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__Picasa cont.__ The before picture is on top and after is on the bottom. I changed the color temperature, did a soft focus on Pat and Nicole (2nd and 3rd from the left), and added a caption.

The before picture is on the top and after on the bottom. I applied Museum Matte and Vignette to the picture as well as a caption.

__MS Movie Maker__ My job at the South Dakota Department of Education is around teacher quality so I chose to showcase distinguished educators (Teacher of the Year, Milken Educator and National Board Certified Teachers) I have had the pleasure of working with during the past six years. Plus this is the only segment of my job that can be described via video because it's difficult to express other aspects such as highly qualified teachers, online mentoring program, etc. through this mode.

The movie chronicles teachers being named, recognized and celebrated as Regional and/or State Teacher of the Year, Milken Educator and/or as a National Board Certified Teacher. I would add that once we include the most recent distinguished educators in our leaders pool, we aim to include them on advisory boards, work groups, councils, invite them to participate in the online mentoring program, etc.

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__Audacity__ For the audio portion, I chose to discuss with Department of Education staff the first chapter of Charlotte Danielson's book, Enhancing Professional Practice: A Framework for Teaching. I highlighted things that stood out to me or that I can apply to my job. I could play this audio segment for a face-to-face book study session or use it if we ever do an online book study. media type="file" key="Audacity2.wav" width="300" height="50"