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Mrs. Yates from Valparaiso, FL is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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All I Wanna Do Is Zoom-a-Zoom-Zoom-Zoom With a Doc Cam

Help me give my students an IPEVO document camera and Expo markers to make Zoom conferences more effective.

  • $166 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Our school left for Spring Break on Friday, March 13 and never returned. We were unaware that this would be the last time we were in our school building. Our teachers were allowed to retrieve items from school in a specific time window, but our school has since been completely shut down. No one can enter due to sterilizing the school.

Our students range from being home alone due to having military parents that are still considered essential, to being home with multiple family members, no income, and little food.

It's hard to focus on school in those situations. Our district has ensured that all families have internet access and devices, but we cannot change the home environments that are not ideal for the majority of our students.

My Project

Teaching middle school students math online is very difficult. My students do not learn well by watching a video. They need interaction, and the ability to ask questions. I have Zoom video conferences with my students daily, but it's hard to explain math without seeing it.

I don't have a document camera at home and the one in my classroom is so old that it cannot connect to a laptop or Mac (the only options I have at home).

Right now I'm balancing an iPad on top of 3 cans of Bush's Black Beans and opening the camera over a handheld whiteboard. Every time I have to swap screens, we have to reconnect the iPad. Due to the Bluetooth connection, the iPad lags significantly behind what we see on the Zoom screen. All of these hiccups are frustrating, and eat up valuable time.

The IPEVO document camera will allow me to seamlessly connect to my computer at home. This will allow for more efficient Zoom meetings for my students and myself. With the myriad obstacles and frustrations during this time, this document camera will allow me to teach my students virtually with greater ease.

Mrs. Yates
Grades 6-8
    More than a third 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

    This project will reach 125 students.

    26 donors have given to this project.

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
IPEVO V4K Ultra High Definition 8MP USB Document Camera — Mac OS, Windows, Chromebook Compatible for Live Demo, Web Conferencing, Distance Learning, Remote Teaching $99.00 1 $99.00
EXPO Low Odor Dry Erase Markers, Chisel Tip, Assorted, 16 Count $9.93 1 $9.93

Materials cost

$108.93

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$140.56

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.80

Total project goal

$165.36

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $165.36

25 Donors

-$132.16

Donations toward project cost

-$113.24

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.92

match offer

-$32.14

Match offer toward project cost

-$27.32

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$4.82

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.06

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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