The ultimate kit for teaching.

The Teacher Kit

Everything a teacher needs for the classroom.

We put together everything a K–12 teacher needs to run a great classroom, in a single shipment: a MacBook Neo with Pencil Spaces built in, iPad with Apple Pencil, document camera, lavalier microphone, presenter remote, and three professional development courses. Delivered ready to use. Personal or district invoicing.

$500, one-time District invoicing available Ships in 5 days

Why teachers choose it

The kit that meets you where teaching actually happens.

Tools chosen for real classroom work.

A doc camera that focuses on the page. A mic that reaches the back row. A presenter remote that works in any room. A laptop that runs Zoom plus Canvas plus your grade book without skipping a beat.

One price. Yours to keep.

$500, one-time. Within reach for most teachers. Below the typical per-teacher tech budget of $500–$1,500/year for districts. We invoice either way, with PO numbers, W-9s, net-30 — the documentation your tech director will appreciate.

Three PD courses, included.

AI for Educators. Mac Mastery. Future-Skills Curriculum. Three professional development courses bundled with every kit. Self-paced. Certificate on completion.

Hardware in the kit

Apple IPEVO Logitech Shure Sennheiser

Why we built it

Teaching is hard. The tech shouldn't be.

You walk into your classroom on a Monday morning. The school-issued laptop takes four minutes to boot. The cart of Chromebooks has three with cracked screens and one that's been "out for repair" since October. The Elmo document camera works if you hold it just right. The microphone in the ceiling broadcasts ambient hallway noise.

You're supposed to teach calculus through that. Or third-grade reading. Or AP Chemistry. And somehow, mostly, you do. Because teachers are remarkable people. But the system you're working inside was set up by someone who hasn't taught a class in fifteen years.

We've worked with hundreds of schools since 2019. We've watched what the best teachers do, and what they have to fight to do it. They buy their own document cameras. They subscribe to their own gradebook software when the school's doesn't work. They take Saturday courses on AI because the district hasn't figured out what to say about it. They become accidental tech support for their colleagues.

Teachers spend an average of seven hundred and fifty dollars a year of their own money on classroom supplies. The tax deduction stops at three hundred. The rest is just — out. That's a fact of the job.

The Teacher Kit is what every teacher should walk into class with. A laptop that runs everything at once. An iPad for grading. A doc camera that focuses. A mic that works. Three PD courses included. Pencil Spaces Pro for a year. $500, one-time. Personal or district invoicing. Yours to keep, day one. Built so every teacher can show up the same way — actually equipped.

The Teacher Kit is built for K–12 classroom teachers — public, private, charter, homeschool co-op, or anyone teaching students day in and day out. If you spend most of your week in front of students, the kit will be the most useful purchase you make this year. If you're a district administrator buying for your teachers, we make procurement straightforward — POs, W-9s, net-30, and a dedicated point of contact.

The kit

Everything in the box.

Five categories of gear plus a three-course learning bundle. One shipment. Pre-configured to work with your school's systems. Set up in thirty minutes. Damage replacement included for 12 months.

What's in the kit, and why

The Laptop
A MacBook Neo that handles Zoom plus Canvas plus your gradebook plus a doc camera — for a full school day, on battery, without skipping a beat.
The Tablet
iPad with Apple Pencil. For grading on the couch, annotating PDFs, screen mirroring to the classroom display, the kind of work paper used to do.
The Classroom Tools
A document camera that focuses. A lavalier mic the back row can hear. A presenter remote that works in any room. The basics done right.
The Platform
Pencil Spaces Pro for 12 months. Lesson planning, parent communication, class recordings, gradebook integration.
The Learning Bundle
Three professional development courses: AI for Educators, Mac Mastery, Future-Skills Curriculum. Self-paced, certificate on completion.
The Laptop
A MacBook Neo. Fast enough to handle every app a teacher runs at once. Quiet enough to keep on a desk during class. Battery that lasts a full school day.
Retail $1,099
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MacBook Neo
MacBook Neo
M4 · 16GB · 256GB · Midnight
$1,099
The Tablet
An iPad for the work paper used to do. Grade essays on the couch. Annotate PDFs in red. Mirror to the classroom display. Hand it to a student who needs to show their work.
Retail $428
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iPad 11"
iPad 11"
128GB · Wi-Fi · latest gen
$349
Apple Pencil
Apple Pencil USB-C
For grading · annotation · lesson planning
$79
The Classroom Tools
The doc camera that focuses without fighting it. The lavalier mic the back row can actually hear. The presenter remote with a laser pointer that lasts. The accessories most teachers buy themselves — done right.
Retail $329
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IPEVO V4K Pro
IPEVO V4K Pro
Document camera · 8MP · USB-C
$169
Sennheiser Lavalier
Sennheiser Lavalier
Wireless clip-on · 6-hour battery
$110
Logitech R500
Logitech R500
Presenter remote · laser pointer
$50
The Platform
Pencil Spaces Pro for a full year. Lesson planning that connects to your curriculum. Parent communication that doesn't go to spam. Class recordings, gradebook integration, and the AI co-teacher we built for the bits that take all evening. Renewable, or use Pencil Spaces Free afterwards.
Bundled $240
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Pencil Spaces Pro
Pencil Spaces · Pro
12 months included · renewable
$240
The Learning Bundle
Three professional development courses included with every Teacher Kit. Self-paced. Six hours each. Certificate on completion. The courses you'd otherwise take on Saturdays, included here.
Bundled $540
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AI for Educators
AI for Educators
Lesson planning · feedback · policy
$180
Mac Mastery
Mac Mastery
Shortcuts · automation · workflows
$180
Future-Skills Curriculum
Future-Skills Curriculum
Critical thinking · AI collaboration · research
$180

What's included beyond the box

More than the hardware.

Setup help, district-friendly billing, real human support, school-system integration, and three professional development courses included with every kit.

Pencil Spaces · Pro

12 months of lesson planning, parent communication, class recordings, and the AI co-teacher we built for the work that takes all evening. Renewable afterwards.

Pre-configured for your classroom

Your name on the lock screen. School email, if you want it. Google Workspace, Canvas, Zoom, your gradebook \u2014 all pre-installed. Sign in once.

District invoicing, done right

PO numbers, W-9s, net-30 terms, the procurement template your tech director needs. Forward our invoice email and we handle the back-and-forth.

Day-one walkthrough

30-minute video call. We show you the doc camera setup, the screen mirroring, the keyboard shortcuts. The stuff that's awkward to learn from a manual.

Real support, real fast

Chat answered by a human. Email replied in business hours. Summer hours when school's out. We are not a chatbot.

Damage replacement, 12 months

Cracked screen, spilled coffee, classroom incident. Send it back, we ship a replacement in two business days. No deductible.

Yours, from day one

No subscription. No recurring bill. No fine print. You pay once and own the kit outright. Add another year of platform access whenever you’re ready, or use Pencil Spaces Free.

What it usually costs

The same setup, three other ways.

The average teacher spends $750 of their own money on classroom supplies every year. Over five years, that's nearly $4,000 — for things that get used up. The Kit is the alternative: $500, once, and you own everything from day one.

Buy each piece yourself, at retail.
MacBook, iPad, Pencil, doc camera, mic, presenter. Plus the platform subscription. Plus three PD courses. No damage coverage. No setup. No support.
$3,520
upfront + no support
Use what the school provides.
A laptop cart with three working machines. The Elmo from 2014. The ceiling mic that broadcasts the hallway. Hope you have a quiet classroom.
$0
+ what your students are missing
Wait for the district to upgrade.
The district will issue new MacBooks in 2027. Or 2028. Possibly 2029. Definitely not this school year. Definitely not for everyone.
$0
+ 1\u20133 more years of waiting
Or: the Teacher Kit.
$500, one-time. Everything in one box, configured for your classroom, ready in 30 minutes. Pencil Spaces Pro for a year. Damage replacement for a year. Three PD courses included. Yours to keep from day one.
$500 one-time
one-time purchase · yours to keep

The Kit

Get the Teacher KitThe Teacher Kit

Everything you need. One simple price.

500

One-time purchase  ·  personal or district invoicing  ·  12 months of Pencil Spaces Pro  ·  12 months damage replacement  ·  three PD courses  ·  yours to keep

Less than the average teacher spends out-of-pocket on classroom supplies in a single year. The full $500 falls within the IRS educator deduction limit when combined with normal supplies. One purchase. One receipt. Everything you need to do the work.

First 30 days: free return, full refund. District invoicing available with PO numbers and net-30 terms. Currently US‑only — international shipping opening .

The doc camera alone was worth it. I'd been hauling worksheets to the ELMO cart for years, hoping it'd focus. The Mac Mastery course saved me an hour every Sunday on lesson prep. My district reimbursed half. I'd do it again.
Mr. R. Chen 8th grade math  ·  Oakland Unified

How it works

From order to your classroom, in a week.

1

Order

Personal payment or district invoice. Five-minute checkout. Pick a delivery date.

2

We configure

Your name on the lock screen. School email if you want. Google Workspace, Canvas, Zoom, gradebook \u2014 ready to go.

3

We ship

One box, on the date you picked. Five business days, on average.

4

You start teaching

30-minute walkthrough. Then start the Learning Bundle courses on your own time.

Honest answers

Questions worth asking.

Can my school district pay for this instead of me?
Yes. We invoice school districts directly. The $500 one-time price fits comfortably within most per-teacher tech allocations of $500–$1,500 per year. Forward your principal or tech director the invoice template at pencilspaces.com/teacher-kit/district — we handle PO numbers, W-9s, and net-30 terms. Hundreds of districts have already onboarded.
Why a MacBook Neo instead of a Chromebook?
Because teachers do more than browse. You edit slides, run Zoom plus Canvas plus your gradebook plus a doc camera simultaneously, present to a classroom display, and do it for eight hours a day. The MacBook Neo handles all of that without fans, lasts a full school day on battery, and stays fast for six to seven years. Most school-issued Chromebooks last three.
What's the Pencil Spaces Learning Bundle?
Three professional development courses included with every Teacher Kit, at no additional cost. AI for Educators covers using AI tools in lesson planning, feedback, classroom management, and the policy questions that come up. Mac Mastery teaches the keyboard shortcuts, system features, and workflows that save teachers approximately an hour a day. Future-Skills Curriculum covers how to teach the skills students will actually need: critical thinking, research literacy, AI collaboration, real-world problem solving. Each course is self-paced, around six hours, with a completion certificate.
What if I leave teaching?
The kit is yours. No buyout, no recapture, no strings. The hardware is configured for personal use too — the iPad, MacBook, and Pencil Spaces Pro account come with you. Many of our customers are former teachers who moved into tutoring, curriculum design, or independent consulting.
What if something breaks?
We replace it. Damage replacement is included for the first 12 months — spills, drops, cracked screens, classroom incidents. Send the broken item back in the prepaid box, replacement ships within two business days. No deductible, no claim form. After 12 months, optional extended coverage is available at $79/year.
Who's actually behind this?
Pencil Learning Technologies — the team behind Pencil Spaces. A small studio in San Francisco. Over ten million learning sessions on our platform since 2019. We work with hundreds of schools and districts. The Teacher Kit is what we wished every teacher in those schools had.

Give yourself the tech that fits how you actually teach.

Order today, ships in five business days. Personal payment or district invoicing.

Built for teachers in real classrooms.