Past projects 14
One Computer for ALL My Students!
Funded Dec 2, 2020I am so thankful for having had the opportunity to receive a computer for this school year. Although, it can never replace in classroom instruction it has made it possible to continue with my lessons. I have been able to create video lessons that my students can access at any time and when I am in video classroom conferences, I have been able to multitask since the computer provides such a large screen. I believe this computer will provide me numerous years of assistance and I am very thankful to each and everyone who made it possible.
I cannot say if my students have warmed up to the new computer because I am the one using it to deliver the online lessons, but I think it has made the transition to online classes a bit easier. I have been able to develop video lessons and provide rich educational content in order to stay on track with our curriculum.
Once again thank you to everyone.”
With gratitude,
Mr. Zumba
This classroom project was brought to life by FamilyAlbum and 6 other donors.A Computer Opens a World of Possibilities!
Funded Dec 2, 2020As the rest of the school year continues to improve, I am still teaching virtually to over 80 % of my students. The new computer has made it possible for me to continue providing instructions as well as rich online content to all my students. Although, at times it has been a challenge to make my science content accessible to all my students in real time, having this computer allowed me to create video lesson that my students can access at any time of the day. Unfortunately, Covid will continue to disrupt education but it is nice to know that I have the tools necessary to continue with the school year.”
With gratitude,
Mr. Zumba
This classroom project was brought to life by FamilyAlbum and 6 other donors.Help My Students Be Part of The Distance Learning Experience!
Funded Dec 2, 2020I want to start by once again thanking all donors who made it possible for my students to acquire much needed technology. We are thankful to see how many individuals gave to our project in such an unsettling time. Many families were and possibly continue to experience difficult times socially and economically. Yet, they still made donations to our project and we are forever thankful.
We have slowly gone back to a little of normalcy in the classroom. My school site currently is holding virtual and hybrid programs. This means that some students are physically coming to class and are able to benefit from the use of our technology project. I have notice the excitement of being able to have access to up-to-date technology, especially now that everything is conducted in a virtual environment. I have heard the students say a few times how much faster and easier it is for them to navigate platforms such as google docs, sheets and other educational sites to complete their daily work. Many other students are pleasantly surprised to find out that complete strangers took interest in their learning and donated much needed equipment. On behalf of my classroom we thank you!”
With gratitude,
Mr. Zumba
This classroom project was brought to life by FamilyAlbum and one other donor.Materials for Physical Science Class 2015!
Funded Dec 7, 2015Its amazing how the donations of individuals such as yourself go along way in the classroom. This year we had the opportunity to dive into deeper understanding of the concepts of density. Because of the lack of science tools in the past, we often just read and use diagrams to calculate the density of objects. This time my students got to experience what is like to make predictions and see first hand if they were right or wrong. It was priceless to see them be able to mathematically predict the density of irregular shape objects with such accuracy. Even when their predictions were wrong I saw my students for the first time trying to figure out where they went wrong. The long practices of collaborative work was put to use and I could see them asking questions amongst each other. Thank you again for your generosity and for investing in education.
We would also like to thank every single donor who provided funding to past project that could could not be fulfilled. All those donations were applied to this project and because of your generous donations we were able to obtain our graduated cylinders this semester.
Finally, we would like to thank donorschoose for making it possible to receive assistance from generous individuals and organizations. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.”
With gratitude,
Mr. Zumba
In 1 Year 181 students Can Benefit from a Computer!
Funded Sep 15, 2014My students could not believe when I told them that because of the great generosity of GoogleLA and cat lover (a colleague at our school) we would have better access to our science content this year. I showed the class the new laptop and many of them were surprised that our project was fully funded. One of my students said "you deserve it Mr." to which I replied " no, it is not that I deserve it. Our project was funded because of individuals who have made a conscience effort to help others and I want all of you to do the same as you become productive individual in society."
The laptop could not have come at a better time. We are covering the unit of Motion / Forces and one of the uses for our new classroom laptop has been to see simulations of forces online. The University of Colorado is a great source for simulations (https://phet.colorado.edu) and my students are more engaged in the concepts because of the immediate feedback a simulation can offer.
In the upcoming weeks my students will be applying their learning through the creation of a rocket car. I cannot wait to send you pictures of the project and share with you our excitement.”
With gratitude,
Mr. Zumba