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Ms. Spinelli from Cleveland OH is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Fund Our Morning Announcements Program

My students need a MacBook, a Sony Handicam, an iPad mini and a tripod to start a morning announcements club.

  • $2,172 goal

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My Students

High school is more a place to learn. It's a place to grow. I want to provide my students with the high school experience they deserve. Starting a morning announcements club will enrich school culture and engage the student population. This club will also support digital literacy in our school.

We are a Title I high school located in an urban, high-needs district.

The makeup of our student body consists of students from various learning backgrounds and cultures. We serve a very diverse population of students that are hopeful, caring, and bright. Recently, our school has relocated. We will again be moved in the future. The building we currently reside in does not have a functioning intercom system in place. Our previous school did not have an intercom system at all. This creates a disconnected and uninformed student body. As a school, the students and the staff need a way to communicate athletics events, school announcements, and student achievements. This would promote a sense of community in the school, a sense of community that is currently missing. The morning announcements club would greatly improve and impact school culture and student engagement.

My Project

With the resources donated, the students will be able to communicate important school announcements. The students who join this club will learn how to plan, organize, and publish a weekly "news" segment. They will learn how to film, edit, and upload videos to share with the student body. The morning announcement team will work collaboratively with their teachers, fellow students, and principal to collect stories and content.

The donations will improve school culture and create a more unified learning community.

It will not only impact the students in the program, it will impact the culture at our high school. The students will take pride in contributing to, appearing on, and creating the content for the morning announcements. Words cannot express how much your donation means. It will inspire, engage, and change the students' lives. Additionally, this program will enhance digital literacy and support student writing

Ms. Spinelli
Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple - 21.5'iMac� - Intel Core i5 (1.6GHz) - 8GB Memory - 1TB Hard Drive - Silver • Best Buy Education $1,099.99 1 $1,099.99
Sony - Handycam CX455 8GB Flash Memory Camcorder - Black • Best Buy Education $394.21 1 $394.21
Apple - iPad� mini 2 with Wi-Fi - 16GB - Space Gray • Best Buy Education $270.01 1 $270.01
Sunpak - PlatinumPlus Ultra 6000PG 61'Tripod - Black • Best Buy Education $24.73 1 $24.73

Materials cost

$1,788.94

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$26.83

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,845.77

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$325.72

Total project goal

$2,171.49

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,171.49

6 Donors

-$2,169.73

Donations toward project cost

-$1,845.77

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$323.96

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

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 $0.00

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