Question 6: What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
- 1. 6) What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
- 2. Technologies Utilised Technology What it was used for? How it helped? Computer/ Laptop - Asus - Apple Mac I used computers throughout the whole coursework process as it was essential. The Apple Macs were used during school hours to complete a verity of tasks; all the content on my blog was completed through using a computer. At home, I used an Asus to post the work online. The Asus was fast and very reliable. All the work saved unlike with Apple Mac; you can’t open certain files from a Mac you didn’t save the file onto. This meant if someone was using the Mac I needed, I would’ve had to wait for them to fine before I could continue with my tasks. -It made completing tasks faster -Saved many files including large movie files - Easy and fast access to the internet - Quick access to requested files - Apple Mac had the updated Photoshop which made all my edited picture high quality - Keyboard allows for work easy quick typing and unity in font sizes. Smart Phone: - Amazon Fire I used my Amazon Fire Phone to take pictures for some tasks. I also did my vlogs with the phone video recorder as it was more convenient. It was also used to contact the model so was could set a date and organise the location we were to meet at and her dress code. -Speed way to keep connected with people and other software's needed - The camera and audio were good quality therefore all the vlogs were completed with excellent quality. Camera This was used to take professional pictures of the front cover model and music artist. I used it to take the casting shots and front cover images. Alongside being used for the model’s photoshoot, it was also used to captured the location shots and the video function was used to take little clips which was later on combined and formatted on Final cut Pro and other movie making sites. Although the shots were of high quality, I still went further and used editing site to add filters. - High definition images - Easy to use - SD card was removable which made it quicker to upload onto the computer. - It could connect to Wi-Fi. This function allowed me to send pictures straight to editing site on
- 3. Software's Utilised Software What it was used for? How it helped? Photoshop This site was used to edit a great portion of the images taken. - As it was the latest version, all the tools needed was on there - Had a range of quality filters PowerPoint This was used in tasks which required detailed text alongside images. It was also used to change text fonts. - Very easy to combine images and text together - Easily accessible Final Cut Pro I used this software to edit most of the videos posted on my blog. - Professional software - Easily adaptable - Provides a wide verity of tools Weebley This is the website software I used to post the coursework tasks. - There are different themes which can be modified and changed to suit preference Word Document Word was used during the analysis of different music genre magazines. - Offers a range of different font, colours and font sizes - Quick/ Automatic saving YouTube I uploaded videos onto my blog through uploading it to YouTube. - Once compressed, the video uploads quickly - Contains some editing tools Snapchat I used Snapchat to promote my survey. And also ask people questions about the magazine. -Fun, quick and easy to use - Data reaches audience within incredible speeds.
- 4. Online Websites Utilised Website What was it used for? How did it helped? Canva It was used for making presentations and the magazine layout pages. - Free account sign up - There was a range of formats YouTube Cropper I used it to crop a clip out of a music video on YouTube. - Quick and efficient Prezi I used it to make interesting and interactive slideshow presentations. - Gives you the option of adding background music to slideshow. Kizoa Movies This was used to make videos. I combined multiple clips together. - Offered many fun and good quality features for free Stupeflix This is another free and creative software which I used for videos. - I was able to crop clips and was also give the option to add things Surveynuts I used this to make surveys and questionnaires for research. - It accumulates all the date received and forms them into pie charts Bubbl.us This was used to make mind maps. - It was very trouble-free to use - Verity of colours were available Gmail I sent all the videos, pictures and tasks through Gmail. - Acted as a way of linking and saving items on multiple sources SlideShare I used this to present my presentation. - Allows you to upload a wide range of different files.