English learners, teachers are plugged into new language technology in county's middle schools
By CRISTINA DE LEON-MENJIVAR, Register Staff Writer
Sunday, December 11, 2005 1:07 AM PST
Alfredo Hernandez, left, celebrates a technological breakthrough with Ramiro Castaneda at Silverado Middle School. The eighth-graders discovered a way to add video to Powerpoint presentations after earlier attempts failed. Jorgen Gulliksen/Register photos
Itzel Rodriguez, 13, came to Napa County from Mexico just two months ago.
Last week, she was working on a Powerpoint presentation on English prefixes at American Canyon Middle School in Tracy Williams' Language Arts class.