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SayNoToCuts.Com Addresses California Budget Cuts Directly to the Governor

Smarty — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:08:31 +0000

Hot for Teachers w/ Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green from Megan Fox

www.saynotocuts.com

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Award Winning Video from LACOE’s Roger Espinosa Sheds Light on Incarcerated Students, Improving Lives & The Learning of Trades

Smarty — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 02:38:04 +0000

: 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.

What is XGA, SXGA, WXGA etc?

Smarty — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:31:33 +0000

Understanding screen resolutions can be confusing at first. When you are selecting a new laptop/netbook, and document camera or a new projector/monitor, pay attention to the native screen resolution of your unit. The most inexpensive models may be a smaller native resolution like SVGA, which as time passes, will be utilized less and less. On the other hand, it does depend on what environment you are in and what type of content you are displaying.

Here is a handy chart from this wikipedia article

Take Advantage of Inexpensive Tech Training with ITO Workshops at LACOE

Smarty — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:26:27 +0000

Los Angeles County Office of Education offers some very cost effective workshops to help teachers and administrators ride the technology wave. With everything from specific software and hardware products like Inspiration or iTell to Technology Integration Academy, there is a wealth of resources. This can be a great way to keep aligned with the bigger picture and keep your skills advancing. The consultants at LACOE are fun and it’s refreshing to get out and meet some progressive like-minded teachers and administrators.

http://ito.lacoe.edu/workshops/workshops_display.pl

There are also Web 2.0 classes as well as performing arts applications. There is a lot of depth in the ITO Workshop offerings and I hear they are pretty fun.

Cost effective world class tech training here in Los Angeles area

Instruction Technology Outreach – CTAP – LACOE Los Angeles

Professional L.A. Media company can help Promote your School

Smarty — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:57:56 +0000

I found a unique video production firm in Los Angeles that caters to education clients with an excellent mix of heart & professionalism at a very reasonable cost.

LA’s Ballantine Media Arts has years of experience capturing school productions, events and editing promotional vignettes. Founder Steve Ballantine offers an education-focused, professional media capture experience for school administrators.

“The overall purpose of Ballantine Media Arts is to contribute to the greater good.” says owner Steve Ballantine.

While that doesn’t mean that Steve’s company is free, they are inexpensive because they focus on the education market, have low overhead and love what they do. Especially considering the professional quality sound, multiple cameras, editing and production elements that the company brings to educators, including having finished DVDs available for the school to sell or promote as they see fit.

INTERNET
In this changing environment for Charter Schools, Magnet Schools and School Choice reforms, it may pay to have a professional video presence on the internet; including YouTube or other easy-to-find sites showing the unique character of your school or department. A little bit of search engine presence can help potential student families find the uniqueness you offer, not to mention motivated investors or foundations.

ARTS PROGRAMS
It is difficult to capture live productions, especially when those moments of magic happen. For arts schools, it seems critical to promote the combined talents of the students, faculty in a media-savvy way. Having a dedicated professional on the job can help.

Ballantine Media Arts is available at
http://www.bmediaarts.com/