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

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The Real Virtual Learning!

Help me give my students a real chance at virtual learning. During this unfortunate time students are asked to learn through a screen. An iPad will act as what a white board is in the real world.

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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

Middle school is a crucial time in our lives. It is a make or break point for many students. Growing up in poverty, single parent homes, and a neighborhood promoting drugs and violence is a huge obstacle for anyone to overcome let alone a adolescence going through puberty. These are the lives of many of my students.

Regardless of circumstance my students shine like diamonds in the rough.

They bring their best effort forward no matter what happened the night before or the morning of. They have an appreciation to learn and grow academically and socially. Even though fear may cloud them they search to rise above. They aspire to be doctors, lawyers, nurses, veterinarians, scientists, etc! I know they deserve it and I strive to help them make their dreams come true.

My Project

Picture this: walking to school is walking to the living room, cafeteria food is off the menu, now you go to the bathroom alone. Things you thought you dreaded you now miss. Seeing your teacher's and friend's face through a screen is just not as cool as you thought it would be. Classes are boring, you don't understand anything, and your eyes and back hurt! Welcome to virtual school!

In spring of 2020 I set up my desk and had this large yellow paper behind me that I would use as my "board" (which is 1/10 of the size in a real classroom).

On day one we tried taking notes and doing examples of percents. Within seconds my students were yelling through the screen, "It's backwards!!", "I can't see that!" My one way to keep a lesson as close to real school as possible, and it failed. I had to adapt; I typed notes in a word doc, terribly used the numbers and signs they offered. Students waited patiently as I searched for a division sign or had to underline and bold but only after I highlighted. We need pen to paper!!! My students need to actually SEE the flow of a problem come to life in real life! With my terrible side drawings to help it make sense!

An iPad will act as a sheet of paper that I write on and is projected to my students screen. They can take notes, ask questions, and do practice problems with me. I will also be able to write on any document I get from the internet. I can pull up their text book and write on it as we are learning. This iPad and pen will make teaching and learning much more interactive and personal between my students and I.

Ms. Sohn Northwest Middle School Grades 6-8

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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More than three‑quarters 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

100 students impacted 12donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple - iPad Air (Latest Model) with Wi-Fi - 256GB - Gold • Best Buy Education $649.99 1 $649.99
Apple Pencil (1st Generation) - White • Best Buy Education $99.99 1 $99.99
StarTech.com 1m 3ft White Apple 8-pin Slim Lightning to USB Cable for iPhone iPod iPad - Thin Apple Lightning to USB Charger / Sync Cable (USBLT1MWS) - Lightning cable - Lightning / USB - 3.3 ft • Best Buy Education $15.66 1 $15.66

Materials cost

$765.64

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.48

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$807.12

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$142.43

Total project goal

$949.55

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $949.55

2 Donors

-$464.38

Donations toward project cost

-$412.39

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$51.99

match offer

-$464.39

Match offer toward project cost

-$394.73

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$69.66

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$20.78

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 $0.00

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