Evaluation - Technology 1 - Research & Planning and Evaluation

I was able to use different types of software in my research and planning and my evaluation to help me successfully present my findings. When I started I was unfamiliar with blogging, but once I had set up my Blogger account I realised that I could bring my research to life with the inclusion of video clips, audio clips and images, as well as adding links to posts I had completed and links to other websites that I had used during my research.

Often I wanted to edit some of the images that I used on my blog and for this I used Adobe Photoshop Elements - which allowed me to crop certain photos and turn PSD files into jpegs so that I could upload them successfully onto my blog.

Probably the most useful piece of software for my research and planning was Tunein Radio, which I downloaded as an app on my phone. This meant that I was able to record live radio which made the listening tasks easier to achieve, particularly as I needed to make notes on representations, conventions and jingles and I needed to be able to rewind the shows that I was listening to.

Finally, I was able to make my blog much more interesting and immersive through the use of SoundCloud, which meant I could upload all of my sound files and embed them onto my blog. This has helped massively in my evaluation, allowing me to give examples when discussing representations, technology and audience.