smart-schools.com » Video Conferencing for Education http://smart-schools.com Southern California Innovations in the Application of Education Technology Thu, 03 Feb 2011 04:54:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 Award Winning Video from LACOE’s Roger Espinosa Sheds Light on Incarcerated Students, Improving Lives & The Learning of Trades http://smart-schools.com/2010/04/award-winning-video-from-lacoes-roger-espinosa-sheds-light-on-incarcerated-students-improving-lives-the-learning-of-trades/ http://smart-schools.com/2010/04/award-winning-video-from-lacoes-roger-espinosa-sheds-light-on-incarcerated-students-improving-lives-the-learning-of-trades/#comments Fri, 02 Apr 2010 02:38:04 +0000 Smarty http://smart-schools.com/?p=343  

Roger Espinosa, Teacher and Documentarian at Kilpatrick High School

Roger Espinosa and students produced this Digital Voice Award-winning video about a successful vocational education program for incarcerated students.  The contemporary video has a personal feel, shedding insight on students’ lives while demonstrating valuable lessons on electrical trade skills.

Roger is a teacher at Camp Kilpatrick in Malibu, California.  “Kilpatrick [...]]]>  

Roger Espinosa, Teacher and Documentarian at Kilpatrick High School

Roger Espinosa and students produced this Digital Voice Award-winning video about a successful vocational education program for incarcerated students.  The contemporary video has a personal feel, shedding insight on students’ lives while demonstrating valuable lessons on electrical trade skills.

Roger is a teacher at Camp Kilpatrick in Malibu, California.  “Kilpatrick High School” is part of Education Programs at Los Angeles County Office of Education, and helps incarcerated students get an education.  Roger is also a successful grant writer and recipient.

It’s teachers like Roger that contribute a great deal to the kids who most need strong insight, inspiration, encouragement and hope.

Click here to see the video.

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Here is a handy chart from this wikipedia article

Understanding Screen Resolution.

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