Spotlight on Marco Torres - San Fernado, California

I recently listened to a podcast featuring Marco Torres a San Fernando High School teacher who created the San Frendando Education Technology Team (http://www.sfett.com). This site contains an amazing collection of student videos produced with iMovie.

The Marco Torres podcast was hosted by the George Lucas Education Foundation's internet radio show: http://www.edutopia.org/php/radio.php scroll down to the July 22, 2004 show "Student run film festivals"

Mr. Torres is the type of teacher who sees the value of digital story telling. The website includes everything from documentaries on sweatshops to inspirational stories of heartache and surivial. The Episode III movie titled " Frank Martinez" is a moving example of how students in todays high school classrooms can harness the power of technology to tell stories that are the relevant and esseintial fabric of every community. When asked how he recruited teachers on the staff to join the " revoltuion" he offered a realistic observation..."Some will, Some won't, So what" Bravo Mr. Torres and the SFETT Team!!!