Ways you can support Louisburgh Foróige's brand new Tech-Room:
From time to time we do get messages and offers of help, and this is truly amazing, any support offered secures the future of our new tech-space. Below is a wish list of items we would LOVE to add to our new Tech Space to enhance the user experience and expand option to include more young people in the same activities. You click on the item, purchase it through your own accounts and then donate the item to us here, this way you get the benefits of putting the costs through your own returns and you are safe in the knowledge you have donated an item that we really do need and will use regular.
If you do choose to purchase an item from the list below for us, all we ask is you pop us an email to louisburghforoige@yahoo.ie and let us know the great news that this item is on it's way. This will avoid more than one person purchasing the same items. Shipping does take time on some of the items listed below.
Thank you.
All donations, big or small are really appreciated and will make a difference:
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Podcasting is an exciting and very interactive way to get young people expressing themselves but more
importantly, podcasting is a great way to get people talking to each other.
A second Podcasting station RRP- €2k+; Podcasting has proven really popular within our new Tech Room, the only downside is it's become so popular we do need to expand the podcasting equipment we are currently using to add in at least one other podcasting station like the one we already have to our studio. We would really love a second RODE caster PRO set, this entire set can be purchased from the trusted supplier that supplied us with our current set HERE from gear-4-music directly.
Tascam Mixcast 4 for Podcasting RRP - €399+; is another amazing piece of kit for mixing, producing and more importantly including more people in our podcast. This item is available from Thomann who is one of the leading names in the supply of high quality recording equipment, the Tascam Mixcast 4 is available to purchase here
Zoom PodTrax P8 for Podcasting RRP - €250+; is another item we would love to add to our podcasting studio. This mixer is designed for up to 6 people at the same time and can easily incorporate 4 young people and two leaders in the same podcast, a perfect tool for learning with large groups at the same time. This mixer is
Podcasting microphones RRP €95+; (6 required) are very important to deliver high quality sound to recording, the mics we use are the RODE podmic's, these are really easy to use and are perfect for podcasting, these mics are available to purchase here
Podcasting headphones RRP €60+; 6 sets required and they are available to purchase here
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Vox pops are now very popular within our tech space, we are currently using our camera phones to record these, this works fine, but there are items out there that can do the job quicker and better. To do this we really would need a brand new creator item vlogging camera called DJi Osmo Pocket 3 recording set. This is state of the art - costs €950 for the entire set - we have found that Amazon offer the best package and price currently available and can be got HERE on Amazon.com directly.
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10 Black office chairs - the chairs we are currently using are ok, but we really do need to install some level of comfort seating for young people that at at a station for long periods of time. We have looked at these chairs and we think they are a great value chair offering a middle of the range comfort. We require 10 in total but if you wish to donate even one, then that is an amazing for us
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Meta Quest 3 VR headsets - we currently have three of these sets and they are proven really popular. To really get the full VR experience and include more young people more headsets are required. Sets cost €699 each - and are available locally from smyths stores HERE
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Computers: We will need to upgrade most of the laptops we are currently using to keep up with demand placed on them from running modern editing software. These desktop computers would be an amazing PC to have in our tech space. They are the ACER Aspire C22-1600 21.5" All-in-One PC and can be easily upgraded securing at least 10 years trouble free use in our tech room. They are available from Curry's, priced at 489 and can be found HERE
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LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime Set's €470 per set - these are an amazing fun coding set that offer more than just your usual lego fun, these sets teach coding and bring your lego building to a whole new level - These can be purchased HERE from Lego.com directly.
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