1.
Mrs. Mickey’s class is needing help with basic
supplies. The project is based in a high poverty school in Oklahoma City. Mrs.
Mickey goes into detail about her philosophy and how much her students like
music. I think this was warranted but could focus more on what the supplies
would accomplish. I thought $198 was a lot for the project personally. However,
I have no personal experience with how much need schools in poverty have so it
could be reasonable. I like that the project was detailed and Mrs. Mickey put
her enthusiasm into the description. This would make me more inclined to donate
because she seemed passionate about what she is teaching, which correlates to
how well the students will learn from her. I decided to review this project
because it had 0 donors.
2. Dr. Klasek’s class is requesting chromebooks to aid in college level coursework. The class is located in Oklahoma City and is listed as high poverty. Asking donation price is $1,532. I like how she presents the unfortunate truth that not all students have internet or computer software at home. This makes the need for the chromebooks seem reasonable. She also includes that students can achieve an associate’s degree before graduating high school. I think this is an important addition and increases incentive to donate. I do not dislike any part of the listing. This page had 6 donors and over $1,000 was still needed for the project.
3. Ms. Boyd listed her project as needing language development, fluency, and reading comprehension accessories. The school is based in Oklahoma City and is listed as high poverty. I like how she mentions that many of her students speak English as a second language. This tells me that she is making an extra effort to teach students how to master English. I do not think there was much effort spent toward explaining what these accessories will do for her students and how they will be implemented. She also mentions about learning at home and I think this can be expanded upon as well as to what it would look like.
The five recommendations I have for writing a better donor choose listing is: 1. Include what students are learning in the classroom as curriculum. Some articles talk about what they need and not necessarily what standards they will meet when using the materials. 2. Add detail. Some descriptions are vague when requiring accessories to be bought. More rationale should go into this explaining how it can be more useful than using standard materials. A compare and contrast or pro and con section could be added as an example. 3. Showcase past student work. None of the articles showed what students had accomplished in past lessons or units. This might add to the incentive of donating to a good future lesson or unit. 4. Include student struggles. Listing number 2 was effective for this as Dr. Klasek explained what students were not achieving because of lack of tools. This could help motivate a reader to donate. 5. Go into detail about home use. Listing number 3 talks about how the materials can be used at home but does not give a vision of what this looks like. Doing this would establish a connection and display value of the materials.
2. Dr. Klasek’s class is requesting chromebooks to aid in college level coursework. The class is located in Oklahoma City and is listed as high poverty. Asking donation price is $1,532. I like how she presents the unfortunate truth that not all students have internet or computer software at home. This makes the need for the chromebooks seem reasonable. She also includes that students can achieve an associate’s degree before graduating high school. I think this is an important addition and increases incentive to donate. I do not dislike any part of the listing. This page had 6 donors and over $1,000 was still needed for the project.
3. Ms. Boyd listed her project as needing language development, fluency, and reading comprehension accessories. The school is based in Oklahoma City and is listed as high poverty. I like how she mentions that many of her students speak English as a second language. This tells me that she is making an extra effort to teach students how to master English. I do not think there was much effort spent toward explaining what these accessories will do for her students and how they will be implemented. She also mentions about learning at home and I think this can be expanded upon as well as to what it would look like.
The five recommendations I have for writing a better donor choose listing is: 1. Include what students are learning in the classroom as curriculum. Some articles talk about what they need and not necessarily what standards they will meet when using the materials. 2. Add detail. Some descriptions are vague when requiring accessories to be bought. More rationale should go into this explaining how it can be more useful than using standard materials. A compare and contrast or pro and con section could be added as an example. 3. Showcase past student work. None of the articles showed what students had accomplished in past lessons or units. This might add to the incentive of donating to a good future lesson or unit. 4. Include student struggles. Listing number 2 was effective for this as Dr. Klasek explained what students were not achieving because of lack of tools. This could help motivate a reader to donate. 5. Go into detail about home use. Listing number 3 talks about how the materials can be used at home but does not give a vision of what this looks like. Doing this would establish a connection and display value of the materials.