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Ms. Scarlett from Orlando FL is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Digital Animation In The Hands Of Orlando Black Youth

Help me give my students 4 Apple tablets with protective cases and digital pens to explore digital art, animation, and help them to create innovative portfolios to take with them into their futures.

  • $2,510 goal

This project expired on March 5, 2021.

This project expired on March 5, 2021.

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

My students are some of the must curious and eager children I've ever met. I started my art teaching career at this school, and every year since I have grown and changed for the better thanks to the students I teach. These kids push me to bring more to the classroom and to their learning, because they make it very clear that they are not satisfied with simple crafts.

I believe that they deserve a chance to discover their voices and make those voices heard.

They are ready to express themselves in more complex ways, with more advanced materials and I want to make sure they each get that opportunity.

Our school is working so hard to build a community of high achievers with diverse skill-sets. These kids sing, dance, draw, experiment, and every day I am amazed by what they can do with the little we have to work with.

My Project

The media we consume makes an impact, and the cartoons children watch are formative. I've always considered animation and storytelling to be an amazing language and communication tool. Now, in a time where representation and communication is paramount, I make it my responsibility to give my kids the tools to not just be adept but successful in these skills.

These tablets will give students the opportunity to explore and present their own stories and truths to an audience of their peers and community.

This will be accomplished through various animation projects, digital drawing and painting activities, as well as digital portfolio building for students to carry through their art education career. If there is something I wish I had as an art student, it would be proof of my progress over the years to bulk up my college portfolio.

The advantage of developing skills and experiences in working digitally are exponential. Costs of materials are minimized, ability to share and reproduce content is maximized, and the early introduction to industry standard tools and technology is priceless.

The children I serve are often underestimated, and they face more challenges in their daily lives than I ever have. I know they have things to say, stories to tell, and lessons to teach us all. I want to elevate and support the next Matthew Cherry to create the next "Hair Love." I want to give the power to the next Ian-Jones Quartey to make the next "O.K. K.O." I want to give my students the confidence and skills to create the next "Craig of the Creek." If every voice matters and every life counts, then this is the least that I can do to make sure that my kids are a part of that "Every voice. Every life. Every student.

Ms. Scarlett
Never Before Funded Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple - iPad mini (Latest Model) with Wi-Fi - 64GB - Space Gray • Best Buy Education $399.99 4 $1,599.96
Logitech - Crayon Digital Pencil for iPad Pro: 12.9'(3rd gen) and 11', iPad: 7th and 6th gen, iPad Air (3rd gen), iPad mini 5 - Orange • Best Buy Education $72.00 4 $288.00
OtterBox - Defender Series Case for Apple� iPad� mini (5th Generation 2019) - Black • Best Buy Education $45.99 4 $183.96

Materials cost

$2,071.92

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$31.08

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$2,133.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$376.41

Total project goal

$2,509.41

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