My students need a high-quality projector, mount, low-glare magnetic whiteboard and accessories to better see and interact with the media and technology we use in our classroom!
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Ponce's classroom raised $1,392
This project is fully funded
My Students
My upper elementary students have a superpower which is called American Sign Language! Their eyes and hands hold the key to their academic success. They are all deaf and hard of hearing and their identity plays a key role in their lives.
My classroom community is made up of my students beautiful culture, heritage, life experiences, and language.
In addition, most are considered ELs (English Learners) due to interrupted education, no access to language in their home country, and a different language spoken at home. I have the privilege to work with such brilliant students. My goal is for them to dream beyond our classroom environment through books, technology, and more!
My Project
My classroom needs to be brought into the 21st century. I want to project students’ ideas onto the BIG SCREEN!
Students would be able to interact with classroom materials like never before!
Adding a projector will bring new life to our classroom; providing access to learning and hands-on experiences to more of my deaf and hard of hearing students. Interactive and engaging lessons would further support their development of language and vocabulary.
Our math curriculum contains daily projectable content, but I don't have a way to project it! I also dream of projecting our guided reading books and read aloud books onto a whiteboard so that we can all follow along, write on the text, and project student work!
Being able to project and post materials on the magnetic board will allow me to teach with my hands-free to communicate clearly; also allowing students to manipulate materials easily.
After seeing a colleague's projector and whiteboard utilized during lessons, I have seen the positive effect it can have on teaching and learning. I hope to provide my students with the same opportunity.
I know once we have the technology, there won’t be a day that goes by without it! In order to decrease interruptions in using our new technology, I am also requesting mounting equipment, an HDMI cord (as backup), a compatible adapter converter, as well as a replacement filter and bulb.
Will you help us improve our learning, technology skills and access to the curriculum by funding a projector, mount, low-glare whiteboard and accessories? Thank you for making this BIG SCREEN dream for my class!
More than half of students from low‑income households
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