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Ms. P. from Washington, DC is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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What Do You Do When the Lights Go Out?

My project needs one overhead projector.

  • $385 goal

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I am a new teacher of French II and French III in a large, urban high school in Washington, DC, situated in a 1930's vintage building. Aside from books and some basic materials, the 9 teachers in the language department share a lot of the teaching equipment, much of it old and unreliable. Many of the teachers are forced to buy their own. I like to use the overhead projector to present my daily warm-ups, some of my lessons, and the prepared overhead color images that students describe orally or in writing. The overhead projector allows me prepare in advance and make more smooth the quick transitions between classes that we must make. On my third day of teaching, in the second class, the bulb went out on the overhead I inherited! My teaching has shifted to low-tech, white-board only visuals ever since. (Try re-prepping your warm-up on the board for an incoming class when you have 5 minutes only and you are supposed to be doing hall duty!) My overhead is so ancient that I cannot find a brand name written on it anywhere. I have searched for a replacement bulb at the school, an office supply store and online, but none resemble it. I conclude that I am dealing with an antique and that I need to replace it! I teach 5 classes of 9-12 grade students who are required to take two years of language. They are of myriad backgrounds and varying economic levels. They are good kids, and I have the energy and wisdom (I am a second career teacher) to help make a difference for them, but I need tools. I would be so appreciative, and I know my students would be too, if I could get a new overhead projector. I have an ambitious curriculum and this piece of equipment would really help! Merci beaucoup!

Ms. P. Jackson - Reed High School Grades 9-12

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
OVERHEAD PROJECTOR 3000 LUMEN -- Apollo 3000 Lumens Overhead Projector • Quill Corporation $251.99 1 $251.99

Materials cost

$251.99

Vendor shipping charges

 $25.20

Sales tax

 $14.49

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$315.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$69.15

Total project goal

$384.15

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $384.15

7 Donors

-$384.15

Donations toward project cost

-$315.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$69.15

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