Appendix – "The process of writing this essay"

There were quite a few stages involved in the writing of this document. I shall list the main points, and provide a detailed explanation of each list item.

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  1. Identified the most relevant e-learning strategy for my place of work.
  2. Downloaded the DfES publication "Harnessing Technology – Transforming Learning and Children's Services"
  3. Thoroughly read the publication
  4. Re-read the document, this time highlighting key points and making notes as to the structure of the document
  5. Started to make my mind map, using the notes and highlighted points I had made in the previous step
  6. Did some extra reading around the key points that the mind map and the document had brought to my attention by using the Internet to research
  7. Produced some notes from the mind map in a nested list format, expanding upon points that I felt needed clarification
  8. I passed my mind map and notes to two teachers and asked them to read it and comment on it
  9. After I received their feedback, I edited the mind map to make it simpler and took some of the points from the mind map and moved them into the notes, so the mind map did not become too cluttered
  10. I then went back through all my notes, expanding where I felt it was necessary and making sure tat when I had quoted the DfES's publication, I had accredited them correctly
  11. I then passed the notes, mind map and this appendix to another teacher at my school and asked them to read it and feedback to me
  12. After I recieved the feedback, I again made a few adjustments to the notes and then completed this appendix and made sure all of my references where correct

Software used to produce this essay

  1. Freemind
  2. Adobe Image Ready
  3. Macromedia Dreamweaver
  4. Notepad
  5. Mozilla Firefox