Unit 1 – Improving Productivity

Hayden Norris

1.2What skills did you need to learn in order to use PowerPoint?

• Copy and paste pictures• Access the internet• Change the colours of the background or fonts• Rotate the pictures• Crop• Change the size of font• Spell check• Hyperlink• Arrows

1.1Why did you use a computer? What other systems / resources could you have used?

I could have used text books and made a poster letter people know what it was all about, which will let the year six know about are school. I used a computer because It checks my spelling and I can also put sounds and videos on there to make it look better. I could change the fonts, copy and paste pictures. If I done it on a leaflet or poster I could of lost it were as if it was on the computer I could save it on back up files or send via email so you have it somewhere safe.

1.2What resources did you need to make the presentation successful?

The main resource I used was the internet because it has a wide range of things for me to use like images and useful and accurate information I also used a text book which gave me facts and good information my images came from Google.

• Copy and Paste pictures• How to change the background colour• How to put videos and sound onto my PowerPoint• How to rotate• How to crop• Change the colour• Change the font• How to change colours of boxes• How to insert hyperlinks• How to insert a chart• How to insert a table• How to spell check

1.4What factors might have affected how well you completed the presentation? (e.g. time / attendance / knowledge of software)

If I wasn’t in school/college my attendance would definitely affect my progress in my PowerPoint because I would be absent which would prevent me from doing my work on the PowerPoint. Knowledge of software is important because having good software is good because it enables me to use them correctly and would help me in order to get it done as it is quick as responding to what I want to type. Time is important because If I spend time talking I’m not getting my work done and it is preventing me from completing my PowerPoint therefore I am losing time.

1.6Why did you use PowerPoint to make your presentation? What other software was available? Why did you choose not to use them?

I used PowerPoint because I am familiar with PowerPoint and I know how to use it because of previous PowerPoints that I have done and I know what I am doing because I use it all the time. I didn’t use any other software because depending on what I used I may of known how to use the other software because I know how to use PowerPoint very well and I am familiar with all the things on there. I could of used text book but I chose not to because I like using documents on the computer associated with PowerPoint.

2.2Which tools within PowerPoint made it appropriate for your presentation?

I used as many tools that I knew how to use within my presentation they came helpful because it made my work a lot easier to do and was a lot less difficult. I used many types of tools for example cut it gets rid of what I want to delete and then if I need it back I can press paste which is another tool and I can get the deleted work back. Copy and paste tool comes in very handy because I can copy and paste images which I can use for myself which will make my presentation better.

1.7Were there any legal constraints or local constraints that changed the way you created your presentation? (e.g. copyright, file sizes)

I was restricted to certain things when it came to my PowerPoint because if I added pictures and videos to my presentation I am restricted to how big the presentation is and I am also restricted from taking images and having them as my own because copyrighting is against the law and it prevents me from having the images which also restricts me from having loads on my presentation because I am limited to how much space I can have to upload my work. I cant have images and videos that don’t belong to me if they are copyrighted and are not accessible.

2.4What improvements do you think you could do to your presentation?

I would improve the images and videos I used because they wasn’t what I would of wanted if I didn’t have access to them I wouldn’t of used because I would have had a photographer to do the pictures and then I would of used them for my presentation. Videos I would have had them especially made so I would have had put in what I wanted and what I would need would go into the video. I would also make my background better because my background isn’t the best. I would also make certain videos that would look good and suit my presentation.

3.2What improvements do you think you could have done to improve your work rate?

I would want to sit by myself so in would have to be tempted to talk to anybody and would also make sure that I done a acceptable amount of work for that lesson and make sure I do work after school or at home so I would be up to date on what needs to be done and wouldn't be behind on any set deadlines or miss any work that needed to be done after the current piece that I would be working on. Making sure that I done my own work and not copied because they might have got it wrong and therefore so would I.