Evaluation: Question 6

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

 

 

 While conducting my research and creating my music magazine, I learnt a large deal about technologies that have helped me to create the best product that I could have made. During the process of my research I kept up to date with my blog and posted on it regularly. This was done through the media service Blogger where I posted the research for my music magazine through the use of creative images, videos and text.

 To ensure that my research and Blogger was creative I had to use several websites and software to show my research. The software that I used included Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Adobe Photoshop CS6 and Adobe InDesign CS6. I used PowerPoint and Word to showcase my ideas and included annotated work and images to communicate these ideas more easily. Other software such Photoshop and InDesign I used to create my front cover, contents page and double page spread. They were really useful in the construction of my media product and made manipulating my photographs and creating the layout to my magazine much easier. This new technology helped to improve my media product greatly.
 

 I also used several websites such as Prezi, Slideshare, Scribd, Bubbl.us, Animoto and YouTube to make my presentations more creative and appealing. I used the website Slideshare as a way of uploading my PowerPoints to my blog. Another website similar to this was Prezi. Prezi was similar to PowerPoint, as you could create a presentation but looked a lot more fun and creative. I used Prezi for several of my blog posts as I found it was easy to use (though rather time consuming) and was a lot more creative than simply using PowerPoint. It was difficult at first to understand how to use but once I learned how the website worked, it was very simple.

 My blog also included several videos that I found a new and creative way to present my ideas. These videos were uploaded to YouTube and also Animoto. I uploaded a YouTube video where I presented the pitch for my media product and I answered questions about my product and I took on the audience’s feedback. I found YouTube as a very quick and easy way to present my ideas. Animoto was also very quick and easy. It was also very creative and I enjoyed the way in which I was able to customise the style of the video which made even the most boring ideas existing and fun.

 Overall, I have learned a substantial amount regarding new technologies. From learning about the different types of software I can use, to the large variety of creative websites that are available. All of these things that I learned to construct my media product came together to create my music magazine.