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Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera - body only, $1295.00, 0.00% raised
Cyber Acoustics ACM-1b Monitor/Lapel Microphone
Single Unit Why I need this:
Media literacy is the ability to access, analyze, evaluate and create media in a variety of forms. Critical analysis of media leads to greater academic success, and greater civic engagement, and fosters an understanding of others’ points of view and empathy for others. I aim to bring opportunities to my English learners to not only access, analyze, and evaluate media, but to CREATE it!
Quantity: 12 Price: $6.59
GoPro HERO8 Black Activity Camera
Single Unit Why I need this:
Media literacy is the ability to access, analyze, evaluate and create media in a variety of forms. Critical analysis of media leads to greater academic success, and greater civic engagement, and fosters an understanding of others’ points of view and empathy for others. I aim to bring opportunities to my English learners to not only access, analyze, and evaluate media, but to CREATE it!
Quantity: 1 Price: $299.99
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera - body only
Single Unit Why I need this:
Media literacy is the ability to access, analyze, evaluate and create media in a variety of forms. Critical analysis of media leads to greater academic success, and greater civic engagement, and fosters an understanding of others’ points of view and empathy for others. I aim to bring opportunities to my English learners to not only access, analyze, and evaluate media, but to CREATE it!
Quantity: 1 Price: $1295.00

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Ms. KC Cherkasky
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http://lcps.net
Onate High School
Class Information:
Students per Class: 130
Class Description:
I teach three sections of English Language Arts (ELA) and three sections of English Language Development (ELD). The technology I am requesting will be mainly used by my 54 ELD students to develop their media literacy skills. They, ultimately, will create short scripts and films.
Position:
Teacher
Needs:
camcorders, tripods, SD cards Adobe creative suite software Celtix or other scriptwriting software
My Philosophy:
I am a successful educator not merely because I teach my students how to communicate through language. Equallyas important, I instill confidence in my students and respect for others. I understand that each student is unique. The information I present is processed, analyzed, and integrated with what my students already know and have experienced. I take into account the different learningstrategies my students find most helpful to them and present lessons that expose them to a variety of techniques that focus on different ways of learning. I recognize the importance of the process of learning. Each student learns at different rates from his peers. This means that one student may master new material rapidly and another must practice it repeatedly before he internalizes it. I constantly develop short-term strategies that lead to long-term goals and I continuously devise strategies that keep my instruction vital, alive, and relevant to students’ lives. My students and I must build mutual trust and respect for each other. Awareness of cultural diversity and the need to share and respect our similarities and differences is crucial. I let my students know that their worth as a person is not being judged based on their errors. Indeed, mistakes are a natural and necessary part of any learning. Students should feel comfortable taking risks and learning from their mistakes and developing their awareness so that they have control over how and what they learn. Too much interference or negative corrections may cause the student to slow down because he is overly concerned with perfection. It may even cause the student to withdraw from the learning process and stop trying. This would defeat the purpose of encouraging students to develop, support, and communicate their ideas to others.
Personal Information:
About Me:
Shortly after graduating from the University of Michigan, I packed one suitcase and moved halfway around the world to Jakarta, Indonesia. For nearly a decade, I explored this fascinating archipelago while teaching students how to communicate through language at an independent international school. Meanwhile, I earned my Masters in Teaching from SIT Graduate School in Brattleboro, Vermont. Whileliving abroad, I not only learned to communicate in another language (Bahasa Indonesia), but I also picked up a paintbrush and embarked on another mode of self-expression. Oils and watercolors enabled me to share complex feelings hidden under the surface of my outer being. Using intense, vibrant colors and vivid shapes, I depicted mythical creatures in exotic landscapes in a style I call 'tropical-surrealism'. Eventually—inthe aftermath of the May '98 government coup—I returned to the States. I relocated to the United States' expansive Southwest and studied Multimedia and Visual Communications. Upon earning my third degree, I gained practical experience by working as a graphic designer for several years in an architectural firm in Las Cruces, New Mexico. After several years, the travel bug bit again and I moved to Mumbai, India and, subsequently, to Shanghai, China. In both settings, I shared my knowledge of language, drama, and design while learning about other people's cultures and languages.  In2010, I returned to Las Cruces where my many interests converged. When I am not teaching acting, directing, design, and English to my high school students, I read, paint, and—most recently—take yoga classes. My cat and two dogs keep me company at home, charmed by the Organ Mountains nodding in the distance.
College and Degrees:
SIT Graduate School, Masters in Teaching the Written and Spoken Language The University of Michigan, Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Drama & Political Science Collins College Associates of Arts in Visual Communications and Multimedia
Why Do I Teach?:
I teach my students how to communicate through language, follow the creative process to digitize a poster, and perform as an ensemble. Equallyas important, I instill confidence in my students and respect for others.
Percent of Students are:
     White/Caucasian : 19 %
     Hispanic: 74 %
     African American: 3 %
     Native American: 1 %
     Asian: 1 %
Free/Reduced Lunch Program Enrollment:: 45 %
ESL Enrollment:: 42 %
Average number of students in class:: 18 students
Number of students I teach:: 129 students