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Mr. Hernandez from Miami, FL is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Instant Works of Art: The Art and Science of Polaroids

Help me give my students five instant cameras and lots of film to bring our analog photo project to life.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Hernandez's classroom raised $1,227

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

My students come from families with extremely low resources, many from families that do not speak English and recently arrived to this country. Yet, my students excel in spite of all these obstacles. They come to class enthusiastic about the possibilities inherent in obtaining a strong education. They work diligently towards overcoming the obstacles set before them. These young people come from marginalized sectors of society. Still, they sit in my class every day and work tirelessly to show the world they are much more than their labels say they are.

My Project

My students will use these Instant Cameras to recreate works of art by masters like Vermeer, Lichtenstein, and Kahlo. This S.T.E.A.M oriented project combines technology, history, the arts, and science in creative and empowering ways. The students will be assigned a historic period and be challenged to recreate these masterpieces, using either instant photography equipment. Unlike digital photography, which can be easily manipulated, these instant photos, once taken, can't be altered. The challenge lays in using these photographic tools to create a final product without resorting to digital manipulation. However, digital technology is a part of our world, ignoring it would be a disservice to our children. So, through digital rough drafts and analog final products, this project incorporates all these technologies seamlessly. These five instant instant cameras will add to an existing, and broken, class set and allow even more students individual camera time. In the spirit of diversifying my curriculum and highlighting individual students' talents and interest, I hope to expand the project this year, with your help, to include two cameras with manual settings that utilize modern bluetooth and digital phones in unison. This would empower the students enrolled in our fine arts focused program and equip them with the tools capable of meeting their more advanced needs and expectations. Together, we can remind students of the power that their imagination can have on the physical world and show them the role digital and analog technologies play in a world manipulated more so by their imagination than by photoshop.

Mr. Hernandez W.R. Thomas Middle School Grades 6-8

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

150 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Polaroid Originals OneStep+ (9010) • Amazon Business $159.26 2 $318.52
Fujifilm INSTAX Wide 300 Camera Instant Camera with Fujifilm Instax Wide Instant Film Twin Pack Instant Film (20 Shots) + Camera Case Top Bundle • Amazon Business $99.95 3 $299.85
Fujifilm Instax Wide Instant Films for Fuji Instax Wide 210 200 100 300, Pack of 5 • Amazon Business $76.48 2 $152.96
Impossible I-Type Instant Film Triple Pack for I-1 Camera and Instant Lab • Amazon Business $69.00 2 $138.00
Polaroid Originals 4676 Color Film for SX-70, White • Amazon Business $18.99 2 $37.98
Polaroid Originals B&W Film for SX-70 (4677) • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Polaroid Originals Instant Color Film i-Type - Gradient Edition (4833) • Amazon Business $15.52 1 $15.52
Polaroid Originals Instant Color Film i-Type - Rose Gold Edition (4832) • Amazon Business $15.33 1 $15.33

Materials cost

$997.15

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.96

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,042.11

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$183.90

Total project goal

$1,226.01

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,226.01

1 Donor

-$1,226.01

Donations toward project cost

-$1,042.11

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$183.90

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