Limping across the Finish Line

In an earlier post, I indicated that this blog has been a spin-off of a distance education course called Digital Media Skills and Innovation for the Global Economy (CEID 100 - Ryerson University, Toronto). Officially, the course ends today (August 1), meaning that all summer I've been "in school." With summer temperatures, kids out of school, and triathlon training in full swing, maintaining focus has been a challenge.

Following the final exam last week, the final project--undertaken in pairs--has been our (mine and Shawn's) priority this week. Once again, I downloaded new software and learned how to use new programs--at the eleventh hour. This week's new resources included Audacity and Windows Sound Recorder for recording a narrative, and Windows Media Player.

Audacity

Windows Media Player

Through daily communication via Google hangouts, email, and dropbox, Shawn and I have prepared the following instructional video on the subject of online privacy, with a focus on social media. The projected audience is high school students.

With that, "school's out," and my blog posts on all things digital are likely to become fewer, with more time in between. For all those who have been lurking in on my digital learning, thank you for your interest. Perhaps my learning has been of benefit to more than just me.

"No more keyboard, no more books, no more teacher's weekly...hooks?" (This rhyme needs a digital adaptation--I don't think this lame attempt will go viral...)