Through constructing this product, the author has learned about various technologies including Photoshop, InDesign, scanners, and tools for embedding files. Key things learned include how to manipulate images in Photoshop using layers and effects, how InDesign focuses more on text formatting than images, and how to embed files from platforms like Scribd and Slideshare. The author also discusses gaining skills in time management, practical learning through experimentation, and tracking progress through diary entries.

1. Question 6- What have you learnt
about technologies from the
process of construction this product?
By Tabby Neal

2. Through this process I have gained a lot of knowledge and
understanding from using a variety of different technologies
in the construction of the final product.
The technologies I have used include:
• Mobile Phone Email
• Scanner Pc
• Photoshop IMovie
• Slideshare Emaze
• Prezi Microsoft word/ PowerPoint
• InDesign Scribd

3. Technologies…
The technologies can be put into groups as to what their key function is , for example
embedding.
Certain technologies I have used to allow me
to embed files into my blog. Scribd , Slideshare
are two of the ones that I have used to be able
to do this. To be able to do this I has to enter
the title into google and clicked on the
appropriate link , after this I created a free
account to allow me to upload whenever I
needed to.
Next I uploaded my selected file, ensuring I had saved it
in the correct presentation or document format, I
uploaded it and once this was done it could now embed
it. To embed it I had to click on the share button to be
able to get the coding that would be needed to copy
into the http of my blog, allowing people to view/access
it.

4. What have I learnt through
construction…
• Through constructing my final product, I have learnt a lot about time
management as well as thinking skills. I have become a lot more practical
in my way of learning how to use the technologies. My style of learning
has been to watch in lesson as well as tutorial videos to allow me to use
different tools effectively. In addition to this I have learnt by
experimenting whilst working as I find this is the best way to develop new
skills whilst in the process. To track my progress in the way of I have
improved since the start, I have done daily/weekly diary entries to note
how I feel when I move onto different tasks and technologies as well as if
I found them useful or the difficulties I might of faced.

5. Photoshop and InDesignPhotoshop and InDesign, have
both been used in the
construction of my product.
They are the more visual
technologies as I can see what
exactly I am doing, helping me to
manipulate my images and text
etc. From using these
technologies I have learnt the
different skills needed to
effectively use the individual and
vast amount of tools included in
this software.I have found Photoshop much easier to use as I
have previous knowledge and an understanding of
the basic tools to use. As well I find it much easier
as around your image in a sidebar, it shows you all
the different layers you have created for your
image. This allows you to work on different layers
and change the effects or ordering for how you
want your image to appear.
Overall in
Photoshop, there are
more variety of
tools, especially
more ways you are
able to manipulate
and personalise your
image to your
desired outcome.
The colour
adjustment as well
as the brightness
and contrast.
All the effects I
have applied to
my image.
Picture
layer is one
of the first
layers
shown.

6. InDesign
When using InDesign, it has a different kind of
format compared to Photoshop. It is more
centred around the text rather than image
manipulation. To be able to use my selected
image in InDesign, beforehand I had to edit my
image in Photoshop and then place it into
InDesign as there is no specific editing tools.
To be able to use an image I had to use the
toolbar and select ‘place’ to be able use my
image, although I found the quality of the image
then decreased. I found this application quite
hard to use as there was no layers to be able to
re arrange the positioning of text or the image in
the background.
A difficulty I faced was be able to get the text to
appear on the image as it kept appearing
underneath. To solve this I put the image on first
and then later added the text on top.
It has a similar tool bar
like Photoshop however
most of the tools are for
editing the text and
adding shapes rather
than manipulating the
image itself.
The toolbar at the top has all tools in the appearance of the text, like the
spacing and the character.

7. Scanner
• I used a scanner, to allow me to scan in my drawn drafts of my
plan of my magazine pages. I individually scanned in my Front
cover, Contents page and Double page spread. Once I had done
this I saved the image as a JPEG which then allowed me to place it
on my blog. As well as using the scanner provided, at come I could
use a scanner app on my phone which allowed me to use my
phone camera to take a picture of whatever I wanted to scan and
upload it, allowing it to be then put into a scanned format and the
quality of the image being of a high standard.