Contemporary video teacher, Laura Stringer has been attempting to make her video class more advanced in order to help her students create and produce the best quality films.
Doing this has been proven to be a challenge, as throughout the three years of her teaching this class she has moved rooms twice and has been denied film equipment until this year. Prior to this semester, all film students have been forced to record on their cell phones and edit on outdated computers.
Last year, Mrs. Stringer received a grant which allowed her to purchase enough equipment for each student in her class including video cameras, a green screen, tripods and other softwares.
While her future classroom has been under construction, Miss Stringer has been funding for a big screen on various donation websites. So far she has made close to $1,000 in donations from both students parents and anonymous supporters.
The website that Miss Stringer is currently funding was Donors Choose, recommended to her by English teacher Miss Garcia.
Laura Stringer believes that this website will benefit her class more quickly and efficiently then if she were to use a website like GoFundMe.com, “a host of a late night shows once paid for all the donations on this website a few years ago so i’m hoping maybe someone from the district will see this or someone with a little more extra money to spare then the average parent will seizes and be able to fund our screen.”
Until the class is able to permanently move into their new room number and receive their big screen, they have been working on documents and critics and practicing their film critiquing skills.
Miss Stringer expects the screen to be fully paid for and delivered in time for the next school year.
Poster, thanking those who donated.