Evaluation question six for Blogger.

1. Technology What doesit
do?
How was it
used?
Problems Solutions Lesson
learned
Mac The Mac has
all of the apps
neededto
make my
magazine.It
keptmy
progress
savedandI
useditfor
manyresearch
and planning
posts,such as
videoswhich
couldn’tbe
done at home.
Thisis where I
made my
magazine and
keptmy
bloggerupto
date.All of my
magazine
progresswas
made on here,
as it hasall of
the
applications
necessaryin
orderto
create this
project.
WhenI
startedthis
project,I
hadn’tuseda
Mac before,
so manyof
the apps and
usesseemed
more complex
than they
actuallywere.
I continuedto
use the Mac,
as frequently
as I could,and
all of the skillsI
know now
were self-
taught.
I now know
how to use a
Mac properly
and whatis
accessible for
future
creative
projects.
DSLR camera
– Canon
1000D
Thiscan take
eitherhigh
qualityphotos
or videos.It
has a flash
optiontotake
photosinthe
dark, and
several
different
modestotake
differenttypes
of photos,like
closeupsand
landscapes.
I usedthisto
take every
photoin my
magazine,
alongwiththe
testshotsand
shottypes
researchpost.
I hadn’tused
a DSLR
camera
before,soI
oftenneeded
helpinsetting
it forcertain
photosand I
had a lotof
difficultywith
manual and
auto focus.
I tooka lotof
testshots
before taking
my official
magazine
photos,soI
was able toget
usedto using
the camera.
I know how to
take several
typesof
photosusing
the different
options,and
how to
manually
focusthe
camera fora
photo.
Photoshop Thisis a
programme
whichallows
youto edit,
add textto
and create
collagesof
photosand
pictures.
I usedthisto
put my
magazine
pages
together,
including
testingout
fontsand
different
photoeffects.
I alsousedthis
to make
guideswhich
made my
magazine look
more
professional.
Photoshop
I was very
new to
Photoshop
whenI first
beganto
make my
magazine,soI
struggledto
finda lotof
the tools
neededand
tooklonger
than I should
have editing
pictures
because of
this.
There wasn’t
much I could
do otherthan
keepusing
Photoshop.
Overtime,I
got betterat it
and quicker.I
practiseda lot
and spent
mostof my
time making
the magazine
by teaching
myself
different
techniques.
I can edit
photosquite
well without
much
struggle,andI
can also
achieve
professional
finishes
thanksto the
experiments
on different
pictures.

2. was alsoused
to editmy
photoswith
toolssuchas
spothealing,
airbrushing
and smudge,
whichhelp
made my
magazine look
better.
Indesign InDesignisa
similar
programme to
Photoshop,
exceptitis
usedmore for
writing
columns,as
it’smore
technical.
I didnot use
this
programme
for my
magazine.
The reasonI
didnot use
this
programme
for my
magazine was
because I
foundit
difficulttouse
duringthe
trial.I didn’t
know how to
setup the
columns
properly,soI
neededalot
of help.
I decidednot
to use InDesign
inthe end,asit
wouldhave
wastedtime.
I’mbetterat
Photoshop,
and I’ll use
that more
oftenthan
InDesign.
Blogger Thisis a
blogging
website which
allowsyouto
regularlypost
updatesto
blogsyou
have created.
I usedthisto
keepmy
coursework
up to date and
alsoto do a lot
of research
before and
duringthe
makingof my
music
magazine.This
was alsoused
to keeptrack
of mytargets
to improve.
I didn’thave
many
problemswith
Blogger,other
than the fact
that I couldn’t
be as
consistent
throughout
the project
whenitcame
to updating
my blog,asI
oftenforgot
to post.
I updatedmost
of myblog
postsat home,
for the times
whenI didn’t
have longat
college totrack
my progress.
I know how to
create and
maintaina
blogon
different
platformsof
technology,
like the Mac,
my iPadand
my phone.
PowerPoint Thisis a
programme
that letsyou
put together
powerpoint
presentations,
withthe
abilitytouse
I usedthisto
presentmy
feedback
results,such
as embedding
a slideshare
postby me
intomy blog
It wasn’teasy
at firstto set
up pie-charts
and graphs,as
it wouldopen
up Excel in
orderto do
this.I alsohad
I useditas
oftenas I could
to presentmy
results,andI
graduallygot
betterat
creating
presentations
I now know
how to embed
my
presentations
intomy blogs
and how to
create pie
charts and

3. graphs,pie
charts and
tablesof
information.
to compare
and contrast
the results
fromseveral
questionnaires
answeredby
my target
audience.
difficultywith
fillingoutthe
resultsof
certain
questions
because of
the
complexityof
Excel.
for my
questionnaires.
graphs to
compare
information.
Survey
Monkey
Thisis a site
whichallows
youto create
surveysfor
otherpeople
to answer.
I usedthisto
ask mytarget
audience
different
questions
whichhelped
shape the
directionmy
music
magazine was
going.
I didn’thave
manyanswers
withmy
surveysat
first,soI had
to promote
my magazine
and mysurvey
inorder to get
the resultsI
needed.It
was also
difficulttoset
up the
surveys,as
there were
manywidgets
whichmade
the site quite
complicated.
I promotedmy
surveysand
music
magazine andI
eventuallygot
the answers
frommy target
audience.
I know how to
setup surveys
and how to
gettarget
audiencesto
answerthem.
Tripod A tripodholds
a camera to
prevent
photosfrom
beingblurry.
I placedthe
DSLR camera I
usedontothe
tripodand
tooka few of
my double
page spread
photoswithit,
alongwith
contentspage
photos.
I couldn’t
work the
tripod
properly
whenI was
takingthe first
few photos
because I
didn’tknow
how it
worked.
I had a friend
helpme setup
the tripodand
camera before
I tookthe
photos.
I know how to
seta camera
ontoa tripod
for further
photosand
projects.
Lighting The lighting
helpseither
brightena
photoor make
it dimmerin
the photo
studio.
I usedfiller
and front
lightingto
create a
professional
settingbefore
my photos
were takenin
the studio.I
alsoused
natural
The artificial
lightinghada
specificsetup
that I had to
learnabout
before taking
photosusing
it,and the
setupwas
quite difficult
to
I had one of
the
photography
teachersassist
me in setting
up the lighting,
and I alsotook
natural lighting
photosafter
lookingat
weather
I have learned
about
different
lighting
terminology
and how to
setup a
studio,aswell
as how to plan
a shooting
day.

4. lightingwhenI
was outside,
whichwason
my cover
photo.
understand.I
couldn’tuse a
lotof natural
lightingeither,
because of
the weather
whichwould
have affected
the shooting
dates.
reports.
iShowu This
application
allowsyouto
record your
screenalong
withyour
voice for
videos.
I usedthisto
podcastsome
of my
progressand
to expandthe
technologiesI
usedinthis
project.I also
useditto
commentate
the reasons
behindwhy
some
elements
were usedin
the makingof
my music
magazine,
I had a lotof
background
noise
wheneverI
had to record
a podcast,so I
had to find
time slots
whenless
students
wouldbe in
my class.
I wentto my
classroomat
lunch breaksto
record
podcastsfor
less
background
noise,andI
alsoprepared
whatI was
goingto
presentbefore
startinga
video.
I know how to
take videosof
my desktopin
orderto
presentmy
progressandI
alsoknow
how to
commentate
it.
iPhotoor
image capture
Image capture
iswhere
screenshots
and taken
videosare
stored.
I usedthisas a
file tostore all
of my
progressand
uploaditto
Blogger.
I kepttoo
manyfilesin
this
applicationso
it wasdifficult
to keeptrack
of new and
oldprogress.
I separatedmy
picturesand
namedthem
individuallyin
orderto track
my progress.
I know how to
store my
imagesto
returnto
themfor later
use.
Prezi Thisallows
youto make
more high-
end
presentations
whichare
more
animatedand
interactive
than regular
powerpoints.
I usedthis
duringone of
my evaluation
questionsto
talkabout the
progressof
my magazine
and the
changesI
made,along
withan
analysisof my
target
audience.
It was
complicated
to use at first
because of
the different
effects.
I eventuallygot
usedto the
software and
tookon several
templatesto
findwhichI
thoughtwas
easiest.
I know how to
make
technical
powerpoints
and how to
use different
effectsto
make my
presentation
lookbetter.
Social media Social mediais I usedsocial I didn’tget I didmore I know what

5. Question 6: What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing
this product?
a way inwhich
we can
interact
throughuse of
the internet.
mediato
come into
contact with
my target
audience and
receive
feedback
online as
evidence.
immediate
replies, so
social media
requiredalot
of patience in
orderto
receive the
appropriate
responses.
courseworkin
the meantime
until Igot
responsesfor
my music
magazine.
sitestouse to
getfeedback
for my
projects.
Excel/Word Excel allows
youto make
powerpoints
and graphsfor
your
presentations.
Word allows
youto type up
documents
whichcan be
printed.
I usedexcel to
create
piechartsand
graphs formy
presentations,
and I used
wordto
document
some of my
progress.
Excel,as
mentioned
before,was
far more
complicated
than Word,
and therefore
tooka while
to create ways
of presenting
information.
I keptusingthe
programmes
until Ibecame
comfortable,
and got help
frommy
teacherwhenI
couldn’tmake
charts and
graphs.
I know the
layoutsof
settingup
charts and
graphs now.