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Mrs. Patton from Chicago, IL is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Music Video Technology

Help me give my students a digital camera to capture performances and group projects in music class.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Patton's classroom raised $168

This project is fully funded

My Project

In this project, I am requesting a digital camera which my students can use to capture and share the wonderful moments in music class which will happen throughout the school year.

Making videos with this digital camera will motivate our students to put their best effort to create musical art.

This digital camera will allow the students to become cameramen and camerawomen in the classroom, taking photos and video of our choral singing, rapping, dancing, and drumming. The student-created music videos can be shared with families through Google Classroom, so that everyone can see and be proud of what our students are accomplishing during music class!

This digital camera, which does not connect to the internet, will be a safe and secure way for students to document our classroom activity. Thanks for bringing us a safe and fun way for our students to get our students more involved in music, through the use of technology.

Mrs. Patton Gillespie Technology Magnet Cluster School Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

Chicago, IL View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

330 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Minolta - MND50 4K Video 48.0 Megapixel Digitial Camera - Black • Best Buy Education $110.71 1 $110.71

Materials cost

$110.71

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.66

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$142.37

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$25.12

Total project goal

$167.49

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$167.49

2 Donors

-$79.78

Donations toward project cost

-$74.56

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$5.22

match offer

-$79.78

Match offer toward project cost

-$67.81

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.97

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$7.94

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$0.00

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