What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

The software I have used:-

•Photoshop (6, CS3)•Internet Explorer •Blackboard •Microsoft (word, PowerPoint) • Slide share •Blogger •Survey Monkey

Photoshop (CS3,6)

I have learnt how to use Photoshop at a reasonable standard. I needed to make my magazine. I used it for the spot heal and adjustments and other tools which help better a picture.

I went from using very tools to produce my college magazine on the right to greater skill ability for my final product on the left. For the college magazine I used very basic text and the picture has no adjustments to it, unlike the final product on the left because I used more complex texts and have edited the photo.

Internet explorer

I needed to use this software because I needed to do research on other magazines and it was quicker and more time efficient to use the internet than buy and look through. I also used it because I needed to produce a survey and get it to my public audience quickly.

Blackboard

I had to this because my teacher would post up examples and help pages in case we needed it when at home or college. This helped me because I could access everything I needed from any computer and wouldn’t necessarily need a memory stick or anything like that.

Microsoft

I used several pieces of software from Microsoft office for doing all my slideshows I used PowerPoint because it was the best way to present my work. I also used Microsoft Word for things such as my article because it was big block of text and Word has the best spell and grammar check out of all the Microsoft office.

Slideshare

I used this piece of software on the internet because it helped my get my PowerPoint presentations onto my blog. I could have used another website but this one was recommended and worked very well so I didn’t need another one.

Blogger

I used this piece of software off the internet because I needed somewhere to post up all my research and work. I could have used other blogging sites but this one was reported to be the most reliable and safest.

Survey monkey

I used this website to produce and publish a survey so I could find out what the public would want to read in my magazine. I did it this way because it was the most time efficient and cost affective.

The hardware I have used:-

•Computer •Video camera •Camera •Card reader

Computer

I had to use a computer for to use all the software I have listed above. I could not have done this project the same without a computer because I have used it for everything from research to making it. The only way I could have come out with a final product is through writing and drawing everything out. The reason why I didn’t do that is because it would have taken more time and cost more money to do.

Video Camera

I used to a camera to record my interview when I was doing my research. I could have done without a camera because I could have just taken notes and then typed them up in full. The reason why I didn’t do that is because it would have taken more time and I was pushed for time throughout this whole project.

Cameras

I used a camera to take the pictures to put in my magazine. I couldn’t have done it without this piece of hardware because I would have had no other way of taking pictures and putting them into my magazine.

Card reader

I used this piece of hardware so that I could put the pictures from the camera to the computer and then onto my magazine. I could have done this another way which is use the lead the camera comes with and plug the whole camera into the computer. The reason why I didn’t do it that way was because I only had the camera for a short period of time but I had my own memory card so I could take the pictures off when ever I needed them instead of taking them off the camera straight away and then maybe loosing them.