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Mr. McGhee from Dallas TX is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

On with the Show: Film Class in Need of Cameras

My students need equipment to match pace with the program's growth.

  • $2,280 goal

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My Students

My students are the kids you tap to speak for the school, the brainy ones who have the energy of a teen but the poise and grace much beyond their years. In fact, many of them have had the kind of life experiences that most of us only read about in social media, yet they come to school every day, they participate, they get good grades.

My IB classroom is kind of like a private school education in an inner-city public high school in Dallas.

Our school is a very old, very established institution in East Dallas that enjoys a reputation for success that belies its challenges. More than three-quarters of our population is minority; more than half of the families who attend our school live on the harder side of the socio-economic divide. Our school district has, to its credit, promised support for the International Baccalaureate program, but the reality is that there are many priorities to address in our school and across the district--a reality that many large, urban districts face. My students have talent and intellect; what they need are tools.

My Project

In only three years, we have nearly quadrupled the number of students in the program from 12 to 40 currently enrolled; next year we'll have 62 students total. Cameras will allow them to make movies.

It's called "Film," but it's a course in collaboration and planning.

While the course covers theory and history, it emphasizes film production, which means working cooperatively to meet a goal. Students can't cram a movie overnight. Film is a place where students can learn transferable workplace skills, but in order to produce, we have to have equipment. We truly depend on the kindness of strangers.

Mr. McGhee
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Canon - EOS T6i DSLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm STM Lens Video Creator Kit - Black • Best Buy Education $920.80 2 $1,841.60
U-Grip Triple 3 Shoe Mounts Video Action Stabilizing Handle Grip Rig for iPhone 7 Plus Canon Nikon Sony DSLR Camera / Camcorder • Amazon Business $19.00 2 $38.00

Materials cost

$1,879.60

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$28.19

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,937.79

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$341.96

Total project goal

$2,279.75

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$2,279.75

27 Donors

-$1,506.29

Donations toward project cost

-$1,285.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$220.69

match offer

-$767.28

Match offer toward project cost

-$652.19

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$115.09

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.18

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$0.00

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