The document summarizes the technologies used in creating a music magazine for a college course, including an iMac computer, Canon DSLR camera, Photoshop, InDesign, Blogger, Survey Monkey, PowerPoint, Prezi, iPhoto, social media, Excel, and Word. For each technology, the document provides details on what it was used for, any problems encountered, and lessons learned. The main lessons were to save work on external storage rather than just the computer, be careful when linking layers in Photoshop, and spread surveys more widely to get better feedback.

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What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
Technology What doesit
do?
How was it used? Problems? Solutions? Lesson
learned?
iMac The main
computer in
which
everything is
stored on, and
all the software
is installed on.
I used the iMac for
all aspects of my
coursework. This is
because it had all
the relevant
software installed,
e.g. Photoshop-
that I needed to
create my
magazine. I also
used the iMac to
access Firefox
internet, as I
needed that to get
to my blog, font
websites, and so
on. I also used it to
store all my photos
and work in
general.
The only
problem I had
with the iMac
was the fact
that all my
work was
saved to just
that one iMac.
This meant
therefore I
could only
work on my
magazine and
the rest of my
courseworkon
that specific
one.
Save all my
work onto a
memory stick
instead, then I
could therefore
carry it about
and work on
several different
iMac’s.
Yes.
DSLR camera-
Canon 1000D
Takes clear
professional
photographs.
To take pictures for
my test shots,
model auditions,
and close up head
shots. I didn’t
actually use the
camera for any of
the images in my
music magazine, as
my model and I
already had a
camera that we
used for all photos
used in my mag.
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Photoshop Creates
professional
looking media
products. It has
lots of tools
used in the
industry of
producing real
mediaproducts.
I used it to create
my magazine on. I
created all aspects
on it, - my front
cover, contents
page, and double
page spread. I used
it by downloading
fonts for my
magazine onto it,
editing my photos
on there, and
creating special
graphics for my
The first
problem I had
was that many
text layers
would
automatically
turn into paint
layers by
themselves
meaning I
couldn’t edit
them.
A second
For the first
problem, I just
had to retype
the text when
this happened.
For the second
problem, the
solution would
simply be to
NOT LINK
LAYERS! UnlessI
was absolutely
sure that I
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magazine. Also,
cutting out/round
photos, inserting
text, creating
gradients, and
pullingthe finished
piece all together.
problem I had
with the
programme
was once the
layer are
linked, they
cannot be
unlinked. So,
once I had
grouped a few
itemstogether
I could no
longer
ungroupthem,
they were
then stuck
together.
would never
again need
them to be
separate.
InDesign Similar to
Photoshop,
creates
professional
looking media
products.
Allows you to
insert columns
for text on
article/ double
pages spreads.
I didn’tactuallyuse
InDesign whilst
making my music
magazine. I only
used it for creating
my contents page
for my college
magazine.
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Blogger Allows you to
public or
privately create
a place (blog),
to upload all
stages of
production and
distribution on.
It enables you
to demonstrate
your product
each step of the
way, and also
lets other
people view it
and perhaps
become
interested in
your project.
I used it to upload
my stages of
production and
distribution, and
withthis,keepitall
in order for the
examiner to see
when I did
everything, what I
did, and when I did
it. I also had many
members of the
general public
viewing my blog
and progress
through their
internet, which
shows good
progress for me as
it means people
are generally
interested in my
project. I used it to
The first
problem is
that
sometimesthe
images that I
uploaded
wouldnot stay
in the correct
place I had put
them in. This
would also
then force the
text I typed to
move to
places I didn’t
want it to be.
The second
problem I had
was that it
wouldn’t load
on normal
college
The only
solution I can
think of for
these, as there
isn’t really any,
is that I would
need to make
sure my blog is
up to date
before leaving
my iMac or
home
computer, as
therefore I
would then not
have to stress
about it not
working on
other college
computers.
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uploadeverysingle
step I took with my
music magazine,
and as well as my
Research and
Planning posts
from now and
before I began my
magazine. It helps
me to identify how
much I have
improvedusingthis
technology since
the start in
September last
year.
computers,
only the
iMac’s and my
home
computer.This
slowed me
down
sometimesasI
wasn’t always
able to update
my blog when
I needed to.
PowerPoint Enables you to
create a slide
show of
different
formats to
present a topic
of information,
that you may
needto show to
a class, or
lecture etc.
I used PowerPoint
for Question 2 of
my evaluation,
where I create a
full slide share of
the similarities and
differences
between an
existing music
magazines of my
genre and compare
it to mine.
I also used it to
create a slide show
of Pie Charts for
part of my
audience research
feedback. This is
where I asked a
series of 8
questionnaires and
placed 5 Questions
results into pie
charts, as it
showed how I
could present
information in
different ways.
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Survey
Monkey
Allows you to
create surveys
in which you
can copy linksto
and post them.
This then
I used Survey
Monkey to create a
questionnaire for
my target
audience, and the
general public to
The only
problem I
found with
this was that
although I
sharedthe link
I fixed this by
having family
members
answer it and
fellow peers of
my class,
Yes,I now
knowthat
next time
I need to
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enables the
publictoanswer
your
questionnaire
anonymously.
answer, with just a
few questions on
my magazine, and
how they would
like a magazine of
my genre and style
to look, and what
they would like it
to include. It also
included just a few
beginning small
questions about
themselves, such
as; their gender,
age, favourite
genre of music etc.
As the answers are
anonymous, this
means that they
are more likely to
give honest
answers, which
helps me have
more unbiased and
accurate feedback.
to my
questionnaire
on the twitter
page
especially for
the magazine,
as well as
sending it to
friends in
other
countries,Idid
not gather
many replies
nor results
from it.
teachers too.
Yet eventhough
I then knew
who was
answering it, I
still wasn’t sure
on the exact
people who
certain answers
came from,
therefore it still
remained fairly
anonymous.
little
more,
and have
more
people
seeing
and
taking
part inmy
survey, as
it will
then
make it
more
anonymo
usly,
which is
really the
whole
point of
using this
website.
Tripod To stand a
camera on so it
will therefore
take a dead on
straight picture,
with no
accidently,
purposeful tilts.
I used it to keep
the camera still and
straight when
shooting,especially
for the real photos
for my magazine.
This is as we
neededthem to be
100% straight in
order for them to
look professional.
It was rather
heavy to carry
around.
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Lighting Used in
photography
studios. Helps
make
photographs
look more
professional.
I did not use any
artifical lighting in
my magazine
photos, only
natural.
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IShowU Allows the
viewer to see
what you are
explaining on
screen whist
hearing you talk
them through it
verbally over it.
I used it to create
my podcasts which
showed how much
progress I had
made from the
start, one being
part way through
the year, and the
The problemsI
had with
IShowU are
both personal
and technical.
The first
problem is the
I had to
eventually just
record them
and forget
everyone was
there.
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other near the end
of my coursework.
The other time I
used this software
was to complete
Question 6 of my
evaluation, again
showing what I
have learnt on
software’s;
Photoshop,
InDesign and
google blogger.
technical side
as once you
have recorded
it and pressed
stop, it then
takes ages to
finalise and
load.
The personal
problem
would be how
embarrassing I
find it
speaking to
my computer
in front of
everybody.
iPhotoor
image capture
Allows you to
store and save
photos onto the
iMac.
I used it to save
photos that I had
taken on both the
DSLR, and mine
and my models
camera (Nikon
20...), so the
images were easy
to access when
creating my
magazine. I also
used it to save
screenshots I had
taken of my work
to.
I did not know
how to
screenshot on
a mac and the
Apple
keyboards do
not have a
print screen
button.
I googled how
to screenshot
on a iMac and
followed the
instructions.
Yes
Prezi A more
database based
version of
PowerPoint.
Allows you to
present just the
same, but has
more graphics.
I usedPrezi for two
different reasons
regarding my
coursework. This is
as I used it to
complete and
present one of my
audience feedbacks
and also to talk
about and present
Question 4 of my
evaluation.
Sometimes
looses
connection
whilst you are
working on it.
Have a better
connection.
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Social Media A place where
you are free to
publicise and
market your
product. Also
helps for
I used it to create a
twitter page in
orderto spread the
word around about
my magazine, and
also ask questions
I did not get a
whole lot of
feedback nor
followers. I
expected
more.
I gathered the
information
from the
followers I had,
and just now
need to spread
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gathering
audience
feedback.
so I had even more
audience feedback
for my magazine. I
also used it to
spread around my
link to my survey
monkey, direct
messaging it
people I know on
Twitter and also
publishingontothe
magazines twitter
page,(ina tweet). I
also used it to give
constant updates
on how the
magazine if coming
together, during
production.
the word a little
more in orderto
gain more
followers and
have more
people
interestedinmy
magazine.
Excel/Word Helps create
tables and
charts in order
to present
information in a
more
mathematical
format. Also, a
place where you
can write tons
and later go
back to edit it.
I used Word to
write up my draft
of my double page
spread story, as
well as my scripts
for some of my
evaluation
questions.
I also used it to
create a chart for
Question 6 of my
final evaluation.
I used Excel to
create my
Publication Plan,
which was a
massive chart on
where I was up to
witheach Research
and Planning, and
stages of
production
regarding my mag.
When creating
my chart for
my Publication
Plan the
columns
wouldn’t
always fit as I
needed them
to as there
may have
been too
much
information
ins one to
stretch it out
into another
column.
I had to
eventuallymake
all the smaller
to enable it to
all fiton but still
havingit so it all
matched in size
and font etc.
Yes.