Help me give my students a classroom full of movie making tools, Oculus Go devices so they can see the world and 3D printers to create their visions while helping them learn to be world changers.
Leveling the playing field...as educators, we are always looking for ways to level the playing field, so all of our students are successful learners. In our school, we work with students from varying backgrounds with the largest population coming from at-risk, low-income homes who don't expect to be successful in life. Our goal as educators is to provide them with an environment that pushes them academically and emotionally so they can experience what possibilities the world has to offer.
Our students only get one life – we want to help them be world changers!
Many of our students, who are unmotivated, learn best by doing and creating. It is important to us that we tap into this type of learning while giving them a taste of career options to explore. After truly listening to what interests our kiddos, we began searching for ways to meet their requests. It became apparent that providing our students with tools that reinforce their creativity while enhancing their skills in science, math, and technology was the path we needed to take. This is the key to making the impossible possible and multiplying the number of career-ready applicants for the numerous industrial opportunities within our area.
My Project
In our newly designed STEM classroom, we want to give our students access to many different activities. Our vision is to set up learning stations that focus on career exploration and provide real-world scenarios where students will have to communicate, collaborate, problem solver, and create. The Oculus Go devices will be used for the "Careers" portion of the curriculum. There are several apps that can provide students with guidance picking careers, and "real-life" virtual experiences in these careers.
"Creativity is the secret sauce to science, technology, engineering, and math." -Ainissa Rameriz, Science Evangelist.
This quote is the driving force behind the request for laptops, 3D printers, as well as the LEGO, Lighting, and Stopmotion Explosion kits. One Lenovo laptop PC will be utilized with the two Monoprice 3D Printers in a separate station. Students will use CAD software (not supported on Chromebooks) on the Lenovo laptop PC to design, create, and print 3D objects in real-time. The Monoprice Mini can print smaller student-made projects, whereas the Monoprice Maker can print larger projects. The different colored PLA filaments will all be used so that students have a variety of colors to print their projects with. This station will help build math and engineering skills.
The second Lenovo laptop PC will be utilized with the stop-motion products (Stopmotion Explosion and Klutz Lego Activity Kit) in another station. One Emart 60 LED Continuous Portable Photography Lighting Kits will be used with each stop-motion product, so students create high-quality projects. Stopmotion Explosion comes with a camera and has to be used on a Windows operating system (not student Chromebooks). Students can use their school-issued Chromebooks to create stop-motion films with the Klutz Lego Activity Kit. This station will help build photography, photo/video editing, and narrative/writing skills.
Oculus - Go 32GB Stand-Alone Virtual Reality Headset
• Best Buy Education
$152.94
2
$305.88
Monoprice Maker Select 3D Printer v2 With Large Heated (200 x 200 x180 mm) Build Plate + Free Sample PLA Filament And MicroSD Card Preloaded With Printable 3D Models.
• Amazon Business
$259.99
1
$259.99
Monoprice Select Mini 3D Printer V2 - Black With Heated (120 x 120 x 120 mm) Build Plate, Fully Assembled + Free Sample PLA Filament And MicroSD Card Preloaded With Printable 3D Models
• Amazon Business
$219.99
1
$219.99
OVERTURE PLA Filament 1.75mm with 3D Build Surface 200mm xd7 200mm 3D Printer Consumables, 1kg Spool (2.2lbs), Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.05 mm, Fit Most FDM Printer, Assorted Colors, 6 Spools
• Amazon Business
$119.99
1
$119.99
Gizmo Dorks PLA Filament for 3D Printers 1.75mm 200g, 4 Color Pack - Blue, Green, Orange, Red
• Amazon Business
$22.95
4
$91.80
Emart 60 LED Continuous Portable Photography Lighting Kit for Table Top Photo Video Studio Light Lamp with Color Filters - 2 Packs
• Amazon Business
$29.99
2
$59.98
Stopmotion Explosion: Complete HD Stop Motion Animation Kit | Stop Motion Animation Software with Full HD 1080P Camera, Animation Software & Book (Windows & OS X)
• Amazon Business
$59.89
1
$59.89
Klutz Lego Make Your Own Movie Activity Kit
• Amazon Business
$15.19
1
$15.19
Materials cost
$1,710.69
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$25.66
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$1,766.35
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$311.71
Total project goal
$2,078.06
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