From constructing this product, the student learned how to use several new technologies including InDesign, Blogger, SlideShare, Photoshop, and others. While some programs like Word and PowerPoint were familiar, it took practice and tutorials to learn how to use the unfamiliar programs effectively. Going through the process helped the student better understand each program and feel comfortable using them for future projects.

1. WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNT
ABOUT TECHNOLOGIES
FROM THE PROCESS OF Question 6
CONSTRUCTING THIS
PRODUCT?

2. Preliminary
Research
Planning
Production
Evaluation

3. PRELIMINARY TASK
For my preliminary task I used the following programmes:
- InDesign
InDesign allowed me to create my magazine in a professional creative way
- Google
Google allowed me to find example magazines, what a college magazine is expected to include
and to develop my ideas about my magazine.
- Photoshop
P h oto s h o p a l l o w e d m e to e d i t my p h oto s to g e t t h e b e s t q u a l i t y l o o k f o r t h e m o n my
magazine
- Blogger
B l o g g e r a l l o w e d m e t o u p l o a d m y m a g a z i n e a n d t a s k s a n d p r e s e n t m y w o r k i n a c r e a t i v e w a y.
- Slide share
Slide share allowed me to create a link to upload my research onto my blog

4. OVERALL
At first I found it quite dif ficult when using some of the
programmes as I had not used them before. After experimenting
and exploring the programmes whilst making my magazine, as
well as help from my teacher about how to do things, I soon got
the hang of how the programmes worked. This helped a lot
throughout the rest of the development.
Although I have not made a blog before, I found blogger was an
easy website to use. It is fairly easy to upload work and is
quickly understandable.
InDesign was a new programme to me, I had never heard of it
before. After being taught about how to use the programme and
exploring it whilst making my college magazine it became
easier to use and understand where everything was. If I got
stuck I used tutorials online.
Slide share was also a new programme to use, but I quickly
understood how to use it.

5. RESEARCH
For my research I used the following programmes
- PowerPoint
Power Point allowed me to create my research and present it
- Word
Wo r d a l l o w e d m e t o c r e a t e m y r e s e a r c h a n d p r e s e n t i t
- Google
Google allowed me to find information from other magazines such as NME and get images
- Survey Monkey
Sur vey monkey allowed me to create a questionnaire and send it out to receive information.
- Blogger
I used blogger to upload all of my research to my blog
- Slideshare
I used slideshare to help upload some of my research such as PowerPoints

6. OVERALL
After my preliminary task I found most of the programmes
easier to use. I was used to using PowerPoint and Word
therefore I didn’t have any problem with using them so they
were straight forward. After my preliminary task I understood
how to use blogger and slide share better.
I used Google a lot for my research task as It was a quick and
easy way to get information. I used Alexa.com to find out
information about the target audience of specific magazines.
I chose PowerPoint to present my work on as it was easy to add
images and text in a clear way. I used simple themes on my
slide so you concentrate more on my work than on the design.

7. PLANNING
For my planning I used the following programmes;
- InDesign
InDesign allowed me to create my mock ups
- Word
Wo r d a l l o w e d m e t o p r e s e n t m y p l a n n i n g
- PowerPoint
PowerPoint allowed me to present my planning
- Google
Google allowed me to get images for my mood board
- Slide share
Slide share allowed me to upload my research such as PowerPoint's
- Blogger
Blogger allowed me to present all of my planning work
- Mobile
I used my mobile to contact my models

8. OVERALL
After my preliminary and research task I understood how to use
blogger and slide share better. I also found it much easier to
use InDesign for my planning as I had previously used it for my
preliminary task.
I took advantage of the technology we have as I used my mobile
phone to contact my models in case of any changes I needed to
know of quickly.
Once I had finished all of my planning it soon became clear
what sort of images I wanted to take for my front cover,
contents page and double page spread. This made it easier for
me when I was taking them.

9. PRODUCTION
For my production I used the following programmes;
- Nikon DSLR camera
I used a digital camera to take the photos for my magazine
- USB
I used a USB to transfer all my images of f of my camera onto the computer
- Photoshop
I used photoshop to see if I wanted to edit some of my photos or not, I didn’t edit my photos in
the end as they looked better as original
- InDesign
I used InDesign to create my final magazine
- Blogger
Blogger allowed me to upload all of my work and present it on my blog

10. OVERALL
The SLR camera that I used created good quality images for my
magazine, I went to edit them but the originals looked better so
I stuck to them. From my preliminary task and research i had
done I found that the images you use are more important as
they attract the readers. I took this into consideration when
taking my photographs. I thought that taking the photos in a
field looked good and dif ferent compared to other magazine
front covers which reflects the individuality.
The preliminary task helped me learn how to use InDesign so
when it came to creating my final magazine I understood where
everything was and how to use it.

11. EVALUATION
For my evaluation i used the following programmes:
- Pixton.com
- Prezi.com
- Xtranormal.com
- PowerPoint
All of these programmes helped me to answer each of my
evaluation questions.

12. SUMMARY
As I had not used most of these programmes before I found
them a bit dif ficult to use. After watching a few tutorials I soon
got the hang of how to use each of the programmes. Xtranormal
was easy to use but due to the voice some of the words do get
pronounced wrong. I have used Prezi before so I understood the
basics of using it. I soon fully understood how to use the
programme as it is fairly easy to use, but yet also creative. I
have never used Pixton before but it was a really creative
programme to use. You can create your own background and
choose who you want in each box. It was a very easy programme
to understand straight away.