Task One: Explain the step by step process required to embed You Tube videos into your Blog. Consider using Youtube help or a tutorial from Youtube or Slideshare.
How to imbed a You Tube video:
1. Go to http://www.youtube.com/
2. Find/select the video you wish to imbed
3. To the right of the video is a grey box
4. Written in that box is an item “Embed” which has a white text box next to it
5. Copy the text (Cntrl C)
6. Go into your blog
7. Select new post
8. Paste the text in the text box (Cntrl V) (you can also give the video a title if you wish)
9. Select publish post
Task Two: Explain the step by step process required to embed a Flickr Badge into your Blog . Consider using flickr help or a tutorial from Youtube or Slideshare.
1. Go to the Flickr website http://www.flickr.com/
2. Scroll to the bottom of the page- under “Help” options, select “Tools”
3. Select “Hey where is my badge?”
4. Follow steps 1-5 to get your code
5. Copy code (Cntrl C)
6. Log into your Blogger account
7. Select “View page”
8. Select “Customise”
9. Select “Add a gadget”
10. Select “Configure HTML/Java script
11. Paste code into text box (Cntrl V), add a title if you wish
12. Select “Save”
Monday, May 25, 2009
Tutorial Seven: Assistive technology
Provide a definition of Assistive technology:
Assistive technology device:
Any item, piece of equipment or product system whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customised that is used to increase or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities
(Public Law 100-407, Technical Assistance to the States Act, USA)
Assistive technology service:
Any surface that directly assists an individual with a disability in the selection, acquisition or use of an assistive technology device
(Public Law 100-407, Technical Assistance to the States Act, USA)
Describe one piece of equipment introduced in the assistive technology tutorial. Provide information on size, cost and functions:
Talking Photo Album
A3
Talking Photo Album - A3
Combine literacy and ICT with this Talking Photo Album.
Leading on from the popular A5 Talking Photo Album, TTS bring you a bigger A3 sized album with all the same recording features, plus a loud speaker and larger visual area for children to display their stories and work.
The Talking Photo Album supports speaking and listening on the new Literacy framework especially focusing on photo sequences, presentations, hiding and revealing pictures and word recognition.
Record your stories, timetables or messages with the Talking Photo Album. Simply insert drawings or photographs into the plastic wallets and record up to a 10 second message on every page.
Each individual voice message can be played back at any time, simply with a push of a button.
Price excl gst
$88.00
(Retrieved 25 May 2009, from https://www.star-educational.co.nz/view_details.php?detail=true&cat=42&subcat=&id=107)
How does your chosen piece of equipment increase functional capacity for the user? Provide examples here from the tutorial and lecture:
As well as some of the ideas stated above this could be;
•Used as a recipe book for someone with reading difficulties you could vocally record instructions as well as having them written
•Used as a photo album for someone with memory difficulties you could record additional info about pictures
Assistive technology device:
Any item, piece of equipment or product system whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customised that is used to increase or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities
(Public Law 100-407, Technical Assistance to the States Act, USA)
Assistive technology service:
Any surface that directly assists an individual with a disability in the selection, acquisition or use of an assistive technology device
(Public Law 100-407, Technical Assistance to the States Act, USA)
Describe one piece of equipment introduced in the assistive technology tutorial. Provide information on size, cost and functions:
Talking Photo Album
A3
Talking Photo Album - A3
Combine literacy and ICT with this Talking Photo Album.
Leading on from the popular A5 Talking Photo Album, TTS bring you a bigger A3 sized album with all the same recording features, plus a loud speaker and larger visual area for children to display their stories and work.
The Talking Photo Album supports speaking and listening on the new Literacy framework especially focusing on photo sequences, presentations, hiding and revealing pictures and word recognition.
Record your stories, timetables or messages with the Talking Photo Album. Simply insert drawings or photographs into the plastic wallets and record up to a 10 second message on every page.
Each individual voice message can be played back at any time, simply with a push of a button.
Price excl gst
$88.00
(Retrieved 25 May 2009, from https://www.star-educational.co.nz/view_details.php?detail=true&cat=42&subcat=&id=107)
How does your chosen piece of equipment increase functional capacity for the user? Provide examples here from the tutorial and lecture:
As well as some of the ideas stated above this could be;
•Used as a recipe book for someone with reading difficulties you could vocally record instructions as well as having them written
•Used as a photo album for someone with memory difficulties you could record additional info about pictures
Monday, May 11, 2009
Tutorial Six: The internet and online communities
Provide the web address and the name of the community you are investigating
Retrieved May 12 2009, from http://www.facebook.com/
What services are provided? How interactive is this site? How can people contribute?
Retrieved May 12 2009, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook
Consider material presented during the lecture and make comment on why people choose to contribute to this community. What is it they are seeking?
• Increased Recognition
• Sense of Efficacy
• Sense of Community
Cut and paste an example of the type of topics being discussed (you may have to provide a context to your excerpt).
An example of a message:
my bday:
it's my birthday in a few weeks and am organising a get together on friday. heaps of people are away over this easter time so am doing a small low key get together. Would love you and jen to come along....Will ask your brother too....you can always crash at mine. anyway..hope you are wel.
Consider material presented during the lecture and make comment on the benefits this community holds over traditional notions of community e.g. communities reliant on geographic proximity
• Can provide large amounts of information
• Can provide connections over great distances instantly
• Ability to connect with people of similar interests/needs/ concerns
• Can foster understanding and unity
• Speed of information sharing
• You lose that face to face interaction that can be vital to a ‘real’ relationship.
• It is not accessible to those who are not technologically/ computer savvy.
• Delusional reliance on virtual communities
• Limited communication tools
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Tutorial Four and Five: Video Production Sessions
Task Four (Blog Posting): Provide a brief summary of the services offered by YouTube. Information can be drawn from the week five tutorial hand out:
YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips.
Retrieved May 10 2009, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youtube
A video hosting service allows individuals to upload video clips to an Internet website. The video host will then store the video on its server, and show the individual different types of code to allow others to view this video. The website, mainly used as the video hosting website, is usually called the video sharing website.
Retrieved May 10 2009, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_hosting_service
Task Five (Blog Posting): Provide a brief account (1-2 paragraphs) on how the use of planning (storyboarding and scripting) aided your groups short film:
Storyboarding was initially useful for helping us to get our ideas together to form some sort of story. It made us think about what kind of shots we wanted to use, effects, and timing. We didn’t really refer back to it much when we were shooting but the video we ended up with was pretty much in line with the plan.
The scripting (writing to go along with the pictures) was also helpful as it provided cues to our actor on how she should behave, and covered the specifics of her demeanour. It provided that extra bit of detail that I could not provide with my drawing (not a strongpoint for me).
YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips.
Retrieved May 10 2009, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youtube
A video hosting service allows individuals to upload video clips to an Internet website. The video host will then store the video on its server, and show the individual different types of code to allow others to view this video. The website, mainly used as the video hosting website, is usually called the video sharing website.
Retrieved May 10 2009, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_hosting_service
Task Five (Blog Posting): Provide a brief account (1-2 paragraphs) on how the use of planning (storyboarding and scripting) aided your groups short film:
Storyboarding was initially useful for helping us to get our ideas together to form some sort of story. It made us think about what kind of shots we wanted to use, effects, and timing. We didn’t really refer back to it much when we were shooting but the video we ended up with was pretty much in line with the plan.
The scripting (writing to go along with the pictures) was also helpful as it provided cues to our actor on how she should behave, and covered the specifics of her demeanour. It provided that extra bit of detail that I could not provide with my drawing (not a strongpoint for me).
Tutorial Three: Blog Creation Tasks
Provide a brief summary of the services offered by Blogger (this will be your third posting. Information can be drawn from the attached hand out). In addition to this name one other Blog host:
Blogger is a blog publishing system:
Weblog software (also called blog software or blogware) is software designed to simplify the creation and maintenance of weblogs. As specialized content management systems, weblog applications support the authoring, editing, and publishing of blog posts and comments, with special functions for image management, web syndication, and moderation of posts and comments.
Retrieved May 10 2009 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog_publishing_system
Another blog host is wordpress.com
Blogger is a blog publishing system:
Weblog software (also called blog software or blogware) is software designed to simplify the creation and maintenance of weblogs. As specialized content management systems, weblog applications support the authoring, editing, and publishing of blog posts and comments, with special functions for image management, web syndication, and moderation of posts and comments.
Retrieved May 10 2009 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog_publishing_system
Another blog host is wordpress.com
Tutorial Two: Digital Camera use and applications
“A new technology is rarely superior to an old one in every feature”. Briefly discuss this statement in relation to digital camera technology. What would you consider to be some of the pluses and minuses digital camera technology holds in relation to more traditional film based cameras?
Pluses:
- Photos can be uploaded and shared with others
- Improved picture quality
- The ability to edit photos
- No film to take in and get developed
- All photos can be stored together on your computer or memory stick etc
Minuses:
- Not everyone is confident using them
- You can accidentally delete files
- Your computer might crash and lose the pictures
- No physical photo
List some of the ways that digital images can be stored transferred and manipulated using other communications technology:
- Stored to computer
- Stored to disk / memory stick
- Emailed directly from phone
- Pixt
- You can print them yourself
- Take memory stick in to get them printed
- Photoshop
Given the prevalence of image capturing devices, and thinking about the issues discussed in tutorial one, consider what sort of ethical issues may arise with their use:
Practise for OT:
- Client privacy- informed consent
- Possibility of theft
- Open to manipulation
- Rules around storage and access
General:
- Pictures taken without consent from the subject
- More difficult to get away with things
- You have a responsibility to the subject and anyone else associated to use images responsibly and ethically
Briefly discuss some of the ways that digital images could, or are, being used in occupational therapy practice:
- Pictures of various types of equipment are shown to clients to see if they might like it
- Picture of premises on website to make it easier for clients to find
- Promotional or awareness campaigns
Provide a brief summary of the services offered by Flickr.com:
Flickr is an image and video hosting website, web services suite, and online community platform. In addition to being a popular Web site for users to share personal photographs, the service is widely used by bloggers as a photo repository.[2] As of November 2008, it claims to host more than 3 billion images.
Retrieved May 10 2008, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flickr
Name one other photo storage website which offers a service similar to Flickr.com
Photobucket.com
Explain what the difference is between a digital and an optical zoom
Most cameras have both optical zoom and digital zoom. Optical zoom works just like a zoom lens on a film camera. The lens changes focal length and magnification as it is zoomed. Image quality stays high throughout the zoom range. Digital zoom simply crops the image to a smaller size, then enlarges the cropped portion to fill the frame again. Digital zoom results in a significant loss of quality as is clear from the examples below. It's pretty much a last resort, and if you don't have it in camera, you can do a similar job using
almost any image editing program.
Retrieved from Participation and Occupation Tutorial: Tutorial two- Digital cameras
Explain what is meant by the term megapixel:
A pixel is a contraction if the term PIcture ELement. Digital images are made up of small squares, just like a tile mosaic on your kitchen or bathroom wall. Though a digital photograph looks smooth and continuous just like a regular photograph, it's actually composed of millions of tiny squares.
Retrieved from Participation and Occupation Tutorial: Tutorial two- Digital cameras
Pluses:
- Photos can be uploaded and shared with others
- Improved picture quality
- The ability to edit photos
- No film to take in and get developed
- All photos can be stored together on your computer or memory stick etc
Minuses:
- Not everyone is confident using them
- You can accidentally delete files
- Your computer might crash and lose the pictures
- No physical photo
List some of the ways that digital images can be stored transferred and manipulated using other communications technology:
- Stored to computer
- Stored to disk / memory stick
- Emailed directly from phone
- Pixt
- You can print them yourself
- Take memory stick in to get them printed
- Photoshop
Given the prevalence of image capturing devices, and thinking about the issues discussed in tutorial one, consider what sort of ethical issues may arise with their use:
Practise for OT:
- Client privacy- informed consent
- Possibility of theft
- Open to manipulation
- Rules around storage and access
General:
- Pictures taken without consent from the subject
- More difficult to get away with things
- You have a responsibility to the subject and anyone else associated to use images responsibly and ethically
Briefly discuss some of the ways that digital images could, or are, being used in occupational therapy practice:
- Pictures of various types of equipment are shown to clients to see if they might like it
- Picture of premises on website to make it easier for clients to find
- Promotional or awareness campaigns
Provide a brief summary of the services offered by Flickr.com:
Flickr is an image and video hosting website, web services suite, and online community platform. In addition to being a popular Web site for users to share personal photographs, the service is widely used by bloggers as a photo repository.[2] As of November 2008, it claims to host more than 3 billion images.
Retrieved May 10 2008, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flickr
Name one other photo storage website which offers a service similar to Flickr.com
Photobucket.com
Explain what the difference is between a digital and an optical zoom
Most cameras have both optical zoom and digital zoom. Optical zoom works just like a zoom lens on a film camera. The lens changes focal length and magnification as it is zoomed. Image quality stays high throughout the zoom range. Digital zoom simply crops the image to a smaller size, then enlarges the cropped portion to fill the frame again. Digital zoom results in a significant loss of quality as is clear from the examples below. It's pretty much a last resort, and if you don't have it in camera, you can do a similar job using
almost any image editing program.
Retrieved from Participation and Occupation Tutorial: Tutorial two- Digital cameras
Explain what is meant by the term megapixel:
A pixel is a contraction if the term PIcture ELement. Digital images are made up of small squares, just like a tile mosaic on your kitchen or bathroom wall. Though a digital photograph looks smooth and continuous just like a regular photograph, it's actually composed of millions of tiny squares.
Retrieved from Participation and Occupation Tutorial: Tutorial two- Digital cameras
Tutorial One: Information Technology and Ethical Issues
Provide a definition of Information Technology/Information Communications Technology:
Information technology (IT), also known as Information and Communication(s) Technology (ICT) and Infocomm in Asia, is concerned with the use of technology in managing and processing information, especially in large organizations.
Retrieved February 14, 2007, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_Technology
Consider the definition of IT you have provided. How is this form of technology prevalent in our society? How common place has it become?
IT pretty much has a place in every part of our lives. We use it at work- emails, fax, phone; at home to keep in touch with people- Facebook, bebo, skype, chatrooms, forums, blogs, websites, cellphones etc. Anyone can be instantly contacted, and I don’t know many people that don’t have their cellphone on them pretty much 24/7.
What IT devices or system do you feel comfortable and competent using?
I am comfortable using most IT devices/systems within reason. I am by no means an IT pro but I am confident using the devices that I commonly do, for the purposes I need them for. I am however over my head when it comes to higher level stuff like programming etc.
Thinking about your own fieldwork experiences consider how IT is being used in Occupational Therapy practice?
My Fieldwork 1 placement was in a private practise setting. Phones were used constantly as a method of booking appointments (including by text), and keeping in touch; emailing (to ACC and other colleagues); the company had their own website (for advertising and info purposes).
Fieldwork 3 was in a hospital setting- again phones, cellphones, emailing, and a company website (for the WDHB) were all used. We also used the internet for information purposes i.e. researching conditions and current and up to date medical knowledge.
What ethical implications arise from the capturing, sharing and transferring of information via IT devices (e.g. mobile phones) or systems (e.g. internet)?
Practise for OT:
- Client privacy- informed consent
- Possibility of theft
- Open to manipulation
- Rules around storage and access
General:
- Pictures taken without consent from the subject
- More difficult to get away with things
- You have a responsibility to the subject and anyone else associated to use images responsibly and ethically
Provide a definition of Computer Ethics:
Computer ethics is a branch of practical philosophy which deals with how computing professionals should make decisions regarding professional and social conduct.
Retrieved February 14, 2007, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_ethics
Provide a definition of Intellectual Property (APA reference required)
In law, intellectual property (IP) is an umbrella term for various legal entitlements which attach to certain types of information, ideas, or other intangibles in their expressed form. The holder of this legal entitlement is generally entitled to exercise various exclusive rights in relation to the subject matter of the IP. The term intellectual property reflects the idea that this subject matter is the product of the mind or the intellect, and that IP rights may be protected at law in the same way as any other form of property. However, the use of the term and the concepts it is said to embody are the subject of some controversy.
Retrieved February 14, 2007, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property
Provide a definition of Social Justice (APA reference required)
Social justice mostly refers to an ideal of society, where "justice" refers to economic status rather than to the administration of laws. 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.
Retreived Februry 14, 2007, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_justice
Provide a definition of Informed Consent (APA reference required)
Informed consent is a legal condition whereby a person can be said to have given consent based upon an appreciation and understanding of the facts and implications of an action.
Retrieved February 14, 2007, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Informed_consent
In your own words briefly summarise why (or why not) a great understanding of ITC and the ethical issues it encompasses will help us in our practice and daily lives.
As discussed earlier IT plays a role in almost every aspect of our lives, and in the future I can only see this becoming more and more the case. With IT playing such a role in people’s lives it would be wrong for the OT profession to ignore it in our interventions. As far as using it for our own purposes- it provides such efficient and convenient means of communication for both professional and personal purposes that we would be stupid not to take advantage. Knowledge of ethical issues is important particularly pertaining to the use of IT in a professional setting as we deal with client/patient privacy and mistakes could cost us our jobs.
Information technology (IT), also known as Information and Communication(s) Technology (ICT) and Infocomm in Asia, is concerned with the use of technology in managing and processing information, especially in large organizations.
Retrieved February 14, 2007, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_Technology
Consider the definition of IT you have provided. How is this form of technology prevalent in our society? How common place has it become?
IT pretty much has a place in every part of our lives. We use it at work- emails, fax, phone; at home to keep in touch with people- Facebook, bebo, skype, chatrooms, forums, blogs, websites, cellphones etc. Anyone can be instantly contacted, and I don’t know many people that don’t have their cellphone on them pretty much 24/7.
What IT devices or system do you feel comfortable and competent using?
I am comfortable using most IT devices/systems within reason. I am by no means an IT pro but I am confident using the devices that I commonly do, for the purposes I need them for. I am however over my head when it comes to higher level stuff like programming etc.
Thinking about your own fieldwork experiences consider how IT is being used in Occupational Therapy practice?
My Fieldwork 1 placement was in a private practise setting. Phones were used constantly as a method of booking appointments (including by text), and keeping in touch; emailing (to ACC and other colleagues); the company had their own website (for advertising and info purposes).
Fieldwork 3 was in a hospital setting- again phones, cellphones, emailing, and a company website (for the WDHB) were all used. We also used the internet for information purposes i.e. researching conditions and current and up to date medical knowledge.
What ethical implications arise from the capturing, sharing and transferring of information via IT devices (e.g. mobile phones) or systems (e.g. internet)?
Practise for OT:
- Client privacy- informed consent
- Possibility of theft
- Open to manipulation
- Rules around storage and access
General:
- Pictures taken without consent from the subject
- More difficult to get away with things
- You have a responsibility to the subject and anyone else associated to use images responsibly and ethically
Provide a definition of Computer Ethics:
Computer ethics is a branch of practical philosophy which deals with how computing professionals should make decisions regarding professional and social conduct.
Retrieved February 14, 2007, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_ethics
Provide a definition of Intellectual Property (APA reference required)
In law, intellectual property (IP) is an umbrella term for various legal entitlements which attach to certain types of information, ideas, or other intangibles in their expressed form. The holder of this legal entitlement is generally entitled to exercise various exclusive rights in relation to the subject matter of the IP. The term intellectual property reflects the idea that this subject matter is the product of the mind or the intellect, and that IP rights may be protected at law in the same way as any other form of property. However, the use of the term and the concepts it is said to embody are the subject of some controversy.
Retrieved February 14, 2007, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property
Provide a definition of Social Justice (APA reference required)
Social justice mostly refers to an ideal of society, where "justice" refers to economic status rather than to the administration of laws. 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.
Retreived Februry 14, 2007, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_justice
Provide a definition of Informed Consent (APA reference required)
Informed consent is a legal condition whereby a person can be said to have given consent based upon an appreciation and understanding of the facts and implications of an action.
Retrieved February 14, 2007, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Informed_consent
In your own words briefly summarise why (or why not) a great understanding of ITC and the ethical issues it encompasses will help us in our practice and daily lives.
As discussed earlier IT plays a role in almost every aspect of our lives, and in the future I can only see this becoming more and more the case. With IT playing such a role in people’s lives it would be wrong for the OT profession to ignore it in our interventions. As far as using it for our own purposes- it provides such efficient and convenient means of communication for both professional and personal purposes that we would be stupid not to take advantage. Knowledge of ethical issues is important particularly pertaining to the use of IT in a professional setting as we deal with client/patient privacy and mistakes could cost us our jobs.
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