The document discusses the technologies used during the research, planning, creation, and evaluation of a media project. Google, Microsoft Excel, polls, and a blog were used for research and planning. Microsoft Word, a digital camera, Photoshop, and InDesign were used to create the pages of the magazine. Photoshop was used extensively to edit images and text. InDesign was the main software used to assemble the magazine, though the author preferred Photoshop. PowerPoint was used to evaluate the final product. Through this process, the author gained experience with Photoshop, InDesign, digital cameras, blogging, and using polls.

2.  Google
 Photoshop
 InDesign
 Digital camera
 Blog
 Polls
 Microsoft Excel
 Microsoft
PowerPoint
 Microsoft Word

3. When doing the research and planning I used a variety of
technologies.
1. Google & the internet in general I used to carry our investigations
into what the target audience wanted , as well as researching
colour schemes , readership figures & looking at other magazines.
2. Microsoft Excel – I used this technology to draw up an action plan.
This software was good because it enabled me to go into detail
concerning what was to happen and when.
3. Polls – I used polls to get feedback on some of my idea’s. I used
polls to answer information such as what people think I should
name the magazine & what age category best suited my magazine.
4. Blog – this was by far the most important piece of software in the
research and planning stage. I used the blog to post questions and
update any viewers on my progress.

4. As with the planning I used all the previous technologies while creating the
final pages. However I did used some additional technologies when creating
the pages.
1. Microsoft Word-using Microsoft Word allowed to draft text before
posting it on my blog, by doing this it kept a copy as a backup , as well
as notifying any spelling errors, allowing myself to make any necessary
changes.
2. Digital Camera- I used a camera to take images for my magazine. Before
I took my final images I took lots of modelled shots to get myself used
to using the camera.
3. Photoshop – This played a huge part in the making of the media
magazine . It allowed me to manipulate and change images, words &
anything that I wanted to change.
4. InDesign-another important software. This software is the centre on my
magazine . It is where I created the magazine and is where the final
piece is.
5. PowerPoint is where I did my evaluations of my final media piece.

5. 1. Photoshop- by the end of my media I feel like I have a good
knowledge of Photoshop. I feel like learning how to use it while set a
different task has helped my become more comfortable with using it
2. InDesign-I had no previous experience with InDesign. It is no a
software I would use again unless I needed to . I much preferred
using Photoshop even though the bulk of the project was
recommended to be done in InDesign , however I feel I have grassed
the necessary concepts needed to be able to use it.
3. Digital Camera’s-Before starting this I thought that every camera did
the same things . I learned every camera has different features for a
variety of things . By learning this I am now more able to take better
quality images in the future.
4. Blogging-This was alien to myself. I didn’t even realise it existed.
However after a few tricky hours of trying to get the basis of it I feel
like I now know how to use it. The problem I found is that at our
school , uploading images became tricky for no apparent reason.
5. Polls-these were new to myself , after conducting a few I realised
how vital it is to use polls to gather information to help complete
the task set.