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Mrs. Jenerik from San Francisco, CA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Jenerik's classroom raised $1,541

Budding Actors Need Video Camera!

My students need a video camera that will be used for many humanities multimedia productions.

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Mrs. Jenerik Creative Arts Charter School
San Francisco, CA Grades 6-8

I teach 7th and 8th grade Language Arts and Social Studies at a wonderfully, diverse, project and arts-based small K-8 charter school in an urban environment. There are many high need families in my classes and our resources are limited. Using the medium of video has served as an inexpensive, intriguing method of reaching all levels and types of learners as we explore the humanities.

The budget cuts have hit schools hard and we have no classroom budget for supplies this year and are entirely dependent on donations and the generosity of friends and family. My classroom even lacks student text books and I rely on photocopies from a single copy that I purchased myself. Needless to say, many of the families of the student's population in my classrooms qualify for free and reduced lunch and are not able to provide much in the way of financial support towards the needs of the classroom. As a teacher, I try to be resourceful and have found that combining theater and the medium of video are an inexpensive and engaging way to add depth to the teaching of a subject with the side benefit of a rewarding end product to share with friends and families. For the last three years we have used hand me down cameras with tapes that have been donated to my classroom but, alas, all three cameras have stopped working and I haven't been able to replace them. I would like to replace the cameras with a new one that does not require tapes (an additional cost to me as well) so we can document, create and learn!

One way that we have been able to learn and express ourselves is by making videos about the subjects we are studying. At times we fully produce movies and sometimes we use the medium as reflection and an opportunity to get critical feedback to support personal and group growth. As a teacher, I have a special passion for big, in depth projects to balance routine learning. This style of teaching has helped me to not only teach the CA Standards but to create an authentic, in-depth experience that ties the information to each student based on where they are at. In order to teach to all modalities, I have found the use of video technology to be a great way to draw students into a subject by making it participatory and fun. To this day, my former students reflect on how much they learned and still remember from the activities. In 7th grade, we study medieval civilizations and will be reading Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet". Not an easy book to read, but we are not just reading it, we will be writing, producing and performing our own version to share with all our families as a video play at a special event. In 8th grade, it's US Government and government related monologues.

Furthermore, the even more important value of this medium is learning to work as a team to create something amazing. The students write the scripts, create and make costumes, make the scenery/props etc., cast the films with auditions and work on post production as they learn to edit, add music and special effects and render to final format. With a video camera, we can use the technology to reinforce subject understanding, create a product to be proud of and capture authentic documentation of the process. It is a resource that, once purchased, can keep on giving for many classes to come.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

50 students impacted 9 donors
Mrs. Jenerik Creative Arts Charter School Grades 6-8

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

San Francisco, CA View local requests 50 students impacted 9donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
MVP-100 MULTI-VIDEO CAM • Highsmith $1,056.00 1 $1,056.00

Materials cost

$1,056.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $105.60

Sales tax

 $76.56

3rd party payment processing fee

$15.84

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$1,263.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$277.24

Total project goal

$1,540.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,540.24

9 Donors

-$1,540.24

Donations toward project cost

-$1,263.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$277.24

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