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Mrs. Hess Shamdasani from Boynton Beach, FL is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Hess Shamdasani's classroom raised $338

Digital Migration Stories

My students need six maps and the technology to create digital migration stories of their families or friends.

This project expired on November 13, 2017.

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Mrs. Hess Shamdasani South Tech Academy
Boynton Beach, FL Grades 9-12

My Students

Focusing on STEM and Problem Based Learning in my class allows me to place the responsibility of learning in the student's hands, empowering the at-risk students in my classroom. At my Title I school, eighty-five percent of the students at my school are on free or reduced-price lunch plans, many speak English as a second language and are recent migrants to the US or are first generation US citizens. My students are charismatic, hard-working teenagers, who are struggling to overcome the restraints that growing up in poverty has placed on them. While attending my school, each student receives vocational training. This prepares them for careers after high school.

However, for many of the students in my class, post-secondary education is what will provide them with the necessary skills to move out of that lowest 20% income bracket.

Between the cost of maintaining a 40 year-old school and deep budget cuts for public schools, my extremely supportive administrative team can only approve the bare essentials for our classroom. I know that the students in my class would benefit from having up-to-date technology that allows them to learn about our world and to develop solutions to 21st century problems.

My Project

My AP Human Geography class conducts immigration interviews every year and then turns in a paper-based assignment detailing the interview and providing additional background. We then trace the migration patterns onto a large class map. This is a popular assignment for AP Human Geography classes but in my classroom, I noticed a major difference in the work completed by my students. Since the majority of my students are either recent immigrants or first generation US citizens, the interviews were conducted primarily with family members, close friends and even with each other. With our current assignment I read the amazing stories but no one else does.

Creating digital versions of their immigration interviews will enable my students to share their experiences as new Americans and will increase the understanding of the migration experience.

I have already purchased three Kindle Fire tablets for the class and this fourth one will allow four students to create video interviews. The green screen means that students can use pictures and videos as a backdrop for their storytelling. Using the Aurasma app on the tablets will allow students to incorporate augmented reality into their projects by creating trigger images that can be scanned to reveal photographs and videos overlaying the image. The six dry erase maps allow students to quickly trace the journeys of their interviewees and 3D printer filament will permit students to make visual aids for the project.

Equity Focus

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

100 students impacted 5 donors
Mrs. Hess Shamdasani South Tech Academy Grades 9-12

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Boynton Beach, FL View local requests

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

100 students impacted 5donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
US and World Desk Map (13" x 18" Laminated) for Students, Home or Classroom Use by American Geographics • Amazon Business $14.99 6 $89.94
All-New Fire 7 Tablet with Alexa, 7" Display, 8 GB, Canary Yellow - with Special Offers • Amazon Business $49.99 1 $49.99
Bear Motion Silicone Case for All New Fire 7 2017 - Anti Slip Shockproof Light Weight Kids Friendly Protective Case for Amazon Kindle Fire 7 (ONLY for 7th Generation 2017 Release) (Black) • Amazon Business $11.89 4 $47.56
ePhotoInc 5' x 7' PHOTO COLLAPSIBLE CHROMAKEY GREEN BLUE BACKGROUND 2 in 1 Backdrop Panel T57BG • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
XYZprinting RFPLCXUS01A da Vinci Jr. & mini Series Filament, PLA (NFC), 600 g, Black • Amazon Business $25.96 1 $25.96

Materials cost

$253.44

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$287.24

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$50.69

Total project goal

$337.93

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $337.93

4 Donors

-$167.64

Donations toward project cost

-$144.74

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.90

match offer

-$167.65

Match offer toward project cost

-$142.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.15

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.64

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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