Unit 1, Task 5, D1

Verbal Communication

I used verbal communication throughout my work when I asked my teachers for feedback on different tasks. This has been very helpful to me as it made it clear what I had to add and what I'd done well. Also, by talking through it made me understand the task in more depth. A disadvantage of verbal communication in my work was that when I was given things to improve on I didn't always remember what had been said. In my opinion, writing down the corrections that need to be made is a better way of communicating.

Teacher Broadcasting Demonstration

Having a demonstration broadcast to the class helped a lot in my work. I was able to see clearly what to do. Also, the teacher could talk through what we had to do at the same time as showing us which made it easier. A disadvantage of this is that sometimes if something is small on the board it is difficult to see. Also, if people are talking throughout the demonstration it can be difficult to follow.

Using Blogger

Uploading my work to Blogger is an easy way to get my work marked. It makes it much easier than printing work off and handing it in to get marked. Also, it is easier to see feedback and what I need to add. It makes it easier to peer mark our work too. A disadvantage of this is that if something goes wrong with the computers or internet, I am unable to access my work and continue with it. Also, at the beginning it can be quite difficult to understand how to use Blogger.

Using Gmail

Using Gmail is an easy way to communicate with my teachers. If I need to send them anything, for example the screenshot of my google calendar, I am able to easily send them it. Also, when my work has been marked they can send me an email to let me know. A disadvantage of this is that if I have feedback and forget to check my emails I could end up not seeing the feedback. 

Publishing Images

I have used a lot of printscreens throughout my work. This has helped to show how I carried out some tasks which made it clear to my teachers that I have done all the work myself and how I done it. A disadvantage of this is that when I copy and paste the image it can be quite small and make some of the details unclear. Also, if I enlarge the image it can become distorted.

Using PowerPoint

I used PowerPoint for a lot of the tasks. This made it easy to produce presentations. It easy to upload PowerPoints to Blogger by saving them as a JPEG. Also, it is easy to organise information clearly. I do not think that there are any disadvantages of PowerPoint as it is a very efficient way of doing my work.

Using Google Calendar

I used Google Calendar to plan out what skills I was going to learn. This made it easy for me to see what I had to learn and on what day. It was easy to printscreen and send to my teacher to show them and it was clear for them to see. A disadvantage of Google Calendar is that you need to go online and open it therefore if you had no internet access you would not be able to view the calendar.