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1. Question 6: What have you learnt about technologies from the
process of constructing this product?
2. Hardware
3. Camera For the photos I used a Canon digital camera to take
the images. I chose to use this camera as it had many features such
as flash and auto focus that I could adjust to take an appropriate
and perfect image. What have I learnt from using this piece of
hardware: I have learnt how to take better images especially the
feature of changing the aperture. I have found this feature changes
the amount of light that comes into the camera this was important,
I found, when trying to take high key light images.
4. Camera - front Adjustable screen so in awkward angles you
can change the screen position to see what the image will look like
The flash can make the setting brighter when taking the image. The
view focus window helps to take images with out needing to look at
the screen. The zoom helps to get the shot you want
5. Camera - back This knob lets you change the settings of the
camera from auto to face recognition This button lets you look back
at the images you have taken You can change settings and look at
images quickly by twisting this button You can insert a device into
the camera here so when you click to take the image the lights in
the studio simultaneously flash
6. Apple Mac To assemble my magazine I used the Apple Macs
because they were effective at using the software I needed to use.
Plus, the graphics of the screen were bright so making it easier to
see colour differences that needed changing. Also, it had many USB
ports and photo card inserts which helped me get all my images onto
the computer. A disadvantage of using the Apple Macs was when
trying to work on the same thing on a normal computer it wouldnt
load as the software wasnt installed so I could only use Apple Macs
but sometimes I couldnt use them as other people were using them.
What I have learnt: after using the Apple Mac I have learnt how to
right click and copy and paste using the keyboard due to not
knowing how to use the computer at first.
7. Apple Mac On the side there is a memory card slot On the
back there are 4 USB ports and a microphone and headphone slot. On
the side of the keyboard there is also another USB port
8. Studio lights I used studio lights when taking the photos
because it brightens the image so giving me the effect I wanted.
What I have learnt: I have learnt that to increase the brightness
of the light in need to increase the intensity of the bulb to get
the effect I wanted and if I wanted the bulb less bright then I
need to decrease the intensity and power. Also, I have learnt that
to get a high key lit image all the lights should be on and
surround the model so no shadow occurred.
9. Studio lights There are two knobs at the back. One to
control the power and the other to control the intensity. On / off
button on the back Chord to attach to the camera so lights flash
simultaneously
10. Scanner I used the scanner to scan in important documents
like Model release forms and call sheets so I could add them to my
blog. What I have learnt: I have learnt that when scanning the
document it needs to be face down and the corner needs to touch the
corner which the arrow is pointing at so the scan works.
11. USB stick I used this to save my work on top as a copy so
if I did loose it on the computer I had a second copy on my USB.
What I have learnt: I have found how to correctly eject my USB
stick properly especially on the Apple Macs. Also, I found having a
second copy of your work is vial so you dont need to start
again.
12. Memory Card I used this to take images with. I would put it
in the camera then take the images and then take it out and upload
the images onto the computer from the card so I could upload
them.
13. Software
14. Prezi I chose to use Prezi because of its wide range of
presentation tools plus I thought it would give me the potential
benefit of once embedding it into my blog that I would be able to
refer back to it so I can use what I had found in my product. What
have I learnt: after using Prezi I have learnt how to use the
software and its tools especially when adding images to your
favourites on Prezi. Adding images to your favourites makes getting
the image on the presentation easier as you dont need to insert it
again from the computer but need to just go into my content to get
the image again.
15. Prezi These are the slides that you create when making the
presentation The edit path button changes the order in which the
slides are shown when presenting the presentation. This is good
because if you add an extra slide between two other slides you can
incorporate it into the transition path Re do and undo buttons are
useful if you make a mistake and you want to un do it 1- Save
button saves your work so you can go back to it and edit it 1 The
insert button allows you to add pictures, videos and shapes. This
button is useful because you can add elements to your presentation
to make it more interesting and add extra information to the text
you write. The customize button lets you change the theme and
background of your presentation. This gives a more appealing
presentation to watch.
16. Prezi Makes the text you write into the title/ subtitle or
body format. This is good for showing audiences the difference
between the title and the information on the presentation. These
make your text bigger and smaller. This good as it makes it easier
to fit text into boxes. This button changes the colour of the text.
This is good because you can add emphasis on certain bits of text.
These buttons make the text either bold or italic which is good if
you want to draw attention to certain words. This button changes
the alignment of the text This adds a background to your text. This
makes it easier to read
17. Prezi Allows you to make further changes. This is good
because if I found extra information I could always still add it to
my findings Lastly, this button allows me to embed the presentation
into my blog. This was good because it was easy to do so time wasnt
spent trying to figure how to do it.
18. Blogger I chose to use blogger because it documents your
work from day to day. Also, the main benefit I found from using
blogger was that you could upload and embed a lot of different
format software from pictures and videos to online presentations.
Another point is its easy to go back and edit previous posts. What
I have learnt: I have mainly learnt how to change the scheduled
time so my blog posts are in order. Also, I have learnt how to
embed a presentation into blogger.
19. Blogger See blog posts, this is good because you can then
see what you have done and what you still need to do. Past blog
posts can be seen here in a chronological order. This is good
because its easier to find posts to view them. This button allows
you to create a blog post. Its position made it quick and easy for
me to find how to add a post so saving me time. The sign out button
quickly logs me out of the site when Im finished. The pencil allows
me to edit posts I have already posted. This is good because if you
want to add anything else to the post you can with this
pencil.
20. Blogger The compose button allows me to write text to post
onto my blog. This is good because if you didnt want to present
your finding you could quickly upload the text onto a blog post.
This text box allows you to write a title for your post. This is
good because when looking back for it you can find it in the list
of posts. This button changes the layout of the post from a text
format to where you can copy and paste an embedding code into the
post. These buttons allow you to change the format of the text you
write such as the: font, colour or bold. This is good because you
can then emphasis words on the post. These buttons allow you to add
pictures and videos from your computer. On the side you can
schedule the time and date you send the post
21. Blogger When uploading pictures and videos you can choose
files from your computer. This is good because if the image etc
doesnt have a URL you can still upload it direct from your
computer. You can add images that youve already uploaded using the
from the blog button. The from Picasa web albums allows you to add
images from the internet You can also upload pictures from your
phone or web cam. This is useful because you can go outside take an
image then be able to upload the image straight from your phone
without needing to put it onto the computer first. Lastly, you can
add images from the internet using the URL. This is useful because
you can add images straight from the internet without needing to
save them onto the computer and taking up memory space which could
have been used for the product.
22. Real-time board I chose to use Real-time board for my
course work because it had a simple layout so was easy to use plus
I could embed the presentation into my blog. The downside for using
Real-time board is you can only make 3 boards so I couldnt use it a
lot for my work. What I have learnt: I have learnt how to use the
tools on this software
23. Real-time board These buttons zoom in and out of the page.
This is useful because you can add small details. This hand allows
you to drag yourself around the page. This is useful because it
saves you time getting around the page. This allows you to select
things. This is good because you can then select and edit elements
on the presentation. This allows you to annotate the presentation.
This button allows you to add text to the presentation. This is
good because you can then add information to the presentation. This
allows you to add post in notes to the presentation. The redo and
undo button is good if you make a mistake and want to reverse
it.
24. Pinterest I chose to use Pinterest because it has a easy
way of uploading images onto the board and the embedding it is easy
to. The disadvantage of using Pinterest is that you can only upload
images however you can add captions to the images. What I have
learnt: I have learnt how to add a description to the images to
explain what you are trying to convey.
25. Pinterest To add an image you just click on here. This is
good because its easy and simple so making the process easier. The
friends button allows you to let people see your board. By clicking
this button you can change the layout of your images on the board.
This is good because you can then make the board look aesthetically
pleasing and you can change the order of the images. By clicking
this button you can edit the board. This good because you can then
change any initial details such as the board title and the
category.
26. Pinterest When adding a pin or picture you can either
choose from the web or your device. This is good because you can
find images of the internet and quickly add them to your board with
out needing to save them. And your device button is good if you
have a picture form your computer or phone you quickly want to
upload without needing to put it on the internet.
27. Emaze I chose to use Emaze because it was a bit different
to PowerPoint plus it has some really nice graphics. Lastly, it was
easy to use and to embed however you could only add a limited
amount of slides before the space was full so I couldnt make a
lengthy presentation. What I have learnt: I have learnt how to
embed this software into my blog
28. Emaze These are the slides you make. Its good that you can
see them on the side because if you want to go back and edit a
slide you can quickly just click it. You can add slides here and
group them. Grouping them is good because you can then quickly find
the slide your looking for in the groups you have made without
needing to go through all the slides you have made. Here you can
add shapes, text and charts. This good because you can then add
elements onto your presentation to make them look interesting. Here
you can save your work. This is good because you can then go back
to it later to finish or add to it. This button allows you to
present your presentation. This is good because you can then show
people your findings.
29. Survey monkey I chose to use this website because it was a
quick way for me to send a survey to a lot of people. Plus it was
easy to use with a variety of question formats to use. I also chose
to use this software because it was easy to access the responses
plus it would e-mail you to tell you when someone had completed the
survey. What I have learnt: I have learnt how to set up a survey
and have understood what the different question formats are
30. Survey monkey This is where you can click and add question
formats, images and text. This was good because it gave you a wide
range of elements you could add to your survey to explain what type
of responses you wanted. By clicking next it will then give you a
URL. This was useful because when e-mailing it to people I just
needed to add the URL for them to complete it instead of having to
copy and paste the survey to them. The preview and test button lets
you complete the survey. This was good because you could trail your
survey to find if the question formats you used worked.
31. Survey monkey By clicking analyze results you can then see
peoples responses to your survey. This is good because you can then
analyse the results and write about what I found out.
32. Slides I chose to use this software because I liked how the
presentation could be controlled using the different arrows. I also
chose to use it because the format was like PowerPoint's so it was
easy to use and navigate around. I didnt like how there was no set
order to the slides though. What I have learnt: I have learnt how
to present it so generically you would click right to go to the
next slide well with this software you can press up, down, left or
right to go to a different slide.
33. Slides This button allows you to preview the presentation.
This was useful because you could then watch your presentation and
find faults with it and fix it. These buttons allows you to add
text, images and shapes to the presentation. This was good because
you could then present your work making it look interesting. The
style button allows you to change the theme and colour of the
presentation. This was good because you could then make your
presentation more synthetically pleasing. The export button allows
you to embed the presentation. This was good because I could then
add it to my blog.
34. Photoshop Photoshop is a piece of software downloaded onto
the computer where you can edit and compile images. I used this to
create my product I chose to use Photoshop because it has a wide
range of tools that can be used to edit and create images and
magazines. The only disadvantage of using it was there were so many
applications I could use that I may not have used Photoshop to its
full potential. What I have learnt: I have learnt how to use a
variety of different tools on Photoshop that I didnt know how to
use before. Some of the links I visited when editing my magazine in
Photoshop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNB9Mepi1VI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8XqJ8CQFVY
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/07/15/70-beauty-retouching-photoshop-
tutorials/
35. Photoshop On the side there are tools to edit photos and
add text and shapes. This is good because it can improve my
magazine. These show you the layers on the page. This is good
because it shows you what is on the page and whats in front and
behind other layers so if you wanted to change this it would be
easily done. This button changed the setting of the settings you
were on for example typography to essentials. This setting changer
made finding tools for images or text easier to so altering them
quicker. This is where you can change the brush size and stroke.
This was useful because if you were working on small details you
could change the brush to adapt to what you wanted to do.
36. In design In design is a downloaded software that is used
to compose magazines and alter texts. I used it in the production
of my magazine I chose to use In design because it exports my
magazine in the right format plus as a spread and it has a text
feature to align it like a professional pop magazine article.
However I found it hard to use as I found it hard to navigate
around. What I have learnt: I have learnt how to text align like a
professional magazine does plus I know how to export in this
software.
37. In design These top buttons allow you to select and edit
things on the document. This is useful because you can then change
things if you want to. These buttons allow you to add text and
shapes. This is good because you can then add elements onto the
page to make it how you want. These allow you to change the view of
the page from zooming to draging around the page. This is good
because you can then go to the area of the page you want to change
and change it. This is where you can change the colour and weight
of the text. This is good because if you want to emphasis certain
aspect you can with this.
38. Windows Movie Maker Windows Movie Maker is a downloaded
piece of software that allows you to add text, sound and images or
videos into one to make a movie. I used this in the evaluation I
chose to use Windows Movie Maker in my evaluation because I found
it was easier to explain what I was talking about when the images
moved along the screen with the text. Also, I chose to use it
because it was easy to alter timings when compiling the video. What
I have learnt: I have learnt how to use this piece of software and
add text to images. Also, I know how to change timings and create
animation between slides. Some of the websites I visited to create
this:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows-vista/getting-started-with-windows-
movie-maker
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Simple-Video-in-Windows-Live-Movie-Maker
39. Windows Movie Maker Clicking this button allows you to add
videos or pictures. This was useful because once added you can then
add text and sound to explain what is happening. The animation
section makes slide transitions different. This was good because it
made the presentation look more interesting. This is where you can
add music to go with the images.
40. You Tube I chose to use YouTube because it made finding my
uploaded video easy to find as you just type your name in. Also,
when researching it was good because you typed in your question and
a step by step video would be found helping me resolve my issue
quickly. What I have learnt: I have learnt I first need to export
my Windows Movie Maker file into a compatible file before uploading
it to You Tube so it can then be uploaded and embedded.
41. You Tube Quick and easy you just click there to find the
file you want to upload. Then you press upload wait a couple of
seconds where it confirms that it has successfully uploaded. Sign
out then in the search bar search your username or video title to
find it. Click on it then theres an embed button. This was good
because it was quick and easy to get your video uploaded then
embedded.
42. Poster My Wall I chose to use this because it was easy to
use with a wide range of layouts to use. However, its difficult to
save the poster as an image onto the computer and when beginning
the poster you need to clear all the elements that were put on
there and its difficult to find the delete button. What I have
learnt: I have learnt that there are many different fonts on this
software so if I need any fonts this software is a good one to
use.
43. Poster My Wall These buttons let you add things to the
poster like text, images and clip art. This was good because you
could add what you wanted to make the poster look more interesting.
You can also save the poster so you can back to it later. This was
good because if you wanted to make more adjustments you could.
44. Poster my Wall If you click on an image or a bit of text
this editing box appears where you can change and edit the element
for it to have a shadow or a glow or to send it to the back. This
was good because it had a wide range of options to change the
element allowing you to create the poster you wanted to
create.
45. Capture / Snipping tool Capture is a application on the
computer that allows you to take a screen shot. I used this to
evidence all the images I used. I chose to use this application
because if the software I was using didnt save the image in the
correct format for what I needed I could this application to take a
picture of the image then save it as I want as it has a lot of
saving formats. What I have learnt: I have learnt that this
application is on all computers even Apple Macs and that to access
it on a Apple Mac I need to look under the application folder.
46. Capture / Snipping toolThis is where you can find save as.
This was good because the save as button could save the image in a
lot of formats that I needed to use. This allows you to annotate
the image. This was good because if you want to add notes around
the image you could without needing to type them up.
47. Slide Share I chose to use Slide Share because it was the
quickest and easiest way to get my Powerpoints uploaded so they
could be embedded into my blog. It was also good for uploading
multiple files at once.
48. Slide Share All you do is click here to select the
PowerPoint you want to upload then you add a title and save it. It
then gives you an embed code. This was good because it was quick
and instant so no time was wasted.
49. PowerPoint PowerPoint is a downloaded presentation
software. I used it for all my presentations I chose to use
PowerPoint because Im familiar with the layout so making it easy to
use. Also it has a lot of presentation elements to use which was
good to make the presentation interesting. I didnt like how it
couldnt be instantly uploaded from the computer to the blog with
out using slide share as PowerPoint was in the wrong format for the
blog. What I have learnt: I need to convert PowerPoint formats to
get them onto blogs.
50. PowerPoint The slides show you what you have created. This
was good because if you wanted to go back a couple of slides all
you do is click on the slide you want to go back to making it easy
to use. These buttons allow you to add a new slide, to delete
slides and change the layout of them. This was useful because you
could alter the presentation to fit you. These are all the shapes
you can add. It was good having them there because you could just
go to the top and click on what you want without needing to go
through all the settings. This is where text can be changed. Having
it on the top was handy because it was easy to access.
51. Word Word is a downloaded piece of software made for
documents. I used this mainly in the research and planning I chose
to use Word because when writing documents and forms it had the
best variety in altering text. What I have learnt: I have learnt I
need to convert the Word format to a different one so it will be
compatible to be put onto my blog.
52. Word This where you can change the font and text size.
Having them at the top was good because it was easy to get to so
making text changes quicker. This is where you can highlight and
change text colour. This was good if I wanted to emphasis words.
You can change the style of the text to fit if it was a title or
subtitle. This was good if you wanted to clearly show people what
the document was about.
53. Scribd I chose to use Scribd because it was a quick and
easy way to upload my Word documents and get an embed code for
it.
54. ScribdAll you do is click here to select the Word document
you want to upload then you add a title and save it. It then gives
you an embed code. This was good because it was quick and instant
so no time was wasted
55. Excel Excel is a downloaded software that is mainly used to
create spreadsheets however I used it to present my survey results
in a graph for my evaluation I chose to use Excel because I could
create a table with my survey results then quickly turn my table
into a graph or chart.
56. Excel It has text altering features. This was good to have
because I could then title my graphs so I knew what graph was for
what question. Once inserting the survey data you then press insert
to change it into a graph. This feature was useful because I could
then show my findings in statistical terms and not just
numbers.
57. Paint Paint is a downloaded programme where you can draw
images with its paintbrushes. I sued this for my planning. I chose
to use paint because I could take advantage of the bright and block
colours it offers that I wanted to use in my flat plan. What I have
learnt: I have learnt that once you begin painting on a document
you have scanned in you cant use the paint bucket to fill large
gaps as there are no lines. So to fill the gaps you need to hand
paint it all.
58. Paint The colours available. Having them on the top was
good because it was easy to find and quick to use. It had a range
of tools to use like paint brushes to shapes. The simplicity made
it easy to use as I could quickly find what I want then use it. I
could save the image as a JPEG as well which was handy as I could
upload it straight to the blog.
59. Gmail I chose to use Gmail because in the address book it
had everyones e-mail address so it was easy finding my target
audience and sending my survey to them. What I have learnt: the
easiest method of sending out the survey is just to copy and paste
the link to survey on the e-mail instead of copying and pasting the
survey onto the e-mail its self.
60. Gmail This is where you can attach pictures and documents
to the e-mail. This is useful because you can then get images from
your phone onto the computer or get the document your working on at
home to the college computer so you can finish it. See e-mails you
receive here. This is useful because when you log on you can
instantly see if you have e-mails or not and your not scrolling
through folders looking for received e-mails. You can add e-mails
to folders. This is useful because you can organise e-mails into
groups making them easier to find.