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Ms. Dugan Cruz from Sherman Oaks, CA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Walking in the Shoes of an American Revolutionary!

My students need three camcorders.

  • $642 goal

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My Students

Teaching history can be dry business to a fourth or fifth grader. By being able to research and bring the stories to life while creatively working with your friends and classmates enlivens the facts and can make learning and fun happen simultaneously. These projects would be unforgettable.

My students are racially and socio-economically diverse.

The majority of cultures include Israeli, Iranian, Hispanic and White. At the beginning of each year I inevitably hear some very unique names for the very first time. The age range is usually 10 or 11 years old. My school is a public school in California.

My Project

I am requesting three camcorders to be shared among the 36 to 40 children that I teach. My plan is to break the class up into groups and guide the children to research a particular event in our American Revolution unit, cooperatively write a skit, using costumes,props and music. The children will be practicing cooperation skills, writing, fact checking, dramatic and public speaking skills as well as understanding the history they are reading about.

Time and time again when kids are directly engaged in their own learning that learning will remain with them for a lifetime.

The use of camcorders to create classroom productions will bring the curriculum being taught to life! The students will unknowingly be learning how to be successful in life through using cooperation, organization and creativity in a group setting.

Ms. Dugan Cruz Sherman Oaks Elementary Charter School Grades 3-5

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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

40 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kodak Playsport - Camcorder - High Definition - widescreen - 5.0 Mpix - supported memory: SD, SDHC - flash card - black • Best Buy $149.99 3 $449.97

Materials cost

$449.97

Vendor shipping charges

 $12.00

Sales tax

 $41.17

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$544.89

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$96.16

Total project goal

$641.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $641.05

1 Donor

-$95.00

Donations toward project cost

-$80.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.25

match offer

-$546.05

Match offer toward project cost

-$464.14

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$81.91

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 $0.00

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