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Blogger
I Begun to use Blogger in order to upload my coursework were it was available to view by those in my class and my teacher. From this I learnt how to publish my work for people to be able to view it. I also learnt how to make pages on my blog and customise it using tabs and design layouts to suit me. -
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Media technologies
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Survey Monkey
For my research I decided to use Survey Monkey in order to gain information about my target audience's preferences. I leant how to construct an effective survey and how to distribute it to my target audience. -
Publisher
I used Publisher to create flat plans of my magazine front cover, contents page and double page spread. I was able to use it quickly and efficiently, as it was easy to understand and I could naviagte my way around it. From this I learnt how to use tools such as shape, crop and rotate in order to create the image I wanted. -
Digital SLR camera
I used a Digital SLR camera to take pictures of the models. To begin with I had some trouble adjusting the settings to my preferences, however after using it consistently I began to undersdtand quite quickly how it worked. I learnt how to take a picture which took into consideration the angle, lighting and positioning of all the objects in the shot, adding to the effectiveness of the image. -
Photoshop
I started to use Photoshop to create my magazine front cover. To being with it was hard to navigate and adjust settings to what I needed. However with guidance i was able to learn how to use it correctly. Specifically I learnt how to crop and change the colouring of an image. I also learnt how to resize and manipulate the content of the image. -
DA Font
I used this site in order to get the right fonts for my magazine. I found it easy to use and I found quickly what I wanted.I learnt how to select the correct font and how to change the colour of it. -
Timetoast
I used this to answer an evaluation question. It was straight forward and was not time consuming. I leanrt how to present information in an effective way. -
Slideshare
I used slideshare in order to publicly display my presentation. By using this I learnt how to upload my presentations to a wider audience. -
Prezi
I began using Prezi as a way to answer one of my evaluation questions. From using this I have learnt how to create a presentation using advanced tools such as animation and movement. -
Powtoon
I used Powtoon as another way to answer an evaluation question. Using this i learnt how to create a short video which has different transitions and animations. -
Bubbl.us
Using this to answer an evaluation question gave me an insight into how to create an effective mindmap which clearly linked and displayed all my ideas together. -
Animoto
I decided to use Animoto in order to answer my evaluation question. Using this I learnt how to create a video which displayed my magagzine using different transitions and styles.
