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Ms. Elam from Nashville, TN is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

My students need a classroom camera, a memory card, and a camera case to use for various projects in the classroom.

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My Students

Learning to use a camera is an exciting part of childhood. I remember taking pictures and anxiously awaiting the return of the film. With the dawn of the digital age, the wait time has changed dramatically. But the feeling a child gets when they see the images of their life on paper stays the same.

My students are a vivacious, curious, and excited group of 3-5 year olds.

We are a blended classroom, meaning that we are a very diverse group of learners with a broad array of abilities and learning needs. Each day is a new, exciting day with new goals, new opportunities, and new challenges. Our school is located in a very economically depressed area of our city. This often means that students come to school with fewer opportunities to experience the enriching events of childhood that so many remember fondly, like playing with a camera for the first time. This also means that our school has fewer resources to place in the classroom due to tight funding and the absence of a PTO. Our families are involved and excited. For many, this is their first experience with the school system since they themselves were students. We work hard each day to make sure they know they are welcome, involve them in our classroom, and encourage hard work at home. Good school habits are built early.

My Project

This camera would mean so much to my classroom. It would allow us to do so many things that we are not currently able to do: 1) Document - our growth, learning, and the fun we're having! 2) Explore - find new things in our environment and share them with our class practice using rich vocabulary words. 3) Structure - create picture schedules, visual prompts, shelf labels, cubby identifiers and other supports for our diverse learners. 4) Organize - whether young or old, everyone works best in a predictable, easily maneuvered environment. 5) Show off our hard work to our parents!

Having this camera will allow my children to look at their lives, their learning, and their worlds through a different lens.

By taking the pictures themselves, they are taking ownership of their world.

Ms. Elam KIPP Kirkpatrick Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nashville, TN 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
Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS Digital ELPH - digital camera • Best Buy $179.99 1 $179.99
SanDisk Standard flash memory card - 2 GB - SD • Best Buy $9.99 1 $9.99
Canon PowerShot Camera Case for Select Canon Cameras - Gray • Best Buy $14.99 1 $14.99

Materials cost

$204.97

Vendor shipping charges

 $12.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.07

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$255.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$45.01

Total project goal

$300.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $300.05

5 Donors

-$300.05

Donations toward project cost

-$255.04

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.01

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 $0.00

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