Unit 1 D1

I used verbal communication by talking to the teacher and peers to get feedback to improve my work or to help me if I was struggling with a task. An advantage of this would be that I could get a quick answer; therefore I could continue my work as soon as possible. A disadvantage of this would be that the peers may not be able to help with the work; therefore I would not be able to get the information needed.  Verbal communication is good, due to having face to face communication, this makes it easy to engage in conversation. The disadvantage of verbal communication is that some people may not find it effective as they are unable to listen due to losing interest.

I used teacher broadcasting demonstration by allowing me and others to see the work needed to be done from their computer to mine. An advantage to this would be I would be clear and understand what to do next in the tasks. A disadvantage to this would be that if I did not understand then I would have to use verbal communication in order to get the information required. A disadvantage of this would be that it could be quite confusing due to the teacher going too fast. 

I used Blogger to upload all my tasks, track my progress and see if there are any corrections needed to be done. An advantage to this would be that it is all in one place and is easily accessible to me. A disadvantage to this would be it was quite difficult to someone at the start if they are new to it and is hard to navigate around the site. A disadvantage of using Blogger would be that it took me time to learn how to upload the work as I had never used it before.

I used Publishing Images (prints screens) to show evidence of the work I have completed. An advantage of this would be to make it easier to understand how some of the processes work, however there no disadvantages that i am aware of. The only disadvantage of this would be that it is time consuming, especially if you are new to doing it, also it takes time as we had to crop them on ‘firework’ which was also time consuming.

I used PowerPoint to complete task 2. An advantage of this work would be that it looks professional and is easy to use; however on this particular program there are no disadvantages to me. The disadvantages of using PowerPoint would be that some animations and colors can distract the audience from what you are trying to present to them.   

I used publisher to complete task 1 and task 4. An advantage of this would be creating work that is appealing to the eye while looking professional. A disadvantage of this would be that it is hard to use the program, so I had to use verbal communication to ask for help.  A disadvantage of Publisher would be that there a lot of options for you to choose which could be confusing to people that haven’t used it before.  

Using Google Calendar to allow me to plan work I needed to complete and show work that I have done e.g. training in task 3. An advantage of using this would be to create a clear plan of all tasks needed to complete. A disadvantage would be to many tasks may be set on one day and I would be unable to complete them all. There are many uses for Google calendar, which is an advantage. A disadvantage for Google calendar would be that it can only be used if you have internet connection