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Ms. Knauf from Bronx, NY is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Video Camera To Let Students Become Their Own Teacher!

My students need a camcorder to create videos of their activities and create their own instructional videos.

  • $776 goal

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We are a very special bunch who loves technology. We have the most significant challenges of our Special Education school in a high-need area. My students are 5 to 10 years old with a wide range of challenges including quadriplegia, profoundly limited vision, severe mental retardation and many of them are non-verbal as well. They are also some of the sweetest and funniest children.

My students learn in their own way and in their own time. We don't use chalkboards and text books are only for helping to balance the wobbly tables. My students came alive last year with the use of an interactive touch screen and have really mastered this technology.

I want to continue the progress we made by introducing a video camera to the class. My more able students will record class activities (cooking, puzzles and baseball) and then we will use these videos as instructional videos so they can practice and perfect skills. By using video the students will be introduced to more technology, learn from themselves, and see the progress they have made over time.

Your help will make a visible difference in the education of these very special students. It is a challenge to interest and engage these students, please help me meet this challenge!

Ms. Knauf PS 168 @ PS 194 Grades PreK-2

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Bronx, NY View local requests

More than half 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

12 students impacted 10donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
SONY DCRSR42 HDD HARD DISK DRIVE CAMCORDER -- Sony Camcorders; Hard Disk Drive Handycam DCR-SR42, 30GB • Quill Corporation $549.99 1 $549.99

Materials cost

$549.99

Vendor shipping charges

 $55.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$636.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$139.61

Total project goal

$775.61

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $775.61

9 Donors

-$748.24

Donations toward project cost

-$636.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$112.24

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$27.37

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