The student learned new skills using various software programs while creating their media product. They found Quark Express difficult to use at first but got better with practice. Photoshop was easier since they had prior experience. Prezi, SlideShare, and Slide Rocket made their work look more professional though Prezi took more time. Blogger allowed them to showcase all their work and progress in one place, and they had not used it before but found it easy to organize their work.
1. What have you learnt about the
technologies from the process of
constructing this product?
2. Quark Express
• This is the first time I have used Quark Express, I
found it difficult to use, also hard to understand
as I didn't no what any of the tools was used for,
also how to use them. However once I started to
use Quark Express for my contents page and my
double page spread I started to get the hang of it,
and knowing more about it, what the tools are
used for and how to use them, I developed these
skills and used them for my work, to make it look
as realistic as it could be.
3. Photoshop
• I have used Photoshop before in GCSE, so I
already new a bit about it therefore I found it
quite easier to use, and I was already aware
about all the different tools on the software.
• Moreover during this A Level, my AS media
coursework I have learnt about more tools that I
could use for my front cover to make it look more
professional. I have learnt allot more about the
Photoshop software as i have used it quite allot
now, and i now know what all the different tools
mean and how to use them in my work.
4. Prezi, Slide share, Slide rocket
• I used prezi to make my work look more professional, I found it
quite easy to use, however it took allot of time, but it was very
nicely laid out and makes it look more interesting.
• I used slide share to upload my work onto it, then put in onto my
blog, this is an easier way to get work on. I created work on
Microsoft word, Microsoft PowerPoint and then easily uploaded it
onto slide share.
• I also used slide rocket for my work, it is very easy to use as it is just
the same as PowerPoint but online, I liked using this as it made my
work look more interesting and professional.
5. Blogger
• Blogger was to put all my work up on to it so the
examiner can mark it. I created my work on
different things such as; prezi, slide share, slide
rocket, Microsoft and others, this way i embed
my work from them websites and put onto my
blog. This shows all the different types of
software's I have used on my blog to show what
kind of skills I have learnt throughout. This is the
first time I have ever had a blogger account as i
have never used it before, I found it interesting to
see all the different stages I was at with my work,
and it is easy to put on order.