D1 - report on effective communication

In this report I am going to be discussing the different types of effective communication I have been using. These are:

v  Verbal communication

v  Use of blogger

v  Use of google calendar

v  Use of gmail

v  Watching demonstrations

v  Using word, powerpoint and publisher

v  Publishing images (print screens)

Firstly I am going to be looking at how I have used verbal communication, I used this when asking for help, having one-to-one with teachers and discussing the work with friends.  It was good that I could ask friends because when the teacher was busy or with other people in the class I could move on quicker. Although, it could be bad because sometimes your friends don’t describe in as much detail.

I used blogger to allow teachers to see my work and give me back the feedback I need to improve. It is very helpful because the work is all together and wont get lost. Teachers can see where your at and it gives them an idea of how your doing. Its good because you can access your work anywhere as its on the internet. Its not so good that it takes a while to upload it and name it and write about it.

I used google calendars to make a schedule of when I would learn my skills audit. It helped me stay on  track and kept me on task as I knew what I was doing each lesson. It is an effective way of proving what you learnt each lesson and also it can help you organise your time. Its good as you can access it anywhere online. Its not so good having to prepare and write everything down beforehand as it takes a while.

Gmail was used to receive the comments I had on my blogger from my teachers and friends, as it notifies me when I need to check my blogger. I also used it to send emails if I was doing work at home and needed help.

The teacher demonstrations made it a lot easier for me to understand what I needed to do and gave me an idea of how it was supposed to look in the end. Also everyone in the class got teacher broadcasts which go through to everyone’s computer and makes it easier to watch as its right infront of you. These are good because teachers can watch the students computer and make sure that they are not being distracted by other sites or that they are not messing about.

Using word, PowerPoint and publisher was very useful.  It made it easier to make my work more interesting and add colour.  They are very easy to make, export and use on blogger as images. It was good because it allowed me to separate specific topics and is easy to use.

Using printscreens are an easy way to show your work and what you have learnt. It means that you can show everything on your screen that your looking out and your tabs. Its also evidence to prove your work and get a better grade.

In conclusion I think that using these ways of effective communication have helped me learn a lot.