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

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My Students Just Want to Share

My students need a document camera to share their writing journals.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Smith's classroom raised $680

This project is fully funded

My Students

Do you remember when you were young and had a story or a picture that you just had to share with your classmates? Do you remember holding up the picture and having your classmates and friends say, "I can't see what you drew?"

My students live in a low income neighborhood in the city of Chicago.

They are an energetic group of first graders. The school where my students attend is a very diverse school with over 42 languages spoken. My students are very eager to share their work with their classmates. They like to show off their work.

My Project

A document camera will provide my students with an opportunity to share their journal writings and illustrations with their classmates. The camera will provide my first graders the privilege of seeing each others work in detail. A document camera will also provide me with a chance to model assignments and directions that are so necessary with first graders, especially those who have difficulty understanding English. A document camera will allow them to see what they need to do with clarity.

My students will be so excited to share their illustrations with their classmates.

I can hear them now asking if it is their turn to show what they have written. They are truly excited about what they can do and want their friends to share in that excitement. A document camera will allow them to share what they are doing. A document camera will also allow me to model directions for certain assignments which will help my ESL and bilingual students understand what they need to do.

Mrs. Smith Peterson Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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 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

30 students impacted 9donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Epson DC-10s Document Camera - document camera • Best Buy $522.99 1 $522.99

Materials cost

$522.99

Vendor shipping charges

$12.00

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.84

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$577.83

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$101.97

Total project goal

$679.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$679.80

7 Donors

-$456.00

Donations toward project cost

-$398.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.15

match offer

-$210.56

Match offer toward project cost

-$178.98

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.58

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.24

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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