Past projects 112
Tough Love for a "Toughbook" Laptop
Funded May 15, 2008This is WONDERFUL! We are grateful for your vision to fund this proposal. It's the perfect technology for children who need a resilient laptop. When I tell the students, listen for the cheer from Queens, NY! What a tremendous asset for any class -- and we'll be able to take the laptop with us as we meet in different classrooms. Better yet, we'll know the laptop is able to travel safely without sustaining damage.
We are THRILLED. You have made a powerful contribution to the class and its ability to finish projects on the move.
Thank you for your enormous generosity, and for supporting Donors Choose!
Sincerely,
Neme ”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Alperstein
A Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5) Has New Spots!
Funded Dec 28, 2007What a way to start the new year! My students will be absolutely thrilled and astonished. This is just incredible and the fact that they will be using the latest operating system to develop their projects sends an important message to them. They are important! Thank you for your generosity and for making a difference in the work that we do in the classroom. You have made sure we remain a 21st century classroom. Happy New Year! You have made ours a very happy one!
Best wishes!
Neme A, Teache”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Alperstein
Parallels Software Needed For Macbooks To Also Run Windows
Funded Nov 25, 2007This is TREMENDOUS! Thank you for making it possible to run programs on both platforms through the use of Parallels. Now this is technology integration! Thank you for the wonderful gift of allowing my students to run Windows on a Mac and still have all those Apple advantages that the Macbook provides. This is just spectacular. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
Neme A
Grade 5 teache”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Alperstein
Technology Workspace - Going Vertical
Funded Nov 14, 2007Awesome! This is wonderful! We now have a place to put our technology (and keeping it in the right place usually guarantees a certain longevity). While technology is purchased, it's the furniture that is overlooked and it is key to how a class functions, especially with young children!! Thank you for the vision and understanding to support what we REALLY need in the classroom. This is how DonorsChoose makes a difference!
Neme A
A MOST appreciative 5th grade teache”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Alperstein
Acrobat Needed - Software to Jump Through Digital Document Preparation
Funded Oct 11, 2007This is FABULOUS! Adobe Acrobat is the industry's gold standard for saving large documents. It's perfect for creating original student work and forms. Our students are always developing new documents as part of their projects online, and the best way to make those universally accessible available is to work with Adobe Acrobat. It is one of the most flexible innovative pieces of software. No longer is it beyond our reach. We can't wait to learn about its many features (and many there are). The students will have the opportunity to mentor one another, thanks to the generosity of our donor. THANK YOU. What a contribution to student learning and a great way to jump start our academic year.
Sincerely,
Neme A, Teache”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Alperstein
A Premiere Final Cut: Video and Photography Editing for Budding Student Cinematographers
Funded Oct 10, 2007SPECTACULAR! My students are just learning about working with video. When I tell them, you'll probably hear a roar from our classroom across NYC. This is such a terrific gift to our students and we'll now ramp up and submit video projects this year. What a contribution to project based learning. We are THRILLED. Thank you for the vision of providing 21st century media literacy to my students, and for sending a message to our school community of just how to make education relevant harnessing media. Thank you for vision, support, and generosity, and for transforming the landscape of my classroom.
Neme A, Teacher
PS 56 Queen”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Alperstein
External Hard Drives to Back Up Student Work
Funded Jul 17, 2007This gift is just fabulous. Backing up student work with this generous gift is a major contribution to the students. The flexibility of being able to use this external drive on many computers is the advantage of the technology. We'll be able to save work in the computer lab and then bring it for further development in the classroom. What a wonderful way to support technology integration for a better learning environment.
Thank you for your generosity and for your vision as well as your trust in the teachers whose requests you honor.
Sincerely,
Neme A, Teacher
and the students of my fifth grade clas”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Alperstein
Furniture for Multimedia Education
Funded Jun 21, 2007Awesome! We are desperately in need of this wonderful resource. The cart would be our multimedia center and in a New York City classroom, mobility is the key to access for large classroom enrollments. This is fabulous and will consolidate in an appropriate place our media -- TV, DVD player, and videoconferencing unit. We'll be able to store all these materials in one place without taking up valuable space for students. Many thanks for your generosity and for recognizing an important need. My students and I thank you, DonorsChoose!
Neme ”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Alperstein
A Photo(Shop) Photo is Worth a Thousand Words
Funded Jan 23, 2007This is AMAZING! For students, graphics and photographs are such an important part of learning, and now we'll be able to use Photoshop to digitally incorporate this into their world. The fact that we will have multiple copies is PERFECT for the urban classroom that has large classes. Now student groups will be able to be engaged as a class. How fabulous is that? Students will be able to collaborate with one another and learn from each other because of the multiple copies of Photoshop that you are providing. What a profound impact that will have on learning, and skills that they will be able to use for 21st century learning. Thank you for understanding the importance of such a gift, and for your incredible generosity. This will only add to the relevance of education to children's lives. Thank you!!
Neme A
A VERY Grateful Teache”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Alperstein
Apple Laptop for Video Editing and Videoconferencing
Funded Dec 21, 2006Astonishing!! What an amazing contribution you have made to my students. Now it will really be "Camera, lights, action" followed by video editing. You no doubt can hear the cheers in your offices from Queens. What a HAPPY HOLIDAY you have given us -- and quite a way to jump start 2007. Welcome 21st century education -- and our friends in the UK will be thrilled. Thank, thank you, thank you.
Neme A
(Can't wait to tell our UK friends how they'll be joining us!!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Alperstein