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Mr. Hamid from Hamden CT is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Projecting The Past, Visualizing The Future!

My students need visuals, and an Epson projector lets everyone see what there is. Our department of 20 teachers shares a projector on a cart, but that only goes so far.

  • $756 goal

This project expired on March 8, 2013.

This project expired on March 8, 2013.

My Students

Our school is diverse; there is no ethnic majority. We are classified as "moderate poverty" because the community includes children of Yale University professors and parents on EBT. Many of my students this year do not even have access to the Internet at home.

We are a large comprehensive public high school.

We use Freshman Teams to help bring the high school experience down to size and keep students engaged in their education. My own students are approximately 40% white, 40% black, 15% Asian and Middle Eastern, and 5% Hispanic.

My Project

Over the course of a decade, I have added numerous materials to my lesson plans and units. What I have come to realize is that none is more important than visuals. Students can read about Columbus or study about the Women's Rights Movement, but visuals make the topic interesting and help students relate or connect. With a projector I can readily pull up an image to enable students to comprehend the topic better. Also it reduces time spent signing up and setting up a projector or utilizing the computer lab. On average, my students' grades have increased 15% since I introduced visuals into my classroom last year.

Ours is a society dominated by visuals whether on billboards or television.

A projector helps students focus on the materials and allows for a more interactive experience than the traditional textbook.

Mr. Hamid
Never Before Funded Grades 9-12
  • Hamden High School
  • Hamden, CT
    • More than a third of students from low‑income households

    This project will reach 120 students.

    Never Before Funded

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Epson PowerLite 93+ LCD projector • Best Buy $590.99 1 $590.99

Materials cost

$590.99

Vendor shipping charges

 $12.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.86

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$641.85

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$113.27

Total project goal

$755.12

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