The document discusses various technologies used to construct a coursework product, including computers, smartphones, cameras, software, and websites. Laptops and desktops were used for tasks like blogging, editing photos and videos, and saving work. Photoshop and Final Cut Pro were helpful for editing images and videos. Websites like Canva, YouTube, and Surveynuts were used for tasks like layout design, video uploading, and surveys. Overall, these technologies helped complete tasks faster, easily share and save files, and produce high quality images, videos, and presentations.
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.