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Mr. Smith from SHERMAN OAKS, CA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Technology That Changes Lives

My students need 5 Kindle Fire HD tablets to engage and excite them and protective cases to keep them nice.

  • $524 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

Help bring the computer age to my classroom. It's unbelievable that a classroom in 2016 only has two working computers, which are over 10 years old and falling apart. This is the challenge my students face every day. How can I prepare my students for the 21st century?

All my students are eligible for special education services.

The classroom has students with autism, specific learning disabilities, emotional disturbance, vision and hearing impairments. They attend a Title 1 school in California. My students come from a lower socioeconomic class and they have dreams of attending college. Many of them are English language learners and are several grade levels behind in reading and writing. Last year we advanced two of our students back to the general education curriculum. This year I hope it is three or more students. With the right amount of skills they can overcome their challenges and meet the expectations of the general education curriculum. Most of my students don't have Internet access at home or a working computer. However, they come every day eager to learn, grow and better their lives. Budget cuts have hit our school hard and the students have suffered the most. It is difficult to teach lessons in the computer age without computers.

My Project

Tablet computers have revolutionized classrooms across the country. These devices engage students commanding their attention like no other piece of technology I have ever seen. I don't know the reason for their obsessive interest, all I know is it can be used to keep them interested in learning. When an 11-year old kid doesn't even know how to turn on a computer or search the Internet for information, I feel we have failed them as a country. My students have already had two strikes against them. They come from disadvantaged homes and they have a disability. I'm desperately trying not have them leave school with the third strike of being technologically illiterate. On these Kindles, my students will learn how to access the internet to do research for projects. Math, language arts and science games will improve the skills closer to their non-disabled peers. I will buy educational apps that engage and excite with technology-rich lessons. Also, they will be used as a reward for positive behavior in class.

Do you remember what it was like when you first peered into a drop of pond water with a microscope and discovered a hidden world?

Do you remember when you first learned about the stars and the wondrous infinite universe? I do. Science isn't an interest of mine, it is a passion. I love sharing my passion with my students. For many students science is the only subject that grabs your attention and keeps you coming back to school excited to learn. These kids need to know there are people who care.

Mr. Smith Van Nuys Middle School Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

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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SHERMAN OAKS, CA View local requests

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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Fire, 7" Display, Wi-Fi, 8 GB - Includes Special Offers, Black • Amazon Business $49.99 5 $249.95
Amazon Fire 7" (2015 release) Case - Slim Lightweight Standing Custom Fit Cover for Amazon Fire 7 Inch Tablet, Black • Amazon Business $24.99 5 $124.95

Materials cost

$374.90

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$34.30

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$444.82

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$78.50

Total project goal

$523.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$523.32

4 Donors

-$283.34

Donations toward project cost

-$255.84

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.50

Matching donations from our partners

-$222.33

Match offers toward project cost

-$188.98

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.35

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

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$0.00

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