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Ms. Pastor from Bronx NY is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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My students need a video camera to take an active role in their education.

  • $356 goal

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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.

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This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

I teach a wonderful group of students in a high poverty neighborhood. The children I teach have the same drive to learn as students in more affluent neighborhoods.

I have been teaching in this same neighborhood for 10 years and for the past 10 years, I have seen parents struggle to buy basic supplies for their children.

They often have to choose whether to buy school supplies are food, needless to say, the parents chose to buy food. A lack of supplies can really hurt a students self-esteem.

My Project

This year, I had the pleasure of working in a team teaching classroom. My class consisted of a mix of general education students and special education students. In the beginning of the year, I was equal parts terrified and excited. As a general education teacher, I had never had such a high concentration of special education students in my class. My goal was to deliver the content in a fun and engaging manner and to make sure that I addressed all the needs in my classroom. Enter DonorsChoose.org! Thanks to DonorsChoose.org, I was able to obtain 3 Chromebooks and various types of science and STEM equipment to use with my students. This equipment allowed them to take a hands-on approach to their learning. They examined specimens under microscopes which improved their observation skills and their ELA skills because they had to describe what they saw using vivid adjectives. They have programmed robots which improved their Math skills because they had to have a firm understanding of angles to program their robot. The amount of information they learned using these materials has been fantastic. As I plan for next year, I am thinking of creative ways to allow my students to continue to take a hands-on approach to their learning.

A video camera and microphone will be a creative way for my students to show what they have learned after a unit of study.

They would be able to give a newscast or weather report after our unit on natural disasters. They will be able to record documentaries after our unit on the impact that humans have on their environment. They can even make multiplication videos. Making videos will be a unique and fun way to share their knowledge with others.

Ms. Pastor
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
4K Camcorder, Ansteker Ultra-HD 1080P 24MP 30FPS Digital Wifi Video Camera, IR Night Vision Camcorder with Microphone and Wide Angle Lens,Lens hood • Amazon Business $228.99 1 $228.99
SanDisk 64GB Class 4 SDXC Flash Memory Card, Frustration-Free Packaging- SDSDB-064G-AFFP (Label May Change) • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
MAONO Lavalier Microphone, Hands Free Clip-on Lapel Mic with Omnidirectional Condenser for DSLR,Camera,iPhone,Android,Samsung,Sony,PC,Laptop (236 in) • Amazon Business $19.28 1 $19.28

Materials cost

$268.26

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.02

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$302.28

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$53.34

Total project goal

$355.62

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $355.62

6 Donors

-$355.62

Donations toward project cost

-$302.28

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.34

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 $0.00

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