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Ms. Zorogastua from Trenton, NJ is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Innovating The Classroom With Technology

My students need a projector, document camera and projection screen.

  • $1,028 goal

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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.

My Students

I currently teach in a run down school where technology is just a mere dream for both teachers and students. My students struggle everyday to read my writing on a scratched up chalkboard everyday. I want to provide them the ability to see what I write, bring books alive, and model lessons for them.

My students have recently arrived into the country.

Most of them have had interrupted education and are struggling to catch up to their peers. Even though we are in a high school setting my students are performing at a first grade level. They work very hard everyday and I want to do everything possible to help them achieve their goals. All of my students want to graduate high school. I teach English as a Second Language. I teach them how to listen, speak, read, and write in English. The resources I currently have are very limited. Our school is very old and lacks the supplies and technology that is needed to teach in classroom today. We do the best we can with what we have.

My Project

To improve my students learning I am requesting a projector and a document reader. These resources will be so beneficial to my students. They are learning to speak, read, and write in English. Students learning a new language needs lots of visuals to help them make connections to what they know and what they will be learning. The document camera will allow students to see books that are read aloud, allow them to read along, see how assignments need to be competed, and be able to read my notes clearly. The projector will not only work with the document reader but I will also be able to project visuals from the Internet that will help build background knowledge on topics we discuss. My classroom currently does not have the technology that I need to help my students progress at the rate that I would like. If I had these resources I would be able to bring my classroom to life and engage my students more then ever.

If you help fund my project my students will be able to improve their ability to speak, read, and write in English.

My students can give presentation using technology that will help prepare them for future jobs .

Ms. Zorogastua Trenton Central High School Grades 9-12

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Trenton, NJ 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

24 students impacted 31donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Elmo MO-1 Visual Presenter • Amazon $369.99 1 $369.99
Epson VS220 SVGA 2700 lumens color brightness, 2700 lumens white brightness, HDMI, 3LCD Projector • Amazon $349.99 1 $349.99
Epson Duet 80-Inch Dual Aspect Ratio Projection Screen, Portable 4:3 and 16:9 Aspect Ratio Screen (ELPSC80) • Amazon $110.93 1 $110.93

Materials cost

$830.91

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.46

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$873.37

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$154.12

Total project goal

$1,027.49

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,027.49

19 Donors

-$995.44

Donations toward project cost

-$852.12

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$143.32

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$7.05

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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