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Ms. Dives from Springfield Gardens, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Extra! Extra! School Journalism Class in Trouble

My students need two digital cameras to take photographs for a journalism class / emerging school newspaper.

  • $472 goal

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My Students

What's a newspaper without pictures? We have started publishing a school newspaper, but the only pictures in it come from the teacher's cellphone! Really, we'd like pictures of the football game, prom, even PTA meetings, if only we had a way of getting them!

We are a small school in a humongous district where resources are low.

My students range between 9th and 12th grade, and most are taking journalism for the first time. I primarily have African American, Caribbean American, and Latin/Spanish American students. My students have an incredible joy of life. They aspire to a number of professions -- doctors, lawyers, politicians, and yes, even a journalist or two. A large portion of students in my school qualify for free or reduced lunch.

My Project

I am asking for two digital cameras. With these cameras, my students will be able to document the happenings on their campus, not only for themselves but for the entire student body, as well as parents and the community. Having the cameras will allow the school newspaper to be more realistic. Students will be able to take photographs of school happenings and choose which ones to print. They will learn the value of a photograph to tell a story. They will learn how to take a variety of different pictures (action shot, portrait, etc.). They will learn how images and text are used together in the media to create an overall impression upon the reader.

Donations to this request will help supply my students with the much needed cameras and allow two students to take pictures at the same time.

Broadly speaking, the journalism students should learn to be more critical consumers of media as they gain greater understanding of the inner workings of media.

Ms. Dives Excelsior Preparatory High School Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Ms. Dives

Springfield Gardens, NY View local requests

More than half 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
Camera, Digital, 10Mp, 3Xopt • Sargent-Welch $179.99 2 $359.98

Materials cost

$359.98

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.40

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$400.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$70.66

Total project goal

$471.04

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $471.04

5 Donors

-$97.11

Donations toward project cost

-$83.29

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.82

match offer

-$373.05

Match offer toward project cost

-$317.09

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$55.96

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.88

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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