my sixth evaluation question

1. What have you learnt about
technologies from the process of
constructing this product

2. Software used Hardware used
PowerPoint Camera
Word Memory Stick
Publisher Computer/ Imac
Photoshop CS2/CS3
Adobe acrobat
Blogger
Slide share
Survey Monkey
Google
YouTube
Internet Explorer
Research and Planning Production Evaluation
PowerPoint, word, PowerPoint, camera, PowerPoint, internet
publisher, internet explorer, Internet Explorer, explorer, Slide Share,
survey monkey, Google, Photoshop CS2/ CS3, Blogger, Memory
slide share, Adobe acrobat, Blogger, memory stick, stick, Google,
camera, Blogger, memory Google YouTube
stick

3. Survey Monkey
Survey Monkey was a great way of getting answers for my
questionnaire as it was easier then writing everything out
and automatically compiles the results together rather then
having to type everything up.

4. Slideshare
Slide share was a great piece of
technology to use as it allowed me to
put my work on PowerPoint separating
information onto different slides and
then upload it onto slide share where it
could be reached through a link on blog
as blogs cannot have power points on
them.

5. Blogger
I had never used a blog
before but I learnt it was a
very simple and effective
tool to use.
The clear lay out of the blog a
simple functions makes it a very
easy tool to use.
I could also edit any of my posts anytime I wanted
or correct information I put in them that was a very
useful tool. It also indicates what parts are in the
draft stages.

6. This was where you create new posts on the Blogger
These were more
advanced tools for
uploading images
There were many familiar tools identical to the ones in and videos but
word could also create
links between
other websites and
insert videos
through YouTube
and other sites
A simple white
space where you
write in but also
place and move
your images and
videos to suit your
layout.
You can save the progress of your post
and preview it before it is published
the post may also save by its self so
you don't lose any information

7. Photoshop had a range of useful tools
that could be used. Some I already
knew how to use some I did not.
Photoshop Initially I did not know much about
Photoshop or its tools and learnt many
fingers about what could be done to
greatly improve the outcome of my final
product
The gradient tool gave a good effect . It
was a simple tool as you only had to
show the area where you wanted the
effect but in my final product I did not
use.
An incredibly useful thing I learn
The burn tool was extremely useful in helping my about Photoshop was that you
images look like they have a ore natural lighting could go back through your history
after I applied effects and remove certain things you had
done before with removing changes
you had made more recently.

8. Another useful tool of Photoshop I learnt about Text without drop shadow
was that by double clicking on any of the blue
area a menu could be brought up where many
effects such as drop shadows and glows could
be added.
Text with drop shadow
The menu brought up showing
what could be applied to the
object I mostly used Drop
shadows for my text

9. the use of a number effects on my
magazine images was incredibly useful
Before
and helped improve all my images .This
was probably the most important thing
I learnt in Photoshop.
After
Levels allowed me to change the darken/ lighter
my image as whole. I generally made slightly
darker as it improves quality greatly.

10. By lowering saturation I could dull the colour of an
image until it is greyscale. I used this the most of
the 3 tools and I rarely used hue or change the
brightness.
Hue/ saturation was a useful tool that
could easily be undone to test out many
different effects on an image quickly
The Hue tool could change
the colours of my image
because of this I didn’t use
much and only around + or
– 10 at most as the effects
are very noticeable very
quickly.

11. By using curves I could edit the colour to
be more green/ red/ blue or combine them
for interesting effects
The curves are easily used you can edit Blue,
red and green or combine them by pulling the
middle line.

12. Could you have completed your project without
using any technology?
It would have been impossible to have completed the project without technology as several were vital to
completing it such as Photoshop, cameras and access to the internet. As well as this I would not of had
enough time to complete the project without technologies such as the computer and Blogger.
What technologies could you have done
without?
There are some pieces of technology I could of gone without such as Survey Monkey as I could have written my
questionnaire by hand but survey monkey greatly helped cut down the time by compiling the information
together. I could of also gone without the use of Slide share by placing my work directly on my Blog however
Slide share allowed me to use PowerPoint which is useful for creating a mix of Images and text. I could have
gone without the use of Microsoft Word, publisher and Power point. Again this would have been done by
placing my work directly on my Blog. These 3 are however very useful in different ways as you can create more
interesting and detailed work on them then on a standard Blog. I could have easily gone without a memory
stick but it is always nice to have backup files.

13. Which pieces of technology couldn’t you have
gone without?
There are some pieces of technology that were vital in the Project. The main one I could not have gone without
is Blogger. The use of a Blog is incredibly useful in holding all the information of the music magazine. It allows
much more technology to be used and can include links to other websites with even more useful technology
meaning it was an invaluable tool in the Project. Photoshop is also a piece of technology I do not I think I could
have gone without using or a similar programme. Photoshop was incredibly useful in the creation of the actual
magazine product and while initially confusing and complicated after learning how to use better it greatly
improved the finish of my magazine product . In addition any images used would not have been able to benefit
to the effects available on Photoshop. The use of the internet was incredibly useful especially for my research
and planning as I was able to have access to hundreds of magazine covers, contents pages, DPS and media
packs. These were all needed in order to carefully plan and create my magazine product. The internet was also
useful into getting information on different areas such as publishing companies to help my evaluation. There are
also the several obvious technologies I could not have completed my project without such as the computer and
the camera.

14. What were the positives of using technology
There were definitely many ways in which technology improved my work. Microsoft Word, Publisher and
PowerPoint allowed me to present my research and planning in several ways which were better for certain areas
of the project. Survey Monkey was very useful in place of a written questionnaire as it compiles the results
automatically saving time. Blogger is a much better way of holding all the work I did on the project then a folder
and means I cannot lose it when I have backups on computers and a memory stick. The internet was useful in
gaining access to massive amounts of info with ease and entire magazines in The Flys case. Photoshop was a
great think to create and edit my magazine rather then being limited on other programmes.
What were the negatives of using technology
Overall there were very few negatives about using technology and these in comparison to going without
technology are small. Occasionally programmes crashed and work was lost if I had not saved it before hand. You
do not know directly were the information you are using has come from an d could be poor or false.