Help me give my students the relationship they deserve with me in a distance learning environment. The monitor will allow me to view their interaction/engagement and chat box digitally while I share information to them via my laptop.
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Casillas's classroom raised $253
This project is fully funded
Celebrating 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
Every year freshman entering our school are the start of another era that adds to the west side community on the island of Kauai. They enter as the students lowest on the totem poll and act accordingly...shy, worried, even scared. That's not how we let them exist. We get them to thrive.
Our school has a nationally recognized Freshman Academy that has a mission and vision statement based on the idea of nurturing all our incoming freshman while preparing them for the following three years and beyond as they enter their community and the world.
We are a Title 1 school so funds are always a challenge for our students. Therefore, our focus is on relationships and revealing to the students they are capable of more than just their means.
My Project
Engagement in any area of life is key to accomplishing anything, especially in school. With the Covid pandemic we are all dealing with, our school has opted to do a distance learning model that has few students in class and the vast majority at home. My classes have 2-4 students in my class physically, and 22-25 students virtually depending on the period.
With my laptop connected to the projector in class to demonstrate for the in-class students, my laptop screen shrinks in a visual ratio.
As I share my laptop screen with the distance learners, I lose all view of their displayed videos. At that point I can no longer see facial cues on their understanding. I cannot see if the students have a question to ask or if they are distracted by something from my lesson.
Currently, they have to unmute their mics on their end and interrupt whatever we are going through at the moment.
By having a larger monitor on the side, I would be able to see the student's faces virtually, just like I do with my in class students. This allows me to maintain positive academic rigor, behavioral challenges, and allows forming better relationships as interaction is now made possible for everyone.
The splitter I am requesting will allow me to view the students on the monitor, run my lesson from the laptop while simultaneously using the in-class projector. I do hope you consider my request.
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
HP 27-inch FHD IPS Monitor with Tilt Adjustment and Anti-glare Panel (27yh, Black) - 3UA74AA#ABA
• Amazon Business
$149.99
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$149.99
HDMI Splitter 1 in 2 Out - Techole 4K Aluminum Ver1.4 HDCP, Powered HDMI Splitter Supports 3D 4K@30HZ Full HD1080P for Xbox PS4 PS3 Fire Stick Roku Blu-Ray Player Apple TV HDTV - Cable Included, Grey
• Amazon Business
$11.99
1
$11.99
AmazonBasics High-Speed HDMI Cable, 6 Feet, 2-Pack
• Amazon Business
$11.99
1
$11.99
Materials cost
$173.97
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$7.65
3rd party payment processing fee
$2.61
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$214.23
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$37.81
Total project goal
$252.04
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$252.04
1 Donor
-$126.02
Donations toward project cost
-$107.12
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$18.90
match offer
-$126.01
Match offer toward project cost
-$107.11
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Mr. Casillas and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.
