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Ms. Stratford from Sacramento, CA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Show Me the Technology!

My students need a basic digital camera, memory card, soft case to protect it, and a printer and ink to print their creations.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Stratford's classroom raised $416

This project is fully funded

My Students

I want to bring 21st Century skills into the kindergarten writing program. My children are so creative and curious and I want to channel that spark and ignite their love of technology AND writing for the rest of their lives.

I have 21 4 and 5 year old students in my class.

The overwhelming majority of families served by my school are considered socioeconomically disadvantaged. At least half of my class does not speak English as a native language. Yet, the families are very supportive of their children's education and the students themselves come to my class with a natural curiosity and hopefulness that is truly inspiring.

My Project

I am requesting a basic digital camera that will be easy for little hands to operate. The memory card and soft case will help me teach responsibility and preventative care for this type of technology. The printer and ink refills will allow the students' ideas and creativity to come to life. Students will use the camera to illustrate stories and nonfiction reports that they will work on with partners or individually. Students will collaborate on storyline and photos to illustrate their books or papers. I envision growth in the areas of cooperation, sharing, delegating, and teamwork; all powerful skills that will carry on throughout their lives. The engagement in the writing process both with writing conventions and creative content will blossom.

College professors and work supervisors talk about how our graduating seniors lack basic writing skills.

I want to change that legacy by starting in Kindergarten to foster a love of writing and encourage students to think beyond crayons and paper.

Ms. Stratford Fairbanks Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all 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

22 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Canon PowerShot A495 - Digital camera - compact - 10.0 Mpix - optical zoom: 3.3 x - supported memory: MMC, SD, SDXC, SDHC, MMCplus - blue • Best Buy $109.99 1 $109.99
CANON SOFT CASE PSC-500 • Best Buy $14.99 1 $14.99
Epson WorkForce 30 - Printer - color - ink-jet - Legal - 5760 dpi x 1440 dpi - up to 38 ppm (mono) / up to 20 ppm (color) - capacity: 100 sheets - USB • Best Buy $69.99 1 $69.99
SanDisk Standard - Flash memory card - 2 GB - SD • Best Buy $12.99 1 $12.99
Compatible with Epson Stylus printer models C64, C66, C84, C86, CX4600, CX6400 and CX6600 • Best Buy $68.99 1 $68.99

Materials cost

$276.95

Vendor shipping charges

 $12.00

Sales tax

 $25.34

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.15

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$353.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$62.37

Total project goal

$415.81

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $415.81

3 Donors

-$415.81

Donations toward project cost

-$353.44

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$62.37

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