(New Technology)

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

* I have learnt…*Photoshop*Prezi*Slideshare*Google Drive*Google *iCloud *Blogger

*…Photoshop…

* This software was a huge part of my working process because it allowed me to create my entire magazine from scratch. It allowed me to develop a variety of new skills and allowed my magazine to be created to a high quality and to a high standard. It allowed me to be creative and innovative when I was designing and it allowed my work to look professional. This software was extremely helpful because it allowed me to manipulate and edit my images and text thus enabled me to create a magazine that was very suitable for my audience as well as a magazine that I liked. This is why I felt I have learnt a lot from this particular software because it allowed me to progress in my process because it allowed me to experiment with different ideas with different tools hence I feel like I have learnt a lot.

*…Prezi…

* I also learnt how to use Prezi within this process because Prezi was a tool I could use which would make my work look more creative and individual. It enabled me to present my work / findings in a unique way hence why I feel like I have used this tool successfully because in both my research and my evaluation, I have used this tool to present my work in a more interesting way. As well as this, it also made things easier to manage because it allowed me to upload my work onto blogger more easily and smoothly hence again, I feel like this tool has helped me in many ways.

*…Slideshare…

* Like Prezi, I have also used Slideshare minimally but it has helped a lot. I used Slideshare to upload my PowerPoint presentations onto my blog thus why I feel like this tool was very helpful within my process because it made things easier; I could upload my work onto blogger much more easily and smoothly. Never before have I used Slideshare thus why I feel like I have learnt a lot from using this tool because it allowed me to present my work more creatively and innovatively because I knew how to upload a PowerPoint presentation onto my blog thus I could make my blog more interesting.

*…Google Drive / iCloud…

* Again, I used Google Drive minimally but I used google drive as a way of storing all my photos from my photoshoots and I used it as a way of storing my work so that I could work on it at home as well as in school. This is why I feel like Google Drive was an important part within my working process because it allowed me to have strong time management as it meant I could keep up with deadlines as I could work on my work at home. Also, in regards to my images, because I kept all my images from my photoshoot on there, it meant I could constantly swap and add images into my work; I didn’t have to delete any because they were all saved and ready for use. This is why I found this tool handy because it was a place I could store all my work safely and conveniently; I could access and edit my work anywhere.

*…Google…

* I found Google to be a very useful tool within my project because I used it primarily to complete extra research into my audience/genre. This is why I found that this tool was useful because it allowed me to research further into my audience so that my magazine well suited my target audience; it was more appropriate. I also used it to research my genre. This was because I didn’t really know a lot about the indie genre thus I researched and googled it to look at what would appeal to them so my magazine would be successful and strong. This I feel I did well because after looking at other indie magazines and asking ‘indie’ people I got a wide variety of information about what I could use to make my magazine suit my genre and audience well.

*…Blogger.

* Blogger was one of the most important programs that I used throughout my project. I had to upload all my coursework onto this site and I felt I learnt a lot from this as I can now use this for any future work/coursework I want to store online. It also allowed me to upload my work more creatively and in a way which was professional and neat. I feel like I have used this tool successfully because I managed to upload all my coursework onto it on time and in order. All my work was also presented creatively and innovatively thus my blog looked interesting and individual. This is why I feel like I have learnt a lot using this program because I can use this tool in the future with good knowledge and understanding.