I've been struggling with the sound quality of movies and other media on my laptop for the past couple of years. For the past year, I've been using four or five sets of desktop computer speakers that I've picked up at yard sales and the Swap Shop at my dump, all linked together via a Belkin Rockstar.

This should be a step in the right direction.

One set of stereo speakers via Craig's List - $60.00

From the bargain rack at Target:

• A deck of International Landmarks Flashcards
• A deck of U.S. Presidents Flashcards
• A short biography of U.S. Presidents
• A bottle of glitter glue

Total - $4.00


Subtotal (year so far) - $28.49

I spent the week at an NEA Workshop studying Duke Ellington. On the final day of the workshop, we visited Harlem. I bought these books at The Schomburg Center to help me put together a unit on the Harlem Renaissance.

Sophisticated Ladies: The Great Women of Jazz [Hardcover]

 by Leslie Gourse and Martin French

• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: Dutton Juvenile (January 18, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0525471987

$19.99 - 50% off = $10

Uptown (An Owlet Book) [Paperback]

by Bryan Collier

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) (January 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 080507399X

$7.99

Harlem Stomp!: A Cultural History Of The Harlem Renaissance [Paperback]

by Laban Carrick Hill

• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition (January 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 031603424X

$12.99 - 50% off = $6.50