SWOT Anaysis

Strengths

• Free Google Account
• 24/7 access got Teachers & Learners
• Focussing on a Technology (Social Media) where learners are confident  & Majority are highly skilled
• Presentation opportunities for New Media - Film - Music - Links - Images
• Easy reference for a Process - Time & Date stamped to evaluation Work ethic/Time Management
• Available across a variety of platforms - mobile -laptop - PC - tablet - Microsoft - Apple etc

Weaknesses

• This must seen as  a replacement for traditional  written work

Opportunities

• Engaging learners
• Encourage extended writing activiies
• Department Blogs - Sharing Goog Practice 
• Student Blogs 

Threats:

• Continued investment in cutiing edge technology to support all leaners

Assessing our Coursework

Thanks for Spring Break

This week's focus - Completion of coursework for Initial Internal Moderation.

Assess our Coursework using OCR exemplars and OCR standards & look at Final revisions & Decisions
Resources: Weebly Website

http://ocrmediastudies.weebly.com/as-archive.html

Open a new post on your blog -  Title Assessing my Coursework

Task 1
Quickly look at the Examples of Magazines from the Website
Pay particular attention to the Levels in the Top left corner
Open your Coursework Examples
Which Example looks most like yours
What level is this? L1-L4.
(Screen shot and Add to blog with 

Task 2
With Guidance from the OCR Specification 
What areas do you need to improve - Provide a short To Do list to improve your work
Enter on your blog - your checklist for improving your work

Task 3
Apply changes and improvements to your coursework. 
Remember to Blog your revisions & decisions

If we have time - in 2's look at each others work and quickly match the closest comparison. Have they chosen the same example as you? What level do they think your work represents?

Please remember
Apple 1 & Apple 2 open each evening - April 29th Coursework Completion for Internal Moderation

In Design Process

http://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/tutorials/adobe-indesign/how-design-magazine-cover-with-pantone-colours-spot-varnishes/#3

In Design synergy with Photo Shop

Some points for you

• Really pleased with your work over the past couple of weeks.
• This really is a time when the 'Effort' you put in will be rewarded with the grades you will get.
• OVER half the group have completed their Front cover in Photo Shop and a small number have started their Contents page.

1. PLEASE USE ACTUAL MEDIA TEXTS & CHOSEN STYLE MODELS TO MODEL YOUR WORK.
2. By NEXT FRIDAY 18th MARCH - I EXPECT YOU ALL TO HAVE PHOTOSHOP DRAFTS (SHOWING LAYOUTS INCLUDING IMAGES AND MOST TEXT) of: COVER, CONTENTS & DPS. (I would like to prepare draft print outs of you work for your and class scrutiny)
3. PHOTOSHOP WORK CAN BE DIRECTLY IMPORTED INTO IN DESIGN AT THE FINAL STAGE
4. APPLE ONE & TWO WILL BE OPEN EVERY EVENING TO SUPPORT YOUR WORK & I WILL GIVE SMALL GROUP AND 1 to 1 AS REQUESTED BY YOU.

Post EASTER will allow us to focus on our Evaluation questions - Make final adjustments to Coursework and present all Blogs.

IN DESIGN & PHOTOSOP - Synergy

Institutions research

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/aug/14/uk-consumer-magazines-print-sales-2014

Look at this article from the Guardian. What does it suggest about the future of Print Magazines?

Consider how these institutions now reach their target Audience?
What has happened to NME this year? (Research)

To be completed this week

Task 1 (As requested last week)
Blogs
Using your planning sheet

• Post your activities over the last two week's
• This should be MULTIPLE POSTS dating the tasks you completed

PHOTO's

Post your best chosen pics in the following with the following blog post heading

1. Best selection for Front cover of my Music Magazine
2. Best selection for the Contents page of my Music Magazine
3. Best selection for Double page spread of my Music Magazine

The above post should be supported by a short narrative explaining the reasons for your selection and their suitability for your specific magazine. This should include reference to your Target audience & your decisions regarding Mise en Scene.

In DESIGN

All pupils to work in APPLE 1 & 2 and once above

MEDIA TRIP

Thursday - Light Cinema New Brighton

1.45 Year 12 & 13

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OfPMJQ3Bpo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZZt2xUbvMs

Time Management for 22nd Jan

OVERVIEW
Deadline for 22nd Jan 2016 - NEXT FRIDAY
3 week exercise to plan PHOTO shoot 

Page 1 of Last Weeks Handout

Page 1 TEXT PLEASE READ & ENSURE that this is EVIDENCED

Thursday & Friday Sessions

Task1 Time Management: Plan your activities up to half term using the grid above. Include Time required, personnel required and Equipment.

Page 2 TEXT PLEASE READ & ENSURE that this is EVIDENCED

Blogging

Task 1: To be blogged under Time Management Heading

Task 2: To be blogged under Individual ‘Mise en Scene’ Heading – eg Mise en Scene – Location

Both these sheets to be completed and handed in by Friday 8^th Jan Period 6

PLEASE NOTE CAREFULLY

1. DO NOT LEAVE PHOTOSHOOT TILL NEXT WEEK
2. SEE ME IN PLENTY OF TIME TO ORGANISE EQUIPMENT REQUIRED
3. I HAVE PUT BACK T TUESDAY"S LESSON ON EVAL  TILL NEXT WEEK
4. IF YOU DO ASK FOR HELP I WILL ASSUME THAT  AS A LEVEL STUDENTS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND WILL COMPLETE THE TASK ON TIME

THANKS