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Mr. Cunningham from Bridgeport CT is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Student-led project

A Digital Soapbox To Inform The World Of Our Successes!

We need an iPad and accessories/cables to create a mobile video studio to use digital storytelling to tell our school, our parents and community about our successes, and those of younger students.

  • $902 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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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.

About My Students

My 8th grade students used an elective period to create a Social-Emotional Learning Group. It's an entirely voluntary group that came together to support the rest of the Middle School and the lower elementary grade students. They like to volunteer for things often and want to leave an impact on the school as they are about to graduate. They are really trying to help make the school a better place before they leave. They especially like to work with the younger students to give them support and encouragement. They are really committed to making the school a better place for every student.

This is a student-led project with my 8th Student Social-Emotional Learning Team. The students are very kind, considerate and have a genuine interest in making our school a better place for everyone.

They connect and work well with their peers but are also very kind, helpful and mindful of the needs of the students in our lower elementary grades. Their work with the lower grade students has been inspirational in many ways from logging onto computers, reading stories during free periods, and writing simple notes of encouragement during formal testing days.

They identified a need to have a digital platform to create short videos using Adobe and Soapbox to highlight, not only the Middle School academic and social-emotional learning successes, but those of the younger students in the grades below them.

The idea behind is their project links literacy, writing and storytelling with technology to highlight student achievements throughout the school.

In Their Own Words

Our Digital Soapbox will allow us to celebrate the success of students throughout the school. We want to use video software to interview students, record encouraging videos for the lower grades, and thank our parents and teachers as we graduate. We like helping younger students and their success needs to be celebrated too.

Our Digital Soapbox will be used entirely by us. Mr. C helps us, but it is up us to decide how we improve the school climate. We will try really hard to focus our last few months of 8th grade to share with everyone, the things that make our school special. As other Middle School students join, we hope that they will continue the effort after we graduate. We hope to let everyone know that our school is great and we are capable of amazing things. We often get a bad reputation for where we live, but Together We Can and Do Great Things!

This project is important because we need to celebrate each other and the great things we do. We don't have a way a to tell each other and the world of how great our school is. Our hope is to make sure that student success is shared with ourselves, our parents and the school wide family. We want to teach everyone about the power of storytelling!

Mr. Cunningham
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
New Apple iPad Mini 4 (126GB, Wi-Fi, Space Gray) • Amazon Business $349.86 1 $349.86
Logitech BRIO – Ultra HD Webcam for Video Conferencing, Recording, and Streaming • Amazon Business $159.99 1 $159.99
Aputure AL-M9 Amaran LED Mini Light on Camera Video Light, Black • Amazon Business $45.00 1 $45.00
Blue Snowball iCE Condenser Microphone, Cardioid - Black • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
Apple MK0W2AM/A Lightning To USB Camera Adapter • Amazon Business $38.00 1 $38.00
Anker 7-Port USB 3.0 Data Hub with 36W Power Adapter and BC 1.2 Charging Port for iPhone 7 / 6s Plus, iPad Air 2, Galaxy S Series, Note Series, Mac, PC, USB Flash Drives and More • Amazon Business $30.99 1 $30.99
Targus 3D Protective Case for iPad Mini 1/2/3/4, Black (THZ595GL) • Amazon Business $29.97 1 $29.97
Aduro U-Grip iPad Stand Tablet Stand Holder Mount [Easy-Grip] Adjustable Multi-Angle Universal Desk Secure Tablet iPad Mini Stand Mount for all Tablets (White) • Amazon Business $12.97 1 $12.97
USB Type C Cable, Anker PowerLine USB C to USB 3.0 Cable (3ft) with 56k Ohm Pull-up Resistor for Samsung Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy S8, S8+, MacBook, Nintendo Switch, Sony XZ, LG V20 G5 G6, HTC 10 and More • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
CAMVATE 5/8-Inch Male to 1/4-Inch Female Mic Screw Adapter For Mic Microphone Stand • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
AmazonBasics USB 3.0 Extension Cable - A-Male to A-Female - 3.3 Feet (1 Meter) • Amazon Business $5.49 1 $5.49

Materials cost

$725.24

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.88

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$766.12

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$135.20

Total project goal

$901.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$901.32

1 Donor

-$401.88

Donations toward project cost

-$401.88

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$428.52

Match offer toward project cost

-$364.24

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$64.28

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$70.92

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$0.00

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