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I have used Padlet thought all of my Media studies coursework. It is a really easy software to use in regards of presenting something. In my first year I just screenshot what I made on Padlet as part of my AS coursework, but during my A2, I have learned how to actually embed the interactive presentation which is really good in showing that I have a wide ranging use of media. It has helped me show a lot of information in a simple format where you can easily see what I have written. By having this skill, it allows me to be more advanced and use Padelt to show my research and planning rather than just using basic computer programs such as PowerPoint.

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Wix is a website making online program that I used as part of my research and planning as well as the creation of my website. I was only introduced to this recently so I could still improve my skills on it but it has been very helpful for making my website. It was quite easy to use and I managed to include different inventions all on the creation. I gained new skills by using this as a tool for my website such as what you need to include in a website, how to navigate the software and what layouts they had to offer.

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The last technology for my research and planning section was Prezi. I had been introduced to this software during the creation of my AS work but I didn’t really explore it. I wanted to make my work more media rich, so I took a look at this website and I have since used it to present some of the work on my blog. It is a very creative way to display your work and has helped me throughout my coursework. I want my work to not only be informative, but to be interactive and Prezi allowed me to do so.

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In addition, I used Microsoft PowerPoint which is a creative software that makes presentations. I found this very useful in order to present my work as it gives a clear image of my ideas. I also used it to crop some images that I needed to upload onto Photoshop as it was an easier way of making an image more suitable for my constructions. Along side this, I used slide share which is an internet site that allows you to upload your PowerPoint and make it into an accessible slide video. I have been using this software for many years now but it has been a useful way for me to show my work to an audience because I can upload it to my blog for others to see.

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Blogger is a blog publishing software which I used to log my research and planning. This has been a technology that I have used ever since starting my Media Studies course and I have found it very useful to keep all of my work in one place and use different tools to include a range of different sources that I had found. It is useful when I want to edit my posts and show the different research sources that I have found. It also allows my teacher to access my work and track my progress easily. Members of the public and peers can also see my work and give their own feedback which is useful for my coursework and to see what areas I can improve on. In all, I find this website easy to use and it useful to keep all of my work safe and logged.

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And finally, the last technology I used as part of my constructions was a website called 1001fonts.com. This has been a crucial part of my design ideas for my final constructions as it offers thousands of different fonts. The fonts and text were my weaknesses in my AS constructions so this year I needed to improve them. Once I found this website, I noticed a massive change in my work as the fonts they had to offer allowed me to get the exact design I was going for. You can get fonts in all different shapes and sizes and I have found it to be very helpful for finding the fonts that fit in with my genre. For my particular magazine style, I wanted to have a mixed variety of fonts so that I could follow the same sort of style of my inspirations. Rather than just using the fonts available on photoshop or blogger, I wanted to advance my skills and show that I could use a different software to get my fonts and make them match my genre style. I have included some of the different fonts I have used from this website below. The colours and font follow my style and have been inserted from regional and national genre magazines.

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Throughout, I have used an Apple Mac computer in college to do my media work as I have access to software’s that I needed to create my work at the best level. An Apple Mac computer is quite advanced in terms of technology compared to other computers as you can have a wider range of software’s and tools available for you to work with. For m AS work, I had also used an Apple Mac computer as that is what we have in class, but I feel like since then, I have become more used to working the computer and I am now familiar with the software’s available. It is handy to have access to all software in one place rather than having to use different forms of technology. In comparison t using a windows PC, I feel like an Apple Mac has more 'up to date' tools and programs which allow you to have more choices in creating a product.

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Another technology I have used is a Canon Camera that I have at home. Last year I used the college camera so by having my own this year, I was able to have access to it when I wanted. This meant that I could take photos when I wanted and where I wanted. By having more felaxability, I could go out at different times and go to a variety of locations rather than just being next to college taking them. This meant that I could get regional iconography by going to different places to get my images so that I could visually represent Sunderland. I feel like this meant the pictures could be more thought through. This camera equipped me to take high quality images appropriate for my constructions.

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I used Photoshop which is an image-editing software, to create all of my constructions as I knew what tools I could use as I had learned new skills since my first year. I feel like it made it easier for me to navigate the tools available and complete my work at a better pace as I was familiar with the software. This software has been very useful during my construction process as it has enabled me to follow the layout and designs I wanted. The tools available allowed me to create a professional looking magazine and billboard to show my creativity and ideas. There were different elements within photoshop which I have used. An example is the magic wand tool which I have used quite a few times during my contractions. This is used to erase backgrounds of a certain image/text and I feel it enhanced my images and made them blend in. I am now much more aware of the basic tools that you can use on Photoshop and find it easy to navigate. I am also aware of how to blend different images together to make my work look professional and fill in any blank spaces.  It has allowed me to see what my weaknesses were in my AS products and then become more confident with using tools on Photoshop to improve those areas.

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Since the creation of my constructions for AS, I have learnt a number of new technological skills that have helped me improve my work for A2.

This time around, I was more familiar with the different technologies available for me to make my work look more professional and gave me a starting point to the making of my products.