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Teaching with Technology in First Grade

My students need a document camera to use technology and enhance learning in the classroom.

$300 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

First graders have often experienced so little of the world and are so anxious to learn all about it! Technology helps children learn its importance in our modern world as well as betters learning in all other areas. The possibilities with technology in our first grade classroom would be endless!

My first grade students are very interested in everything going on around them.

They are always asking why, what, or how questions. They are very involved in trying to find out about the world they live in! Technology is a great way to help them explore! For many of the students at our lower income school, the use they get with computers, projectors, cameras, etc. while at school is the only interaction with technology they get. Other districts in our area have the funds to provide this technology for their classrooms. Sadly with our school being a charter school, it is not funded the same as district schools. The more resources we have available for the students, the better their learning experiences will be!

My Project

My first graders watch and wait daily as I write and draw examples on the board of the exact work they have in front of them just so we can go over it together as a group. Now while they are interested in learning, they are also 6 and so their attention spans are not always very long. With the use of a document camera, I would be able to project the image of the student work on the board and work directly from there. Students would see me modeling their work on the exact same paper that they were using. My students would be able to have so many more visual learning experiences with all of the things we could project! We could discuss handwriting samples, how to write a sentence, show artwork, learn to read maps, display pages from informational books, do some shared reading with class books. The list is endless! The use of a document camera would open up so many possibilities for my class!

Through the use of a document camera my students will be able to see the importance of technology in our ever-changing society, as well as use it to enhance learning in all academic areas.

Please help us have these important learning experiences!

Mrs. Thies

Grades PreK-2

La Paloma Academy - Lakeside

Tucson, AZ

Arizona

More than half of students from low‑income households

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This project will reach 27 students.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

AVerMedia AVerVision U10 - document camera • Best Buy $190.99 1 $190.99

Materials cost			$190.99
Vendor shipping charges			$12.00
Sales tax			$13.66
3rd party payment processing fee			$2.86
Fulfillment labor & materials			$35.00
Total project cost			$254.51
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$44.91
Total project goal			$299.42
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$299.42
2 Donors			-$249.42
Donations toward project cost			-$212.01
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$37.41
match offer			-$50.00
Match offer toward project cost			-$42.50
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$7.50
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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This teacher needs your help!

Teaching with Technology in First Grade

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Give this project a boost!

My Students

My Project

Equity Focus

Boost your odds

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes

How we calculate what's needed

Give the most requested basic supplies

Give back to your community

Project Activity

Project Activity

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.