I am excited to announce that I created a Donors Choose Project for our classroom. This site allows teachers to ask for donations for specific items they believe will help their students reach their potential. In our school we use a computer program called MobyMax which assesses and teaches math and reading at their individual level. It allows us to see their growth and where they may need help. We only have 4 computers in my classroom, but luckily the school does have some ipads that we can sign out. Unfortunately there are only 32 ipads for the entire school. I need to always make sure to sign up for them a week or 2 in advance since they are a popular item, as you can only imagine. Our students are learning so much through this program and other sites that we use, that I thought about writing a grant for 6 ipads for our classroom. This would free up 6 ipads that I check out each day for another class to use.
Here is the link: Differentiation Through Technology
I am not asking you personally to make a donation, but I could use some help spreading the news about this great project. If a friend or family member donates by Sunday November 22nd and uses the promo code SPARK on the payment page the site will match the donation dollar for dollar (up to $100). This is a great opportunity because if you want to donate $5 the site will double it! Every little dollar will help make this dream come true.
Since the site link is really long I created a smaller link so you could share it with friends and family. Please let them know that any donation is tax-deductible.
http://tinyurl.com/q2g3r2d
Thank you for helping me spread the news and fingers crossed that it gets funded!!