Help me give my students better audio and video quality for quality distance learning.
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Ko's classroom raised $235
This project is fully funded
My Students
I teach at the same high school from which I graduated 20 years ago. Our school is high poverty, and available funds have gone to supplementing district-provided electronics with headphones that families could otherwise not afford.
Thankfully, our district has chosen to do distance learning, to maintain the safety of our students, staff, and our community.
Unfortunately, we do not have the resources to create teacher setups. The district has promised a stipend, part of which I have already spent on headphones and upgraded Internet access.
My Project
My teaching setup at home is not great. There's ambient noise that my microphone picks up. My laptop's tiny screen has been causing eye strain.
The two items in the project will improve students' audio and my video.
A colleague highly recommended the microphone in question. She also has lots of ambient noise, but the microphone has improved the quality of her audio, and her students haven't complained at all since she got it.
I was fortunate enough to receive a secondary monitor, but unfortunately, it's HDMI only, so the adapter will make it usable.
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
Blue Microphones - Blue Yeti X Professional Condenser USB Microphone
• Best Buy Education
$140.83
1
$140.83
StarTech.com - Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter - 1080p - Thunderbolt Compatible - Mini DP Converter for HDMI Display or Monitor - Black
• Best Buy Education
$12.28
1
$12.28
Materials cost
$153.11
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$14.01
3rd party payment processing fee
$2.30
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$199.42
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$35.19
Total project goal
$234.61
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$234.61
1 Donor
-$199.42
Donations toward project cost
-$199.42
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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