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Digital technology section a question 1
This document provides guidance on discussing digital technology use for a school assignment. It outlines key areas to address, including pre-production, production, and post-production stages. Web 2.0 technologies like blogs, YouTube, and social media are emphasized. Students are advised to consider how digital technology aided organization, research, audience feedback, and creative works. Examples are provided of hardware, software, and online tools used, and how access to technology impacts work. Guiding questions prompt reflection on skills learned, problem-solving, and choices regarding technology.
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- 2. What to thinkabout in your answer • Youneed to think about the digitaltechnology you used in the different stagesof theproject – Pre-production (Researching and Planning) – Production (filming and takingphotos) – PostProduction (editing)
- 3. What to thinkabout in your answer • Digital technology refers to hardware, software and online technology, sothe cameras, the computers, the software packagesyou used and the onlineprogrammes that you have worked with. It is worth considering how all this inter-links. Youcan’t just describe how you used them but you must consider WHYand how you improved. • Post-production would actually fall under digital technology sosome of the ideas you will have in that lesson could be applied here but you need to make sure that you cover more than just post- production here.
- 4. Digital Technology Someimportant areastoconsider inyour answer • Web 2.0 • Consumersasproducers • Impact of digital technology onproduction
- 5. WEB2.0 • Web 2.0isthe term given to describe a secondgeneration of the World Wide Web that is focused onthe ability for people to collaborate andshare information online. • • Web 1.0-first generation of the World Wide Web static pages, dial up and ‘master generated’content
- 6. YOURUSAGEOFWEB2.0 • Blogger/ Weebly– adding posts with informationon planning and research. • Multimedia Sharing-YouTube,Facebook, • Socialnetworking sites- to get audiencefeedback, plan filming dates, collecting audienceresearch • Aggregation services- like Google.com-for research purposes.
- 7. ConsumersasProducers • Web 1.0-passiveconsumers using technology- consuming knowledge with nointeraction. • Web 2.0- active consumers using technology- consuming knowledge and adding knowledgee.g. comments on blogs. • Web.2.0- active producers using technology- producing web basematerials- blogs, videos, podcastsetc.
- 8. Examples of ofthe DT’sYouHaveUsed • Online Digital software Internet,Blogger, Youtube, Google • Digital Software Final Cut Pro XAdobe Photoshop PPTWord • Digital Hardware Digital camcorder,Digital stills camera, Webcam,GoPros,iPhones, Computers
- 9. Questions to consider •How you used DTto aid you in the organizationof your R+P? • How you utilized DTto gain audiencefeedback? • How you may have used everyday DTto help you with your creative production atA2andAS? • How did your accessto DThelped you gainboth quantitative and qualitative researchfindings? • How did you useDTto makesure your mainand ancillary task were successfullycombined.
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- 11. Student Examples • Eachpersonshould read through adifferent example provided. • Highlight in one colour where they usemedia terms • In another colour highlight theexamples they give • In athird colour highlight the EAA(where they talk about how they have developed, theimpact this had, why this wasimportantetc) • Fill in the task sheet that follows the essay. • Youwill be sharing your ideas with the restof your table
- 12. Planning your answer Listall of the technologies you have used(hardware,software, online) to create these media products - including ones you haveexplored but decided not touse. Group them together e.g. pre production (research and planning), production (filming) post production (editing), online digital technology, digital software, digital hardwareetc. What skills have you learned with eachof these groups inthe last two years? How did you learn to usethem? What problems did you faced along the way and how did you resolve these problems? What choices did you have tomake along the way with digital technology? How did you decide what to doand why? What impact did digital technologyhave?
- 13. Planning your answer •Link your useof Digital Technologyto your mediaproducts. Identify specific aspectsof your productions that were impacted by using this technology, e.g you chose to useFinal Cut asit allowed layering asshown in xxxxscenein your music video. Dothis for each stage and try to have at least 2 points for eachstage. How does easyaccessto simple-to-use technology impact you asaproducer. What hasit enabled you to do - remember that this sort of technology hasonly become available in the last fewyears!!! What media production technologies do you have accessto at home? Does this make a different to your output, ability, confidence etc.