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Mr. McDougall from New York, NY is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ready, Set, Teach - Remote or In-Person Tech Needed

Help me give my students seamless, high quality instruction with this document camera and light system. Remote or in person, I want to ready to go!

  • $427 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 have 26 of the most amazing fourth-grade students who are a dynamic mixture of general education, special education, and ELL students. One thing that makes our school unique is that we are a universal poverty school, so all students are entitled to free meals. We have breakfast in the class, lunch, and many students stay after school so they can have dinner as well. We are in a very rough neighborhood, but my kiddos don't give up!

Many of our students are below grade level by more than one grade level in both reading and math.

Having remote learning due to COVID-19 didn't help matters either. In many instances, they have to take care of siblings while their parents work multiple jobs, or in some cases are at home alone while parents are at work. I try not to make excuses, but literally, life often gets in their way.

My Project

We are supposed to start the 2020-2021 school year in just about three weeks. Unfortunately, we still don't know if it will be in-person teaching or remote instruction. Heck, we still don't have a calendar for the new school year.

If we start with remote learning, I want to make sure I am ready to go from day one with a document camera and good lighting for my distance learners.

Having taught through distance learning for over 3 months in the Spring, I quickly learned that I needed more tech at home.

I know that if I had this digital document camera, I would not just use it to teach math, but the fact that it scans means I can also make digital slideshows to use in review slides and lectures. It will open up the possibilities if we have to do remote learning.

The lighting was a big issue in my small NYC apartment. There were a few hours during the day it was good light, but the rest of the time I was hard to see. Again, I want to make remote learning as seamless and impactful as I can if that is what we have to do.

Help me to make this crazy, upcoming 2020-2021 school year as meaningful and educational as it can be. I truly appreciate your support.

Mr. McDougall PS 8 Luis Belliard Grades 3-5

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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Nearly all 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
Materials Cost Quantity Total
iCODIS X7 Book & Document Scanner, 15MP High Definition Portable Document Camera, Auto-Flatten & Deskew, Capture Size A3, Multi-Language OCR, USB, SDK & Twain for Office and Education Presentation • Amazon Business $296.00 1 $296.00
LED Ring Light 10" with Tripod Stand & Phone Holder for Live Streaming & YouTube Video, Dimmable Desk Makeup Ring Light for Photography, Shooting with 3 Light Modes & 10 Brightness Level • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Syncwire 3.5mm Nylon Braided Aux Cable (3.3ft/1m,Hi-Fi Sound), Audio Auxiliary Input Adapter Male to Male AUX Cord for Headphones, Car, Home Stereos, Speaker, iPhone, iPad, iPod, Echo & More - Black • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$327.98

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$362.90

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$64.04

Total project goal

$426.94

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $426.94

4 Donors

-$217.30

Donations toward project cost

-$195.21

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.09

Matching donations from our partners

-$197.28

Match offers toward project cost

-$167.69

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.59

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$12.36

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 $0.00

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