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Ms. Helgeson from Anchorage, AK is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Video Recording Future Lessons

Help me give my students the best video remote learning possible with a new monitor and recording devices like the Ipad mount and green screen.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Helgeson's classroom raised $295

This project is fully funded

My Students

My school is a true melting pot of cultures, economic statuses, homes, and families. This school is considered high poverty; over 60% of our students are economically disadvantaged, and our school has now qualified for free lunch and breakfast for our students. We have over 10 different cultural backgrounds in our classroom with such diversity as Alaska Native, Samoan, Russian, and American Indian. While studying Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., my students answered the question "What do you think Dr. King would say about our classroom?"

One answered, "He would say that our class is his dream come true." Which is exactly right.

We are such a wonderful mix of persons.

My Project

These are resources to help me as the teacher become the best remote teacher I can be. The monitor will allow me to have a larger format and monitor the students better during Zoom. It is so helpful. I hear that people who have gone to two screens never like to go back to a single screen.

The iPad holder will help me record videos for my students to learn new information with the best videos.

I will use the green screen to make an engaging learning environment while I make videos and Zoom with my students.

Ms. Helgeson College Gate Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Anchorage, AK View local requests

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

29 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
HP VH240a 23.8-inch Full HD 1080p IPS LED Monitor with Built-in Speakers and VESA Mounting, Rotating Portrait & Landscape, Tilt, and HDMI & VGA Ports (1KL30AA) - Black • Amazon Business $109.99 1 $109.99
Mpow HC5 Bluetooth Headset V5.0, Wireless Headphones with Dual Microphone, CVC8.0 Noise Canceling, 22+Hrs Talk Time, Soft Ear Pad, Wireless Business Office Headset for Calling, Music (Wired Optional) • Amazon Business $49.99 1 $49.99
KobraTech iPad Tripod Mount - TabMount 360 - iPad Mount for Tripods with Ball Head & Bluetooth Remote Shutter • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Emart 6 x 9 ft Photography Backdrop Background, Green Chromakey Muslin Background Screen for Photo Video Studio, 4 x Backdrop Clip • Amazon Business $23.98 1 $23.98

Materials cost

$213.95

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$3.21

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.21

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$250.37

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.18

Total project goal

$294.55

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$294.55

3 Donors

-$290.21

Donations toward project cost

-$250.37

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.84

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.34

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$0.00

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