My students need a camcorder with a microphone, a Chromebook, and movie-making software to create their own digital stories that teach such issues as tolerance, creating positive change and respect.
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
For the past several years I have had the utmost pleasure of teaching an amazing group after amazing group of 5th-grade students. With each group of students leaving behind their own distinct mark on not only our class but myself. And, though the majority of my students come from a high-poverty, low socioeconomic communities; this has never stopped one of them from giving all they had during our time together or striving to make a difference in not only themselves but also their community. In my classroom not only do I constantly challenge my students to be the best they are capable of being they challenge continuously challenge me to discover new and engaging ways to provide them with the knowledge and skills they will need to become productive contributing members of our society.
My Project
As an educator, I strive to provide my students with plenty of opportunities to not express themselves but also enrich their learning in new and engaging ways. As we begin to close out our school year one of my goals is for students to demonstrate their learning throughout the year in a manner which is unique as they are. Through digital storytelling utilizing the Chromebook and movie making software to create a digital story "movie" in which to both teach and inspire other students to practice such character traits as tolerance and respect. Students will be able to begin with a digital storyboard to map out their project. From there, students will be able to use the camera to perform "skits" in which they teach valuable life lessons and character traits such as respect and tolerance for one another. Students will be able to relate this to our state standards in understanding and providing evidence of theme. Students will then be able to edit the movie for final print. Where they will be able to use the external hard drive to transfer their movie to disc for students in lower grades as a means to foster a culture of respect and tolerance within the entire school. Furthermore, these chrome nook and camera will provide students with the opportunity to create weekly podcasts that touch on one of the following: teaching tolerance, respect the importance of building a positive community and other character building traits. As well as serve as an opportunity to create learning videos of various concepts for students to use a resource at home.
Through this, my wish is that students realize the impact they have on not only each other; but also our world.
As well as understanding that we are all connected.
2017 Samsung 11.6"Chromebook-Intel Celeron, 4GB Memory, 32GB eMMC Flash Memory, Bluetooth 4.0, USB 3.0, HDMI, Webcam, Chrome OS-Metallic Black
• Amazon Business
$274.98
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$274.98
Camcorder Camera,Kimire HD 1080P Camera With Microphone Remote Control Infrared Night Vision 3.0 Inch 270 Degree Rotation Screen 24 MP Megapixels 16XPowerful Digital Zoom Video Recorder(3051STR-Black)
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$99.99
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$99.99
Cyber Acoustics 2.1 Speaker Sound System with Subwoofer and Control Pod - Great for Music, Movies, Multimedia PCs, Macs, Laptops and Gaming Systems (CA-3602)
• Amazon Business
$39.99
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$39.99
External CD Drive, Cocopa USB 3.0 Portable CD DVD +/-RW Drive Slim DVD/CD Rom Rewriter Burner Writer, High Speed Data Transfer for Macbook Pro Laptop/Desktops Win 7/8.1/10 and Linux OS
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$25.99
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$25.99
SanDisk 64GB Class 4 SDXC Flash Memory Card, Frustration-Free Packaging- SDSDB-064G-AFFP (Label May Change)
• Amazon Business
$19.79
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$19.79
Professional Camera Tripod Mount Holder Stand for Logitech Webcam C930 C920 C615,iPhone,Cellphone,Cameras with Cell phone Holder Clip and Remote Shutter -42"/Black
• Amazon Business
$17.99
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$17.99
iXCC 3-Ft Tangle-Free Male to Male 3.5mm Auxiliary Cable with Gold Plated Connectors for Apple, Android Smartphones, Tablet and MP3 Players - Standard Packaging
• Amazon Business
$4.99
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$4.99
Materials cost
$483.72
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$7.26
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$520.98
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$91.94
Total project goal
$612.92
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$612.92
3 Donors
-$304.48
Donations toward project cost
-$262.17
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$42.31
match offer
-$304.48
Match offer toward project cost
-$258.81
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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