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Teacher Ryder Duffey from Lake Mary FL is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

We Are All In This Life Together

My students need camcorders, memory cards, microphones and other technology to record their videos about tolerance.

  • $593 goal

This project expired on December 12, 2017.

This project expired on December 12, 2017.

My Students

I have an eclectic group of young people in my legal studies class representing many religions, races and ethnic groups. I have students from 21 different regions, races or cultures.

Students in my class are 14-16 years old and in every class there are students have only been in this country a short time.

We begin with law related speech class and we write opening statements, parole board hearings, and reviews of laws and other topics in the news. The students are passionate and interested in what is going on in the world and society and they also care very much about legal issues and controversies. One of the biggest challenges is getting students to see that they have the talent and ability to become this next generation of police officers, judges, senators, lobbyists, advocates, mediators and Supreme Court justices.

My Project

In my class I understand the importance of teaching tolerance. We have students from so many different backgrounds, many of them English language learners. Students come with many different beliefs and preconceived ideas about what many groups of people are like. One of the greatest gifts I give my students is the opportunity to be a cut above.

I want my students to be the children who have a mindset that is a cut above-this stands for Character, Understanding, and Tolerance.

I accomplish this goal by working with students the whole year, I show them videos that bring about discussion of real issues in society, we read articles for understanding, we watch movies and documentaries to have a better understanding. This coming week we will study every religion and meet some of the people who practice it via YouTube in order to take away some of the fear and ignorance that often accompanies some of these religions. Students will give speeches and we will use the microphones for not only the live speeches but for the recordings they will do of their public service announcements. Every student team will create a PSA about tolerance and it's practice. I I have seen the difference my program makes with students. I know one student at a time we can change the mindset that we all have to have one belief and one way of life. Teaching tolerance has been part of my curriculum for 21 years, having these resources so that students can film and produce a better quality public service announcement will allow us to share our videos on YouTube and spread the message of Tolerance.

Teacher Ryder Duffey
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Hamilton Buhl Digital Camcorder With HDMI • Staples Advantage $121.81 2 $243.62
Bower Electret Condenser Microphone • Staples Advantage $48.83 1 $48.83
Case Logic DCB-305 Camcorder Kit Bag, Black • Staples Advantage $16.49 2 $32.98
Kingston SDC4/16GB 16 GB microSD High Capacity (microSDHC) • Staples Advantage $9.11 3 $27.33
Sunpak 6601UT 58.32" Floor Standing Video/Photo Tripod, Champagne • Staples Advantage $19.06 1 $19.06
Supersonic SC-900 Professional Wireless Dual Microphone System, Black • Staples Advantage $17.76 1 $17.76
QFX M-336 Wireless Dynamic Professional Microphone, Black • Staples Advantage $17.76 1 $17.76
Pyle Pro Dual Function Wireless/Wired Microphone System • Staples Advantage $15.72 1 $15.72
Energizer Multi-Fit USB 2.0 Digital Card Reader • Staples Advantage $15.30 1 $15.30
SanDisk 32GB SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity) Class 4 Flash Memory Card • Staples Advantage $12.49 1 $12.49
Sandisk Duo Card Reader/Adapter MobileMate • Staples Advantage $8.43 1 $8.43
Cyber Acoustics ACM-51B Wired Desktop Microphone, Black • Staples Advantage $7.19 1 $7.19

Materials cost

$466.47

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$503.47

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.85

Total project goal

$592.32

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