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Mrs. Del Re from Pittsburgh, PA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Power of Podcasts

Help me give my students a space in our library for them to record podcasts! They want a table with stools and a few acoustic panels to add to Studio B, a production room in the library.

  • $389 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Baldwin High School Library is nothing like the libraries of past. My students aren’t typically shushed or glowered at by a woman with a bun, wearing glasses. Rather, they are encouraged to use the library like a CoWorking space. If CoWorking spaces are a new concept for you, here is a brief description: a self-directed, collaborative, flexible, innovative, and voluntary work style based on the sharing of common resources (computers, books, wi-fi, furniture, copiers, printers, and screens) within that space. And lucky for us, we have all of those “resources” for our students. I like to think that the Baldwin High School Library offers a sense of community for its students who want to be productive in a friendly and inviting atmosphere.

My experience as the high school Library Media Specialist has shown me that this type of innovative library gives students a sense of autonomy that, in turn, empowers them.

My Project

Currently the library has Studio B, a room where students can film themselves with ease. We would like to make Studio B a multipurpose production studio where students can also record their own podcasts of digital storytelling, interviews, audio diaries, debates, and discussions.

Since podcasts offer an additional way to share ideas and discuss relevant and pertinent issues of the day, it seems only natural to offer this additional means of recording their ideas.

The table with stools and the acoustic panels will be added to Studio B in order to provide the students with the necessary equipment for more professional podcast productions.

Mrs. Del Re
Grades 9-12
    More than a third 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

    This project will reach 999 students.

    18 donors have given to this project.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Abington Lane Kitchen Table Set - Versatile, Tall, Modern Table Set for Any Room or Occasion (4 Stools) • Amazon Business $219.99 1 $219.99
Mybecca 12 Pack- Acoustic Panels Studio Foam Wedges 1" X 12" X 12", Charcoal • Amazon Business $18.99 4 $75.96

Materials cost

$295.95

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.44

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$330.39

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$58.30

Total project goal

$388.69

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $388.69

14 Donors

-$379.87

Donations toward project cost

-$330.39

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.48

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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 $0.00

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