The student learned several skills related to designing magazines using various technologies: - Photoshop skills like editing images, adding effects, and changing text attributes. - Camera settings for different shooting conditions and using different backgrounds/lighting. - Using Final Cut Pro to edit videos by cutting segments and adding text/transitions. - Creating a YouTube account to post videos on their blog. - Layout and design using Microsoft Publisher for magazine pages. - Creating a blog using Blogger.com and posting coursework. - Conducting online research but finding large results difficult to parse. - Presenting work interactively using SlideShare, a new technology for the student. - Creating effective surveys using