Help teachers and students connect during COVID by buying a teacher a second screen.
Why two screens?
Adding a second screen allows a teacher to see their students’ faces on one screen and their lesson plans on the other. A second screen can improve online productivity 20-30% (NYTimes).
“Second monitors are lifesavers. Imagine trying to run a video call, slides, and class notes on a 13” laptop screen.”
— Mr. Stowell, Principal, Greenwood Elementary, Seattle WA
How it works
Donors: Fill out a form and we’ll match you with a teacher. A 23” monitor costs about $150. You’ll have it shipped to the teacher’s school.
Teachers: Fill out a form and we’ll match you with a donor. The donor will buy you a free 23” monitor. We’ll help you pick the right video cable.
Public school K-12 teachers anywhere in the U.S. can request a monitor.
Read our frequently asked questions.
We offset the carbon from every monitor by purchasing carbon offsets with our Amazon Associates revenue.
“It’s a strange new world and there’s so much anxiety right now. It’s hard to make ‘eye contact’ and learn new names and faces on my little laptop screen.”
— Ms. Lotton-Barker, Middle School Teacher, Lawrence, KS
“It’s transformative to go from one to two screens.”
— Mr. Brown, Cascadia Elementary, Seattle, WA
Mr. Carter
“Just got my monitor from Two Screens for Teachers. It’s huge to have Zoom open on one monitor and slides on the other. Tell a friend!”
Oakland High - Oakland, CA
Ms. Blackman
“I’ve been feeling some frustration this fall about online school. The free monitor was a big mood booster and show of support!”
W. Gormley Elementary - Santa Fe, NM
Mr. Poleski
“The monitor I just got from Two Screens for Teachers helps me keep a closer eye on my students so I can keep them on track.”
Goodman Middle - Gig Harbor, WA
About Two Screens for Teachers
“I started this site after my neighbor Carlos told me he bought a second monitor for his mom who is a teacher.”
— Matt Lerner, Seattle, WA
How to help: We need the help of individual donors as well as foundations and corporate partners. Plus, folks who can get the word out to as many public school teachers and school district leaders as possible.
Our goal: Deliver 250,000 monitors to public school K-12 teachers for the fall semester of 2020.
Who built this? Matt Lerner with help from my co-founder Mike Mathieu. Thanks to Dave Peck, Kenshi Kawaguchi, and Jesse Kocher for writing code to automatically and securely match teachers and donors. Thanks to Peter Lindburg for managing partnerships.
Most importantly, thanks to all of the people donating monitors and to our teachers for everything they do for our kids.
Additional funding for monitors provided by:
