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Mrs. Mickens from Gulfport, MS is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Share Our Learning!

Help me give my students a document camera to my sixth-grade classroom would serve as a valuable tool for various activities and enhance student engagement.

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My Project

The use of a document camera in the classroom paves the way for exciting new possibilities for modeling lessons and getting students actively involved in the learning process. I am able to successfully show ideas, give outstanding examples of student work, and enable engaging conversations by projecting my work onto a huge whiteboard area that is accessible to all of the students. This technology will not only improve students' learning, but it will also provide them the ability to reach and even surpass the standards that have been established for them throughout their educational path. gives me the opportunity to exhibit exceptional writing, offer visual assistance, and illustrate the process of generating a variety of forms of work. The document camera guarantees that every student has a front-row seat to witness and learn, whether the activity being conducted is the sharing of excellent essays, the analysis of works of art, or the dissection of scientific diagrams.

Mrs. Mickens Crossroads Elementary School Grades 6-8

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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Gulfport, MS 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
IPEVO VZ-X Wireless 8MP Document Camera, 3 Modes of Connectivity — Wi-Fi, HDMI, and USB, Compatible with Web Conferencing Software in USB Mode, Works Wirelessly with iOS, tvOS, and Android • Amazon Business $329.00 1 $329.00

Materials cost

$329.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $23.03

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.94

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$386.97

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$68.29

Total project goal

$455.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $455.26

8 Donors

-$227.48

Donations toward project cost

-$193.61

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.87

match offer

-$227.48

Match offer toward project cost

-$193.36

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.12

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.30

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 $0.00

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