Thursday, June 24, 2010
Tutorial 8: Embedding a You Tube video into a blog
This is the process of how to embed a You Tube video into a blog.
Step 1: Go to www.youtube.com
Step 2: Search for a video from the search box that you would like to put in you blog and select it.
Step 3: Under the video is the word “Embed”, click on this and highlight the URL address. Click ‘copy’
Step 4: Next go to www.blogger.com and sign into your account.
Step 5: Go to ‘New Post’
Step 6: Add a heading in the available space under ‘Title’
Step 7: Click into the space below the title and right click. Select ‘paste’ from the box. The URL address from you tube should appear.
Step 8: The final step is to select ‘Publish post’ and check that the You Tube video has been properly loaded onto your blog.
This video may also be useful....
Step 1: Go to www.youtube.com
Step 2: Search for a video from the search box that you would like to put in you blog and select it.
Step 3: Under the video is the word “Embed”, click on this and highlight the URL address. Click ‘copy’
Step 4: Next go to www.blogger.com and sign into your account.
Step 5: Go to ‘New Post’
Step 6: Add a heading in the available space under ‘Title’
Step 7: Click into the space below the title and right click. Select ‘paste’ from the box. The URL address from you tube should appear.
Step 8: The final step is to select ‘Publish post’ and check that the You Tube video has been properly loaded onto your blog.
This video may also be useful....
Tutorial 7: Assisstive Technology
Assistive technology can be defined as:
"Any item, piece of equipment or product system whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized that is used to increase or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities".
Cook. A., & Hussey, S. (1995). Assistive Technology: Principles & Practice. Missouri: Mosby-Year Book Inc.
An example of an assistive device introduced in a recent tutorial was a talking photo album. This was a normal looking photo album with ordinary photographs inside but for each photograph you place inside you are able to record a specific message to explain the photograph or give a brief subtitle.
The talking photo albums are very cost effective beginning at around the $15-20 mark.
This piece of technology can be useful for those patients who communicate non-verbally and a talking photo frame can assist: giving instructions, to begin a conversation, to tell stories, to record information about yourself, to facilitate daily conversation, to order in a restaurant, to facilitate memory and share memories with others.
"Any item, piece of equipment or product system whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized that is used to increase or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities".
Cook. A., & Hussey, S. (1995). Assistive Technology: Principles & Practice. Missouri: Mosby-Year Book Inc.
An example of an assistive device introduced in a recent tutorial was a talking photo album. This was a normal looking photo album with ordinary photographs inside but for each photograph you place inside you are able to record a specific message to explain the photograph or give a brief subtitle.
The talking photo albums are very cost effective beginning at around the $15-20 mark.
This piece of technology can be useful for those patients who communicate non-verbally and a talking photo frame can assist: giving instructions, to begin a conversation, to tell stories, to record information about yourself, to facilitate daily conversation, to order in a restaurant, to facilitate memory and share memories with others.
Tutorial 6: Online Communities
I am investigating the online community:
“Facebook”
www.facebook.com
The focus of this community is to connect people with friends and others who work, study and live around them and all over the world. Facebook is about participation and socialization with others.
Facebook allows the user to create their own personal page including as much or as little information about themselves as they wish. Facebook also offers a choice of privacy settings so that the only people who can view your page are the ones who you approve and there is the option of removing contributors and reporting abuse that may occur. Facebook allows the user to upload photos, videos, notes and comments, join fan groups, organise events, play games, do quizzes, join networks such as your school or college and other fun applications to enter.
People can contribute by either writing a public comment onto the users page, sending a private message to the people who you deem appropriate or the option of a live chat one-on-one with the person when both users are online simultaneously.
People who choose to contribute to Facebook are most likely seeking to increase their social interactions with others to gain their own sense of belonging and sense of identity. Identity can be expressed though interactions with others of similar interests or the ability to voice their opinions publicly. Joining this online community creates the idea of belonging to a group as within that group applying the same beliefs and culture the group holds to their own personal ideas.
This is an example of a Facebook page which any member can join and add their own opinion to. The title of the group is “Save the Whales” and this is some of the context:
Elizabeth McMahon
Stunning Victory for Whales Breaking News: The International Whaling Commission’s controversial proposal to legalize commercial whaling has failed
Animal Rescue - Animal Welfare, Save The Whales, Save Animals - IFAW.org IFAW Web Site
www.ifaw.org
IFAW's mission is to improve the welfare of wild and domestic animals throughout the world by reducing commercial exploitation, protecting wildlife habitats, and assisting animals in distress. We seek to motivate the public to prevent cruelty to animals and to promote animal welfare and conservation...
Wednesday at 4:03pm
La Marie
......Now I'm no big animal lover but damn clean up that oil and save the whales
Tuesday at 3:37pm
The MV Bob Barker "The Japanese Whaling association used the second part of the day to address the aggression towards their whaling ships by Sea Shepherd. Without Sea Shepherd being able to attend the meetings, I would like to thank the JWA for giving us a place on stage so the whole world could see that Sea Shepherd is still living up to it’s promise to save whales."~
Laurens De Groot
Tuesday at 2:23pm
Some of the ethical dilemmas around Facebook are the privacy issues as most of the content that users put on Facebook are made for the public to view. Photos may also be uploaded for the general public to see and as discussed previously, photographs may be taken without persons’ permission and revel the location of a person which may be undesired. However, privacy control settings are put in place to prevent such issues from occurring and it is up to the user to put these in place.
The benefit of having an online community rather than a traditional community that relies on geographic proximity is that contact can be kept with others anywhere in the world, at anytime. Joining this community is also free and can also be accessed on a mobile phone for instant communication.
However, Facebook is not a face to face way of communicating so this prevents personal contact with others and interaction on a much deeper level. It is also difficult to judge a person’s mood through online interaction as cues such as body language, facial expression and tone are not visible.
“Facebook”
www.facebook.com
The focus of this community is to connect people with friends and others who work, study and live around them and all over the world. Facebook is about participation and socialization with others.
Facebook allows the user to create their own personal page including as much or as little information about themselves as they wish. Facebook also offers a choice of privacy settings so that the only people who can view your page are the ones who you approve and there is the option of removing contributors and reporting abuse that may occur. Facebook allows the user to upload photos, videos, notes and comments, join fan groups, organise events, play games, do quizzes, join networks such as your school or college and other fun applications to enter.
People can contribute by either writing a public comment onto the users page, sending a private message to the people who you deem appropriate or the option of a live chat one-on-one with the person when both users are online simultaneously.
People who choose to contribute to Facebook are most likely seeking to increase their social interactions with others to gain their own sense of belonging and sense of identity. Identity can be expressed though interactions with others of similar interests or the ability to voice their opinions publicly. Joining this online community creates the idea of belonging to a group as within that group applying the same beliefs and culture the group holds to their own personal ideas.
This is an example of a Facebook page which any member can join and add their own opinion to. The title of the group is “Save the Whales” and this is some of the context:
Elizabeth McMahon
Stunning Victory for Whales Breaking News: The International Whaling Commission’s controversial proposal to legalize commercial whaling has failed
Animal Rescue - Animal Welfare, Save The Whales, Save Animals - IFAW.org IFAW Web Site
www.ifaw.org
IFAW's mission is to improve the welfare of wild and domestic animals throughout the world by reducing commercial exploitation, protecting wildlife habitats, and assisting animals in distress. We seek to motivate the public to prevent cruelty to animals and to promote animal welfare and conservation...
Wednesday at 4:03pm
La Marie
......Now I'm no big animal lover but damn clean up that oil and save the whales
Tuesday at 3:37pm
The MV Bob Barker "The Japanese Whaling association used the second part of the day to address the aggression towards their whaling ships by Sea Shepherd. Without Sea Shepherd being able to attend the meetings, I would like to thank the JWA for giving us a place on stage so the whole world could see that Sea Shepherd is still living up to it’s promise to save whales."~
Laurens De Groot
Tuesday at 2:23pm
Some of the ethical dilemmas around Facebook are the privacy issues as most of the content that users put on Facebook are made for the public to view. Photos may also be uploaded for the general public to see and as discussed previously, photographs may be taken without persons’ permission and revel the location of a person which may be undesired. However, privacy control settings are put in place to prevent such issues from occurring and it is up to the user to put these in place.
The benefit of having an online community rather than a traditional community that relies on geographic proximity is that contact can be kept with others anywhere in the world, at anytime. Joining this community is also free and can also be accessed on a mobile phone for instant communication.
However, Facebook is not a face to face way of communicating so this prevents personal contact with others and interaction on a much deeper level. It is also difficult to judge a person’s mood through online interaction as cues such as body language, facial expression and tone are not visible.
Tutorial 4: Video Production Session
“YouTube is a place to discover, watch, upload and share videos”
The service lets users view and upload video files. It also lets users rate videos, add comments, and subscribe to their favourite producer.
This site can be used to watch videos of interest, educational/instructional videos or can be used to advertising. There are a variety of different categories of videos such as music, sports, shows, history, news & politics and film.
Googleabout. (2010). Youtube. Retrieved June 21, 2010 from
http://www.google.about.com/od/moreaboutgoogleleaps/p/youtube.profile.htm
In small groups within our tutorial group we created our own videos and uploaded them onto youtube ourselves. You can view the video we made on my blog page, under the title ‘Stalker on Campus’. Throughout the making of this video we used the technique of planning, more specifically story boards. A story board is a series of illustrations displayed in a sequence for the purpose of pre-visualizing a film.
Using a story board gave us a clear idea of how the film will look after filming has been completed and gives a general idea of what the different scenes will require, what location they will be in and what characters will be in them. A storyboard helps to identify any potential problems that might occur and also provides the rest of the production team with the overall vision the producer is aiming for.
Creating our own story board for our film gave us a clear picture as to where we were heading and what we would require for each scene so we knew what the process would be and could all work effectively as a group.
The service lets users view and upload video files. It also lets users rate videos, add comments, and subscribe to their favourite producer.
This site can be used to watch videos of interest, educational/instructional videos or can be used to advertising. There are a variety of different categories of videos such as music, sports, shows, history, news & politics and film.
Googleabout. (2010). Youtube. Retrieved June 21, 2010 from
http://www.google.about.com/od/moreaboutgoogleleaps/p/youtube.profile.htm
In small groups within our tutorial group we created our own videos and uploaded them onto youtube ourselves. You can view the video we made on my blog page, under the title ‘Stalker on Campus’. Throughout the making of this video we used the technique of planning, more specifically story boards. A story board is a series of illustrations displayed in a sequence for the purpose of pre-visualizing a film.
Using a story board gave us a clear idea of how the film will look after filming has been completed and gives a general idea of what the different scenes will require, what location they will be in and what characters will be in them. A storyboard helps to identify any potential problems that might occur and also provides the rest of the production team with the overall vision the producer is aiming for.
Creating our own story board for our film gave us a clear picture as to where we were heading and what we would require for each scene so we knew what the process would be and could all work effectively as a group.
Tutorial 3: Blog Creation
A blog allows you to share your thoughts, pictures and connect with others around the world. Blogger is simple to use and provides a tour of how and what services it provides.
Blogger allows you to create a personalised profile that lets you connect with other users who may share similar interests.
Blogger is also safe as you can control who views your profile and the information you give out is up to you.
www.kiwiblog.co.nz is another example of a Blog host, but a New Zealand version that may be interesting to connect with if you intend to travel over New Zealand.
Blogger allows you to create a personalised profile that lets you connect with other users who may share similar interests.
Blogger is also safe as you can control who views your profile and the information you give out is up to you.
www.kiwiblog.co.nz is another example of a Blog host, but a New Zealand version that may be interesting to connect with if you intend to travel over New Zealand.
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