Last Day!!!

Today was a bit of a patchwork, what with it being a shortened session and Elizabeth being gone. But, she was here in spirit, partly because she made brownies for the class and dropped them off early. So, yay! Nummy brownies!!! And they were, in fact, particularly nummy.

Several of the students were finished with everything expected, including their BTWs and Showcase projects, so we rewarded them with a movie day, showing a film that AJ picked out called "Talk to Me." It's a docudrama about a DJ in the 1970s. The students liked it, but what's not to like about a movie and brownies?

The students who still had things to do were able to work in another room, and there was plenty to get done. Some had road tests or permit tests to take, BTWs to finish, or Showcase projects to work on. A lot got done--the perfect way to end an ITA session.

Thanks to everyone for a great semester!

Digital Audio - day 2 to final!

Elizabeth's last day of digital audio for the semester . . . tear :(

Students entered the room in spurts - Jose asked about Elizabeth's birthday and everyone wished her a happy birthday, which included a big birthday hug from Anny!! Thanks Anny - you're awesome!

To celebrate/start the day off, Elizabeth showed the class a funny youtube video about getting your wisdom teeth out - this girl, obviously strongly affected by the drugs, starts talking about riding a magical unicorn and eating papyas! It was pretty awesome and the class had a good laugh, and immediately suggested another video in the same vein - Dave after the dentist. We watched this one too (this one of a cute little 7-8 year old boy) as he tried to process through what was happening to him!

After these fun interludes, Paul launched the class into work time, explaining the results of the BTW grading and responsibilities on the showcase. The class worked diligently (basically :) we know how to enjoy one another's company) Jaylah and Carrie went to a separate conference room to record a few more lines, Alli, Ninah, and Taylor McDonald finished everything up quickly and were able to spend time relaxing, and Anny, Tenzin, Jose, and Diana's group soon finished things up and worked on their showcase projects. (and made funny feedback noises accidentally with their skype accounts . . . ;) We were without Taylor Hill today sadly, so Keke diligently worked by herself to finish their project, editing away!

At 1:50, it was time for the final show - the road test!!