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Mrs. Colvin from Tulare CA is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Virtual Reality Brings Learning to Life!

Help me give my students 20 Hamswan Virtual Reality Goggles in order to allow seniors to take virtual reality tours of college campuses and all students to bring their classroom material to life through this technology.

  • $491 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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.

My Students

As a high school teacher librarian and a junior English Teacher, I have the honor and pleasure of touching the lives of virtually all students on our campus of over 1,700. Our school is a Title I school where over 71% of the student population qualifies for free or reduced lunch. A majority of our students don't have access to cutting-edge technology that is out today.

What I admire about our students is their ability to get up, come to school every day, and persevere regardless of their disadvantages.

I never hear students complain about their lack of access to STEM-related resources. I believe our students are the best and deserve the best.

My Project

As a Title I school many of our students don't have the financial means to visit college campuses their junior and senior years to make an informed decision regarding their future. Virtual Reality Goggles will allow students to visually experience prospective campuses they are interested in applying to and attending. The Virtual Reality Goggles will also allow teachers to teach their students about the world outside the campus and beyond, to visualize mathematics, to take virtual field trips, to take trips back in history, and assist English Language Learners to visualize the material being taught in the classroom

As a high school Teacher Librarian and an English Teacher, I have seen first hand the struggles of students to visualize places they are learning about in History or English Language Arts.

For example, while teaching the novel "Night" I wanted my students to immerse themselves into the time period and the surroundings. With Virtual Reality Goggles, students could travel back in time to Auschwitz and see the conditions the prisoners were forced to endure. Science and math teachers could also check the goggles out from the library to help their students take a tour of the human brain or to visualize shapes.

By donating to our project, you will not only help to improve and increase student attention and focus, but you will also ultimately help to increase their academic achievement. Your donation will impact the lives of every student on our campus and help them become 21st Century Learners.

Mrs. Colvin
Grades 9-12

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Virtual Reality Headset, HAMSWAN Virtual Reality Goggles 3D VR Goggles VR Headset VR Glasses for TV, Movies & Video Games, Light Weight, Compatible with Smartphones Within 4.0-6.0 Inch • Amazon Business $17.50 20 $350.00

Materials cost

$350.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $32.02

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$417.27

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$73.64

Total project goal

$490.91

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $490.91

2 Donors

-$327.03

Donations toward project cost

-$278.28

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.75

match offer

-$163.52

Match offer toward project cost

-$138.99

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.53

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.36

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 $0.00

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