Can I see a
classroom photo? 
"I am an ESL teacher at a high poverty, high mobility school. As the ESL teacher, I coteach in three classrooms of second and third grade students. About 75 percent of the students in these three classooms come from families who speak another language other than English. They come from 2 Spanish s...
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"I am an ESL teacher at a high poverty, high mobility school. As the ESL teacher, I coteach in three classrooms of second and third grade students. About 75 percent of the students in these three classooms come from families who speak another language other than English. They come from 2 Spanish speaking countries, three West African Countries, and 4 Asian countries. Some of the students have just arrived to our country and have little to no English. Because our students speak so many languages, it is imperative that we can draw from our joint experiences. We have to create a common language and understanding when we are learning grade level math, science, social studies and language arts. Every student needs to be able to talk to each other, and make their thinking understood and explicit. This is an extremely difficult task sometimes because we have no jumping off point without a camera to document our past learning experiences and discoveries. With a digital camera we could have taken pictures of each step of our last science experiment. (We germinated fast plants in the light and the dark and compared their growth.) We could have used the cameras to help us learn about the inquiry process and talk about in English each step of the growth process and the life cycle before, during and after the science experiment. These pictures could have supported our English language comprehension, and input/output, by giving us a medium to support our observations, our understanding and our predictions in our writing and orally. We wish we could have used real pictures to create a science journal that students could have dispersed through the school. This is just one example: real photos is the piece that is missing from our units. Here's your chance to help us buy our camera so that we never again lose an opportunity for students to grow from an authentic language experience like this one! Please help my cute, cute students learn English!
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My students need a digital camera and 4GB memory card to document, talk about, and write about their experiences in the classroom.
All donors get photos and a thank-you from the teacher.
If you give $100+, you'll also get personal thank-you's from the students!
| Materials |
Vendor |
Price |
# |
Total |
| CANON 005 2667B001 E1 9004604 |
Best Buy |
$199.99 |
1 |
$199.99
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| HP4GB SECURE DIGITAL HIGH CAPACITY CARD -- HP SD Memory Cards; 4GB |
Quill |
$21.99 |
1 |
$21.99
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| Vendor Shipping Charges |
$22.20 |
| State Sales Tax |
$0.00 |
| 3rd Party Payment Processing Fee |
$3.33 |
| Postage / Processing for Donor Thank-You Package |
$9.00 |
| Project Cost Excluding Donation to Support DonorsChoose.org |
$256.51 |
| Optional Donation to Support DonorsChoose.org |
$56.31 |
| Project Cost Including Donation to Support DonorsChoose.org |
$312.82 |
| 2 Donors |
-$60.00 |
| To Go |
$252.82 |
Reviewed the project essay and sent follow-up questions if needed.
Emily M. (volunteer)
on Oct 29, 2009
Verified the cost of the requested technology and posted this project.
John C. (associate)
on Oct 30, 2009
"I gave to this project because I want YOU to be the best that you can be and have fun while doing it :D"
Roberto
from Wisconsin
gave
on Nov 19, 2009
"Dear Roberto, Thanks you so much for contributing to my project! I am new to Donors Choose, and it is thrilling to actually communicate with you - my *first* donor! I work hard at being the "best" I can be, and I Always, Always remember to have fun teaching. I do thank you, and I am glad that You might be part of this project seeing the light of day! Together we can make more great things happen with these adorable kids. Yours, Emily"
The teacher Mrs. M.
on Nov 22, 2009
David
from Madison, WI
gave
on Dec 17, 2009
"Best of luck Emily. I hope this helps."
David
from Madison, WI
on Dec 18, 2009
"I donated because I want to support kids in Wisconsin."
David
from Madison, WI
gave
on Jan 1, 2010
"Hi David! Thanks so much for helping out our kids! Your donation is another step toward making this project a reality. Thanks again! Emily"
The teacher Mrs. M.
on Jan 3, 2010
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