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.
Tutorial 2: Digital Camera Technology
“A new technology is rarely superior to an old one in every feature.”
This statement is suggesting that although technology is constantly changing, the new technology will never really reach a standard of perfection as there are old features that are more reliable at present. This view will most likely reflect a large majority of people who are unwilling to change their old ways and adapt to the new technology, or may not even be competent enough in their abilities to do so.
Digital camera technology is very convenient as the photographs you take are instant and are able to be viewed straight after. This means you can crop, resize, shift, alter or delete the image altogether. This proves to be very cost effective in the long run as there is no wasted images being printed.
The quality of digital camera technology is also constantly improving to create stunning images compared to the older standard versions.
Digital camera technology is also convenient to use as the images can be stored in a number of different ways such as flash drives, computers, digital photo frames and disks. This also means they can be shared by uploading to a website or sent via e-mail. Another convenience is that the images can be printed off at home from the users computer to save waiting time and money from another developer.
Unfortunately having these images stored in these different ways can also mean they are more likely to get lost, accidently deleted or the new technology can prove to be un-reliable and malfunction. While the technology may sound very convenient and better to run it is also more expensive in terms of set up cost as the requirement of having a digital camera will mean the user will also need a memory card, cords, batteries and a computer to view and arrange the photos.
Ethical issues surrounding the use of digital camera technology are things such as photographs being taken of an individual without their permission and then being displayed in public. Misuse or stolen identity can also be an issue with photographs being taken unknowingly and being re created to act as a photograph for someone else. Lastly, digital camera photography can be an invasion of privacy with technology advances meaning a person can be photographed from any location at any time if required.
Digital images can be and are being used in Occupational Therapy practice in a number of ways. This is including assessment such as cognitive assessments to see if the client has figure ground perception etc or memory activities with the client. Pictures can also be taken to recognise the progress the client is making and for the therapist to prove intervention is successful. Pictures can also be used for instructional diagrams and reminders for how to complete tasks, operate equipment, lifting techniques and so on.
Flickr.com is a service that allows the users to share and swap their pictures with others by uploading them to the site, or viewing the pictures others have uploaded. Google images(http://images.google.co.nz/) is another example of a photo sharing or photo storage website.
A digital zoom is when the image is actually being cropped, resulting in a loss of quality as the surrounding pixels and resolution are lost. However an optical zoom magnifies the size of an image by adjusting the lens. Unlike digital zoom, optical zoom enlarges the subject without sacrificing resolution.
A megapixel is equal to one million pixels. Digital images are made up of thousands of these tiny, tile-like picture elements called pixels.
This statement is suggesting that although technology is constantly changing, the new technology will never really reach a standard of perfection as there are old features that are more reliable at present. This view will most likely reflect a large majority of people who are unwilling to change their old ways and adapt to the new technology, or may not even be competent enough in their abilities to do so.
Digital camera technology is very convenient as the photographs you take are instant and are able to be viewed straight after. This means you can crop, resize, shift, alter or delete the image altogether. This proves to be very cost effective in the long run as there is no wasted images being printed.
The quality of digital camera technology is also constantly improving to create stunning images compared to the older standard versions.
Digital camera technology is also convenient to use as the images can be stored in a number of different ways such as flash drives, computers, digital photo frames and disks. This also means they can be shared by uploading to a website or sent via e-mail. Another convenience is that the images can be printed off at home from the users computer to save waiting time and money from another developer.
Unfortunately having these images stored in these different ways can also mean they are more likely to get lost, accidently deleted or the new technology can prove to be un-reliable and malfunction. While the technology may sound very convenient and better to run it is also more expensive in terms of set up cost as the requirement of having a digital camera will mean the user will also need a memory card, cords, batteries and a computer to view and arrange the photos.
Ethical issues surrounding the use of digital camera technology are things such as photographs being taken of an individual without their permission and then being displayed in public. Misuse or stolen identity can also be an issue with photographs being taken unknowingly and being re created to act as a photograph for someone else. Lastly, digital camera photography can be an invasion of privacy with technology advances meaning a person can be photographed from any location at any time if required.
Digital images can be and are being used in Occupational Therapy practice in a number of ways. This is including assessment such as cognitive assessments to see if the client has figure ground perception etc or memory activities with the client. Pictures can also be taken to recognise the progress the client is making and for the therapist to prove intervention is successful. Pictures can also be used for instructional diagrams and reminders for how to complete tasks, operate equipment, lifting techniques and so on.
Flickr.com is a service that allows the users to share and swap their pictures with others by uploading them to the site, or viewing the pictures others have uploaded. Google images(http://images.google.co.nz/) is another example of a photo sharing or photo storage website.
A digital zoom is when the image is actually being cropped, resulting in a loss of quality as the surrounding pixels and resolution are lost. However an optical zoom magnifies the size of an image by adjusting the lens. Unlike digital zoom, optical zoom enlarges the subject without sacrificing resolution.
A megapixel is equal to one million pixels. Digital images are made up of thousands of these tiny, tile-like picture elements called pixels.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Tutorial One: Ethics and Information Technology
Information Technology or Information Communications Technology “is a general term that describes any technology that helps to produce, manipulate, store, communicate, and/or disseminate information.” (Information technology, 2010)
Information technology is widely present in our society today and is increasingly developing. To be able to keep up with the demands of the fast paced society we live in we are required to keep up with the new technologies being introduced. Technology has become common place across all areas of work, leisure and play from computers at a work station to ipods to listen to while running.
Some of the devices I feel most comfortable using are: laptops and most of the programmes on them, music devices like ipods and mp3s, digital cameras and cell phones and online communities such as facebook, wikpedia and twitter. These technologies have all been relatively new while I have been growing up so it wasn’t difficult for me to adjust to the new developments.
Information Technology is being used in Occupational Therapy practice through:
• Emails to liaise with other health professionals
• Internet for a research tool
• Assessments of clients abilities and capacities
There are a number of ethical implications that arise from the capturing, sharing and transferring of information via Information Technologies such as misuse of the information given out, identity theft and fraud.
Computer Ethics is “a branch of practical philosophy which deals with how computing professionals should make decisions regarding professional and social conduct” (Computer ethics, 2010)
Intellectual Property is “a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which property rights are recognized and the corresponding fields of law” (Intellectual property, 2010)
Social justice “is the application of the concept of justice on a social scale” It is based on
the idea of a society which gives individuals and groups fair treatment and a just share of the benefits of society, although what is "fair treatment" and a "just share" must remain unclear or subject to interpretation. (Social justice, 2010)
Informed consent “is a phrase often used in the law to indicate that the consent a person gives meets certain minimum standards” (Informed consent, 2010)
A greater understanding of ITC will provide us with the ability to see how we as Occupational Therapists can incorporate this in our treatments and overall practice, since technology is on a constant incline in terms of development. We will have knowledge to determine the usability of the technology to best suit the client’s needs and also the ethical issues involved such as privacy and informed consent.
Reference:
Computer ethics. (2010, May 6). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 12, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Computer_ethics&oldid=360496943
Information technology. (2010, June 12). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 12, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Information_technology&oldid=367571191
Informed consent. (2010, June 10). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 12, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Informed_consent&oldid=367195453
Intellectual property. (2010, June 9). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 12, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Intellectual_property&oldid=366993205
Social justice. (2010, June 9). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 12, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Social_justice&oldid=367021722
Information technology is widely present in our society today and is increasingly developing. To be able to keep up with the demands of the fast paced society we live in we are required to keep up with the new technologies being introduced. Technology has become common place across all areas of work, leisure and play from computers at a work station to ipods to listen to while running.
Some of the devices I feel most comfortable using are: laptops and most of the programmes on them, music devices like ipods and mp3s, digital cameras and cell phones and online communities such as facebook, wikpedia and twitter. These technologies have all been relatively new while I have been growing up so it wasn’t difficult for me to adjust to the new developments.
Information Technology is being used in Occupational Therapy practice through:
• Emails to liaise with other health professionals
• Internet for a research tool
• Assessments of clients abilities and capacities
There are a number of ethical implications that arise from the capturing, sharing and transferring of information via Information Technologies such as misuse of the information given out, identity theft and fraud.
Computer Ethics is “a branch of practical philosophy which deals with how computing professionals should make decisions regarding professional and social conduct” (Computer ethics, 2010)
Intellectual Property is “a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which property rights are recognized and the corresponding fields of law” (Intellectual property, 2010)
Social justice “is the application of the concept of justice on a social scale” It is based on
the idea of a society which gives individuals and groups fair treatment and a just share of the benefits of society, although what is "fair treatment" and a "just share" must remain unclear or subject to interpretation. (Social justice, 2010)
Informed consent “is a phrase often used in the law to indicate that the consent a person gives meets certain minimum standards” (Informed consent, 2010)
A greater understanding of ITC will provide us with the ability to see how we as Occupational Therapists can incorporate this in our treatments and overall practice, since technology is on a constant incline in terms of development. We will have knowledge to determine the usability of the technology to best suit the client’s needs and also the ethical issues involved such as privacy and informed consent.
Reference:
Computer ethics. (2010, May 6). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 12, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Computer_ethics&oldid=360496943
Information technology. (2010, June 12). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 12, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Information_technology&oldid=367571191
Informed consent. (2010, June 10). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 12, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Informed_consent&oldid=367195453
Intellectual property. (2010, June 9). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 12, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Intellectual_property&oldid=366993205
Social justice. (2010, June 9). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 12, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Social_justice&oldid=367021722
Monday, March 22, 2010
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