dc intro educate my alabama
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EDUCATE MY
ALABAMA
Hackleburg:
www.educatemyalabama.comJerri Ann Reason
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CORPORATE AMERICAHPDisney
UPSDonors Choose
DONORSCHOOSE.ORG IS AN ONLINE CHARITY THAT MAKES IT EASY
FOR ANYONE TO HELP STUDENTS IN NEED.
The Mission:
DonorsChoose.org engages the public in public schools by giving people a simple,
accountable and personal way to address educational inequity.
The Vision:
We envision a nation where children in every community have the tools
and experiences needed for an excellent education.
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VENDORS
1. AKJ Books
2.Encyclopedia Britannica,
Inc
3. DC Lab Safety Supply4. Sargent Welch
5. Time for Kids
6. Weekly Reader
7. A Teacher's School Supply8.ABC School Supply
9. Abililations
10.Best Buy
11.Blick Art Materials
12. Carolina Biological
13.CDW
14. Childcraft
15. Frey Scientific16. Kaplan Early Learning
17.Lakeshore Learning
18.Nasco
19. Quill
20.Sax, Arts and Crafts21. School Specialty
22.Sportime
23. Woodwind & Brasswind
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DONORS CHOOSE: HACKLEBURG
EDUCATE MY ALABAMA
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ITEMS TO REQUEST
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SUBMISSION FORM
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SUBMISSION FORM
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SUBMISSION FORM
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INFORMATION:
JERRI ANN REASON 205-544-1569
WEBSITES:Mom~E~Centric www.momecentric.com
Education Uncensored www.educationuncensored.comEducate My Alabama www.educatemyalabama.com
EMAIL:
Personal [email protected] My Alabama [email protected]
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TWITTER
Personalhttp://twitter.com/The_Jerri_Ann
FACEBOOK:
Personal
http://www.facebook.com/Jerri.Ann.ReasonEducation Uncensored
http://www.facebook.com/EducationUncensored
Educate My Alabama
http://www.facebook.com/EducateMyAlabamaHackleburg Admin
http://www.facebook.com/Hackleburg
Hackleburg Help
http://www.facebook.com/HackleburgHelpingHands
MORE HELPFUL INFORMATION
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WISH LISTS
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INFORMATION NEEDED ON
WISH LIST
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STEPS I USE TO HELP YOU GET
EQUIPMENT
1. Email me to express interest:
[email protected] or [email protected] or
3. I will use that email address to communicate with you, even after I
establish an email address for you @educatemyalabama.com
2. I will send you this form as a link for you to fill out so we can getyou set up. That link is Donors Choose Initial Contact
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4. I try to work on a 3-day turnaround to get projects on the site in
the review process. You will receive an email from me with the
following information:
Your email address for @educatemyalabama.com
Your password for the Donors Choose website that matches that
email address.
The unique URL to your page on Donors Choose. It will besomething similar to
http://www.donorschoose.com/YourSchoolYourName
Name and Link to Your Live Project
Total Cost of Your Project.
Project Id Number.
Date Your Project Starts and Expires
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WHILE YOUR PROJECT IS |LIVE}
1. I will update you with any companies that are currently funding
projects like yours.
2. I will submit your projects to any companies, corporations or sites
that I know are helping teacher receive donations.
3. If you have time and energy to submit your projects to various known
Donors, it is always helpful. I will provide you with an updated list of
those companies helping along the way.
4. I will also update you as we near the end of your project or as yourproject receives funds.
5. I will handle all thank you notes unless you specify that you
want to do this.
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WHEN YOUR PROJECT IS FUNDED!
1. I will send you a celebratory email for you to validate that
you still need the equipment. If you do not need the equipment, I
suggest checking to see if one of your colleagues does. You will still
be responsible for the photos and any thank you notes by children
but I hate to see funded projects go back.
2. You will have 5 days to return my email about the equipment. As
long as I have a good phone number, I will call you before I let one
be returned. I know many wont be a slave to their computers all
summer like me.
3. Once we have accepted the equipment, I will write a small thank you
note that is required by Donors Choose.
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THANK YOU PACKAGES
Once Donors Choose acknowledges the intent to accept the equipment,I will send you the necessary components of the Thank You Package that
you will be responsible for completely.
I have a form email I use for this, it resembles the following:
Your Thank you letter for your project _______________________
Here is a step by step how-to for doing your Thank You package once you have a project fundedand you receive your goods.
Your Thank You Package is due on _____________________. (I am allowed to set the dates for
Thank You Package submissions. I will always use the date as late
as Donors Choose will allow. Since your situation is extremely unique,
I will definitely give you as much time as possible.
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STEP ONE OF THANK YOU
PACKAGE: PHOTOS
Step One
1. Make photos of the students and the equipment you
received. Try to get photos with the students using
the equipment enthusiastically. Make sure you havepermissions slips to publish the photo of the
students.
2. Choose your best six photos.
3. Email me those six photos at
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STEP TWO OF THE THANK YOU
PACKAGE: IMPACT LETTER
Step Two
I normally do this for the teachers, however, if you would like to do it
Yourself, just let me know.
Write a thank-you letter conveying the impact this project has had on
your students. Here is an example. This goes on your project page so do
not use students names, staff names or location. This needs to be a
minimum of 500
words. If you can get something started, I can help youmake it into 500 words (Im good at adding filler words to make articles
meet word minimums.)
I have a sample of an impact letter on Educate My Alabama that you can
see if you would like to do write one yourself.
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STEP THREE OF THANK YOU
PACKAGE: STUDENT LETTERS
**This section is not always required. I will send you the information if your donors
request these letters. They send you the mailing address on a postage paid label and
you only have to have 7 students take part in this step if it is required at all.
Step 3: Student Thank-You NotesHave your students write letters thanking the donors for the materials they have
received. You have_ donor who requires student thank-you letters and asked to be
addressed as: Name of Donor".NOTE: The list of donors may differ from the list on your project page. Not all donors receive, or
choose to receive, student thank-you letters. Donors only receive student thank-you letters if
they give $100 or more to a project or if they complete a project, regardless of the amount. In
some cases, donors meeting these criteria may opt out of receiving student thank you letters.
Please include 7 student letters per donor and do not allow students to include last names or
the room number.
Group your students' letters together for each donor. Print the pre-paid mailing label
and mail the letters to DonorsChoose.org. We should have your package in our office
by the due date above. (I will attach the mailing label to the email I send you).
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TIPS FOR A GOOD THANK YOU
PACKAGETeacher impact letter: A personalized letter with your thanks to the donor(s) and a
description of how the funded resources affected your classroom.Studentthank-you letters: Handwritten/drawn thank-you letters by your students
showing their appreciation.
Some donors do not request student letters, I will keep you posted on that
on a case by case basis.
If you are asked to provide letters from your students, please
submit at least seven
If you have more than one donor, be sure that each letter is addressed to just
one donor and that you create a separate packet of letters for each donor. Youcan separate the donor packets using paper clips, folders, etc., but then send
them all together in a single envelope with our pre-paid label.
When your students are finished, mail letters to our office and we'll forward
them on to your donor(s). Donors Choose will provide you with a prepaid
envelope for mailingthese le
tters.
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PHOTOS FOR YOUR PROFILE &
PROJECT THANK YOU
SUBMISSIONSPhotos:
Photos of you and your students using the donated materials and implementing the
project in your classroom. These photos will be posted on your project page for all the
donors to view.Dos:
Feature a clear, well-lit, cheerful group scene - either posed or taken while students are at
work.
If you are hesitant to include students, use an image of student artwork or the physical s
pace of your classroom, such as a reading corner.
Don'ts:
Do not use photos with student identification (such as nametags).
Do not use a logo or a clipart for which you do not have copyright.
Avoid close-ups of yourself or individual students.
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HELPFUL HINTS
If you use Facebook, please join the following pages for
information regarding Donors Choose Opportunity
http://www.facebook.com/DonorsChooseWeTeach
(for teachers)
http://www.facebook.com/DonorsChooseWeTeach#!/DonorsChoose
(Donors Use this site to make announcements)
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Twitter Follows:
Follow @donorschoose . We love
to post fun office updates,partnership details
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Ways You Can Join in the Fun1. Once your project is live, take 5 minutes each day to post on sites
like Facebook. An example that you would write would readsimilar to this: Trying to Plan Ahead and get my classroom
restocked for the fall, you can help with as little or as much
as possible, check out the link at
http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/proposal.html?id=573855 Im
Getting ready to Color My Classroom with Student Work
2. If you Twitter, you can do much the same with the link, like
@donorschoose helps me Color My Classroom with
Student Work, see my projects at __________ use thesame link that you see in Number 1 but allow Twitter to
automatically shorten the URL so it all fits in 140 characters.
The new URL would look something like this
http://bit.ly/jCnmp7 . I used bit.ly to shorten that one, Twitter will
automatically shorten most of them for you.
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EDUCATE MY ALABAMAScreen shots of the Educate My Alabama Website
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Navigating Educate My Alabama
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Sample Request for HelpJerri, thank you for your presentation for the Hackleburg teachers yesterday. I am one of
the two high school _____ teachers. My name is Susie Sunshine. These are the thingsthat I am hoping to get in any combination. Thats where I will need your help to get
them:
Digital teaching microscope, elmo, projector, screen, printer, wireless computer, access to
united streaming (our school paid for this service this year for us...I am thinking that they
may give us a free year because we didn't get to finish the year with it). I had also
purchased an expensive subscription to A.D.A.M. for a year, and am hoping to get that
extended for another year if you can help with that. I can get the small stuff I'm sure.
Any help you can give will be greatly appreciated. Let me know what I need to do next.
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My initial response to Susie Shunsine
And we have the ball rolling!
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Just Who Am I Anyway?
Mother, Daughter, Wife, Internet Marketer, Social Media Comedian,Educator, Lover of Life, Sports Nut and most of all Lover of the people
who helped me get where I am today: teachers
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