $329.99
OtterBox Defender Series - case for tablet • Best Buy Education $51.24 1 $51.24

Materials cost

$381.23

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.72

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$416.95

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$73.58

Total project goal

$490.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $490.53

10 Donors

-$327.01

Donations toward project cost

-$277.98

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.03

match offer

-$163.52

Match offer toward project cost

-$138.99

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.53

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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