Evaluation - Question 6

1. Technology What doesit
do?
How was it
used?
Problems Solutions Lesson
learned
Mac It allowed meto do
everything I have
done.
It has Photoshop for
my coursework,the
web for blogger
etc., iSHowU, etc.
Sometimes, I had to
use other
computers when
mine wasn’t
available, or simply
not is a computer.
This slowed my
production down.
I have a USB stick
which I saveda
copy ofmy
important work, i.e.
my Photoshop
work.
N/A
DSLR camera –
Canon1000D
This allowed meto
take the pictures
need for my
magazine.
I pressed a button
and it took a picture
ofmy models.
Sometimes theSD
card insidewould
fill up fast when
taking lots of
pictures, as it
already had other
images fromother
students.
I had to delete
some pictures
sometimes,but
only ones I was sure
I wouldn’t needto
look at.
To check the
camera’s memory
prior to a photo
shoot.
Photoshop This let meproduce
my front cover,
double page spread
and context page.
It has lots of
different tools to
manipulate
whatever you like
and add things to it.
It was very complex
to learn.
I spent my timeto
learn someofits
tools by asking my
teacher and going
onto the weband
YouTube.
Take my time to
learn things in order
to make a better
product.
Indesign It’s a professional
tool to make
magazines and
posters, etc.
It has lots of
different tools to
manipulate
whatever you like
and add things to it.
It was very complex
to learn.
I spent my timeto
learn someofits
tools by asking my
teacher and going
onto the weband
YouTube.
Take my time to
learn things in order
to make a better
product.
Blogger It allowed meto
publishmy work on
a regularbasis to
show my
production
I was ableto import
pictures, videos,
links, etc. andadd
text beneath.I also
was able tomake a
title.
It was frustrating
sometimes when
adding text because
you couldn’twrite
where you wanted
every time.
N/A N/A
PowerPoint I was ableto make
simple andeasy
slideshows for my
evaluation.
You could addand
remove slides, then
add texts and titles
to each slide,and
even import
pictures, etc.
It was a littlesimple
sometimes,which
meant I couldn’t
express my
creativeness.
There are themes
availableto help
with this.
How to make a
professional
slideshow.
Survey
Monkey
It let me makea
survey I could send
out to people to
gain feedback.
You an ask your
own questions and
change thetypeof
wy ofgaining your
feedback.This is all
done online.
N/A N/A How it easy it ws to
gain feedback when
needed.
Tripod Hold camera still. You screw the
camera to thehead
ofthe tripod and
extend its legs. You
can then changeits
legs’ sizeto suit
what you need.
Some times the legs
would collapse as
they weren’t
tightened properly.
I just madesure
every timethat they
were secure(the
legs).
How to hold a
camera completely
still.
Lighting I just usedthe
naturallighting
from the ceiling.
N/A N/A N/A Light bulbs can
work well for
lighting when taking
a picture.
iShowu It allowed meto
film my screenand
record my voice.
I used it to film my
podcasts, etc.
It’s resolution was
low making the
overallproductnot
so good.
N/A I now know how to
use it for my
evaluation.
iPhotoor
image capture
This is what I could
save all my photos
onto.
I saved my pictures
to this after taking
pictures on the SD
card.
The pictures would
mess up sometimes
and not save
properly.
I had to re-take. I can use this to
save my pictures.
Prezi Online presentation
software.
I made more
creative
N/A N/A How to use it.

2. Question 6: What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing
this product?
presentations,
similar to
PowerPoint,but
more interesting to
read.
Social media I could gain
feedback onmy
work by asking my
friends.
I sent out questions,
or survey monkeys,
and people sent
messages back with
their responses.
Some ofthe
responses weren’t
very good and
couldn’t takethem
on board.
I asked lots of
people, so they
were a minority.
It’s a great way to
gain feedback.
Excel/Word I used word to
create this and
scripts needed.
I could type uptext
and saveit tomy
computer.
N/A N/A It is a great way to
save text and there
are features that
are good to use.