LT731

__Inspiration__ The first problem area I chose to address is the South Dakota Teacher of the Year Program. Every year it seems like there's questions from teachers, administrators and the ESAs about the program. The visual walks people through the steps of the District, Regional and State processes. It also helps people connect the processes because mostly everything on the South Dakota Department of Education site is words. This visual might be something the department considers adding to the Teacher of the Year page.

The second problem area is the National Board Certification program in South Dakota. This visual addresses National Board's certification requirements, certificate areas, the certification process and the foundation, Five Core Propositions. It also focuses on the benefits of National Board Certification and the option of Take One, or if a candidate wants "to get his/her feet wet" before taking "the plunge" into full certification. Finally and perhaps most importantly, it tackles fees, the scholarship program and its benefits. The actual National Board site contains a lot of information and I feel this visual gives the most important points. This visual might be helpful for potential candidates, mentors, and state leadership to have at their fingertips. __Camtasia__ media type="file" key="LT731.mp4" width="534" height="477" I used Camtasia to produce a short tutorial on how to access Blackboard Learn for the first class in the e-Mentor series, e-Mentoring and Reflective Practice. Usually we give folks instructions on how to access the online classes but we've never included a video or screen shots except for the Blackboard Navigation document. However that document can't be accessed until a person is signed into Blackboard and knows to look in Info & Articles. I think the Camtasia video might help because then folks know if they're in the right place or not, and where to find things such as assignments and readings for each week. I could see us using this video during the first class to help folks sign on, find the class, go to the South Dakota Teacher to Teacher Support Network, find the Groups, etc. __Picasa__ The before picture is on the left and after is on the right. I recropped the picture in order to center the check and remove as much of the basketball hoop as possible. I also changed the color temperature to more of a blue tint.

The before picture is on top and after on the bottom. I cropped the picture, brightened up the background, and added a border and caption.