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Mrs. Nowak from Saint Louis, MO is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Shake It Like a Polaroid Picture

Help me give my students a way to document classroom accomplishments in a quick, visual way that can be displayed immediately in the classroom using this Polaroid camera.

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My Project

This Polaroid camera will allow me to take pictures of student work, accomplishments, and candid photos in the classroom to post on a bulletin board in a timely manner, which will provide for immediate reinforcement. It eliminates the need to save, email, and print pictures. Every year, I do a "Caught Being Kind" board and take the students' pictures and post their pictures on the board with the date and what they were caught doing that was kind for someone else. This is all about encouraging empathetic behaviors and kind and generous actions to one another. Since I teach lower elementary, this is an important foundation of their educational career!

Mrs. Nowak Barack Obama 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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Saint Louis, MO View local requests

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

25 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Polaroid Now+ • Best Buy Education $135.53 1 $135.53
Polaroid Go Film-Double Pack • Best Buy Education $21.36 5 $106.80

Materials cost

$242.33

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$275.96

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$48.70

Total project goal

$324.66

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $324.66

3 Donors

-$324.66

Donations toward project cost

-$275.96

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.70

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 $0.00

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