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Mr. Burgess from Bronx, NY is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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2008: A Video Odyssey

My students need a digital camcorder, a tripod stand, and a boom mic.

  • $1,035 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.

Help discover the next Steven Spielberg or Spike Lee. Have a part in training the next Bryant Gumbel or Heidi Collins. Provide the means to film the next great documentary or heart-warming romance. Be the sponsor of the next Saturday Night Live. Sound good? Provide underprivileged inner city students with the tools necessary to do this and more in a Film and Video class for 6th and 7th graders. The excited cast and crew will learn about news casting, special effects and green screening techniques, broadcast etiquette, writing for film and video, audio/video editing, and more! Students will have the opportunity to be *STARS* in their community through web casting to parents and family members, broadcasting to students in prerecorded and live formats, investigating pressing issues firsthand, and writing and creating their own independent films. Lights, camera, LEARNING! We need three things to make this happen, and you can help! Right now, we will start our studio with a camera, a tripod and a microphone. But these things can be a bit pricey, and like many inner city schools, we have been faced with the obstacle of budget reductions and cutting of extracurricular opportunities. That's where you come in! Your donations will help student to follow their dreams and learn about how to read cue cards, cut to camera 1, and build an absorbing film. Your monetary support can provide the current class of students with a very unique opportunity to build these skills EARLY, giving them a head start on going to colleges for video production, directing or writing for film, acting, and speech communications. Your kindness will ensure that future generations of students have these same opportunities. You will make it possible for this cast of students to take hold of their creative powers and guide them to success. And maybe one day, we'll make a movie about you. May we?

Mr. Burgess Archimedes Academy Math Science and Technology Grades 6-8

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Bronx, NY View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
SONY DCRSR42 HDD HARD DISK DRIVE CAMCORDER -- Sony Camcorders; Hard Disk Drive Handycam DCR-SR42, 30GB • Quill Corporation $549.99 1 $549.99
Dynex 60" Tripod • Best Buy $39.99 1 $39.99
VideoMic (Standard) • Woodwind & Brasswind $149.00 1 $149.00

Materials cost

$738.98

Vendor shipping charges

 $73.90

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$18.47

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$848.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$186.15

Total project goal

$1,034.15

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,034.15

6 Donors

-$498.65

Donations toward project cost

-$423.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$74.80

match offer

-$499.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$409.18

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$89.82

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$18.24

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 $0.00

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