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Mr. Revell from Washington, DC is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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School Challenge

My students need two iPod touch digital players to collect, synthesize, and monitor classroom performance data regarding academic challenges at our school.

  • $536 goal

This project expired on May 26, 2012.

This project expired on May 26, 2012.

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Mr. Revell Sousa Middle School
Washington, DC Grades 6-8

My Students

Research has demonstrated the power of intelligent games to engage and motivate students. Since one unique aspect of a game is that students approach the environment and task idiosyncratically, students at my school will create a game to inspire, motivate, and provoke positive academic traits.

We are proposing to use grant funds to maximize our ability to provide training and information to students and their parents, family members, guardians, advocates or other authorized representatives in how they can participate more fully in meeting their child’s academic and social-emotional needs in a school environment.

I am requesting two iPod touch digital players to collect, synthesize, and monitor classroom performance data regarding academic challenges at our school. Every student will compete as part of a team in three rounds, which will last for 2.5 weeks. Each round will consist of a pre-test and post-test, where students earn points based on the difference of their scores. Every student that makes a positive gain, regardless of its value will automatically advance to the next level. All other students may repeat the round. Your contribution will assist students in using iPod digital players to collect, maintain, and present student scores to the student body and home on a weekly basis.

My Project

We will review current academic data to understand the school’s overall level of effectiveness. Outcomes for our program are to increase the academic role and capacity of parents in the school’s academic activities as measured by the literacy and math component of the DC CAS. We desire to increase the motivation and desire of students to engage in the learning process.

We recognize that parent involvement and academic motivation is not limited to one set of activities, but arises from multiple dimensions of interaction within the school context (Epstein & Sanders, 2002; Hill & Craft, 2003).

Therefore the program will address one of these barriers which is the lack of available time in the teacher’s workday to promote parental involvement, Parents with lower social-economic status face the barriers of “inflexible work schedules."

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

Never Before Funded 60 students impacted
Mr. Revell Sousa Middle School Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

Never Before Funded 60 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple iPod touch digital player - Apple iOS 5 • Best Buy $189.99 2 $379.98

Materials cost

$379.98

Vendor shipping charges

 $12.00

Sales tax

 $22.80

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.70

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$455.48

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$80.38

Total project goal

$535.86

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