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Saturday, June 5, 2010
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Tute 7: Assistive Technology
First of all, what is assistive technology?
According to Cook and Hussey (1995) assistive technology is "an 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".
Dave- an occupational therapist from Kimiora school in Wellington came to talk to us about the assistive technology he uses with children with disabilities. One piece which I was particulary interested in was:
The talking photo album:
This special type of photo album allowed the person to record a message in relation to the different pages of the album. This was a great tool to use to help the child remember the picture/space in time when the photo was taken, as well as giving them the ability (especially non-verbal clients) to share these memories with friends and family (with help of recording from others). Self adhesive pockets were included with the recording button underneath to play back the messages. These albums are priced at around $15.oo
This type of device will be useful for clients with communicating problems, or people who can not rememeber things (e.g- clients with traumatic brain injuries).
According to Cook and Hussey (1995) assistive technology is "an 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".
Dave- an occupational therapist from Kimiora school in Wellington came to talk to us about the assistive technology he uses with children with disabilities. One piece which I was particulary interested in was:
The talking photo album:
This special type of photo album allowed the person to record a message in relation to the different pages of the album. This was a great tool to use to help the child remember the picture/space in time when the photo was taken, as well as giving them the ability (especially non-verbal clients) to share these memories with friends and family (with help of recording from others). Self adhesive pockets were included with the recording button underneath to play back the messages. These albums are priced at around $15.oo
This type of device will be useful for clients with communicating problems, or people who can not rememeber things (e.g- clients with traumatic brain injuries).
Tute 6: The internet and Online Communities
The online community I am exploring is FACEBOOK. To sign up to facebook visit: www.facebook.com
Facebook is an online social networking site which has been designed to allow users to connect with friends and family from all around the world.
Facebook provides many different and interactive services that its people can partake in as much or as little as they would like. Some of the ways that people can do so is via:
- Adding/requesting their friends and family members (allowing them to view eachothers profile pages).
- Adding photos, music clips, video clips, playing games, joining groups, chatting, and posting comments to their friends pages as well as undating their own status.
People who join the facebook community do so to find and/or stay connected with friends and family, share pictures and music together, play games, join groups, and be able to comment on their friends pages, share updates or even just pass the time. By doing so, people feel part of a bigger world out there. Some such tops that are being discussed on Facebook are:
- RunThere: RunThere is a social-networking service for runners and cyclists. Users can map and measure their favorite routes (no GPS required), keep a running/biking log, and find athletes and routes nearby.
- Photos I Like: Photos I Like is a digital media sharing and discovery site emphasizing lightweight social content, self-expression, and communities.
Because of photos and other content which may be published on Facebook there are many issues surrounding privacy and confidentiality that are not considered due to the fact that a person does not need permission to post a photo.
As Facebook is an online comunity it allows users to connect with anybody worldwide just by sitting at a computer screen. This virtual community allows users to communicate with eachother without having to be within close geographic proximity.
Because of the nature to an online community it will be lacking the traditional face to face contact, interaction and conversation.
Facebook is an online social networking site which has been designed to allow users to connect with friends and family from all around the world.
Facebook provides many different and interactive services that its people can partake in as much or as little as they would like. Some of the ways that people can do so is via:
- Adding/requesting their friends and family members (allowing them to view eachothers profile pages).
- Adding photos, music clips, video clips, playing games, joining groups, chatting, and posting comments to their friends pages as well as undating their own status.
People who join the facebook community do so to find and/or stay connected with friends and family, share pictures and music together, play games, join groups, and be able to comment on their friends pages, share updates or even just pass the time. By doing so, people feel part of a bigger world out there. Some such tops that are being discussed on Facebook are:
- RunThere: RunThere is a social-networking service for runners and cyclists. Users can map and measure their favorite routes (no GPS required), keep a running/biking log, and find athletes and routes nearby.
- Photos I Like: Photos I Like is a digital media sharing and discovery site emphasizing lightweight social content, self-expression, and communities.
Because of photos and other content which may be published on Facebook there are many issues surrounding privacy and confidentiality that are not considered due to the fact that a person does not need permission to post a photo.
As Facebook is an online comunity it allows users to connect with anybody worldwide just by sitting at a computer screen. This virtual community allows users to communicate with eachother without having to be within close geographic proximity.
Because of the nature to an online community it will be lacking the traditional face to face contact, interaction and conversation.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Tute 3: Blog Creation Tasks
This third tutorial allowed us to actually make our blogs! First we started by forming a yahoo account which involved having our own personal email address. We were then able to:
- Choose and personalise a blog template
- Give our blog a name and explain why we were doing it
- Create our own personal blog profile (including our age, gender, occupation and location)
- Lastly we put up a profile picture!
The 'Blogger' website is a place where ANYBODY can produce and design their own personal blog which acts like a diary for people to publish thoughts, information, photos and video clips etc. Blogger is a great was to communicate, and the great thing is that you can be as creative as you want!
- Choose and personalise a blog template
- Give our blog a name and explain why we were doing it
- Create our own personal blog profile (including our age, gender, occupation and location)
- Lastly we put up a profile picture!
The 'Blogger' website is a place where ANYBODY can produce and design their own personal blog which acts like a diary for people to publish thoughts, information, photos and video clips etc. Blogger is a great was to communicate, and the great thing is that you can be as creative as you want!
Monday, May 31, 2010
Tute 2: Digital Camera use and Applications
Today we looked at the different uses of digital cameras and how the the technology surrounding then has advanced over the years. We looked at the different advantages and disadvantages of digital camera technology against the traditional film based cameras:
Advantages for digital cameras:
-Ability to capture a moment in time and be able to look at the image directly afterwards.
-You are able to take a digital camera anywhere (it can fit in your pocket!)
-The ability to take photos are not just in the form of a digital camera- you may take pictures off your cell phone, or your your ipod/iphone.
-You can alter the colour, brightness and play around with the images on a picture such as removing red eye, or zooming in and out. Digital cameras also provide you with the ability to save any images to a disk or your computer.
Disadvantages for digital cameras:
-There is limited privacy for people having their photo taken due to the fact that a picture may be taken from off a cell phone causing a person to be unaware.
-Pictures/photos are more disposible as people can freely delete images by the click of a button.
-This means that photos tend not to be as treasured as they once were.
-Digital cameras need ongoing charging, or changing of batteries.
Ditital images can be played around with, stored, transferred and manipulated through the use of specific communication technology. Some of the ways in doing so may be:
-Saving images to external hard drives.
-Printing images off.
-Transferring and saving images to a computer or CD.
From this easy and accessible nature of photo taking, ethical issues may arise which need to be considered in order to be participating in safe and ethical practice- This may involve:
-Informed consent on taking, using, or publishing somebodys photo.
-How to take and use photos on and off websites (if and when wanting to use them as a part of your own work).
Digital images may be used in occupational therapy practice as a source of evidence to provide for other carers such as ACC, enable or to other therapists. Having the use of a digital camera when specific details of a clients home environment must be remembered can come in handy.
'Flickr' is an online networking site that allows people to share photos, post information, add different contacts and join groups. Another online photo storage website that is similar to Flickr is : www.photobucket.com
It is interesting to know for those who are unaware of the differences between digital and optical zoom, and megapixel...
-Digital zoom is the zoom of the lens, which allows you to capture an image closer than it actually is, or further away. It props the image taking the middle of the shot, having the ability to blow it up to a bigger size.
-Optical zoom is the quality of a zoomed image, therefore a closeup picture will still remain clear.
-A megapixel is the smallest element of an image that can be individually processed in a video display system- (A megapixel is 1 million pixels).
Advantages for digital cameras:
-Ability to capture a moment in time and be able to look at the image directly afterwards.
-You are able to take a digital camera anywhere (it can fit in your pocket!)
-The ability to take photos are not just in the form of a digital camera- you may take pictures off your cell phone, or your your ipod/iphone.
-You can alter the colour, brightness and play around with the images on a picture such as removing red eye, or zooming in and out. Digital cameras also provide you with the ability to save any images to a disk or your computer.
Disadvantages for digital cameras:
-There is limited privacy for people having their photo taken due to the fact that a picture may be taken from off a cell phone causing a person to be unaware.
-Pictures/photos are more disposible as people can freely delete images by the click of a button.
-This means that photos tend not to be as treasured as they once were.
-Digital cameras need ongoing charging, or changing of batteries.
Ditital images can be played around with, stored, transferred and manipulated through the use of specific communication technology. Some of the ways in doing so may be:
-Saving images to external hard drives.
-Printing images off.
-Transferring and saving images to a computer or CD.
From this easy and accessible nature of photo taking, ethical issues may arise which need to be considered in order to be participating in safe and ethical practice- This may involve:
-Informed consent on taking, using, or publishing somebodys photo.
-How to take and use photos on and off websites (if and when wanting to use them as a part of your own work).
Digital images may be used in occupational therapy practice as a source of evidence to provide for other carers such as ACC, enable or to other therapists. Having the use of a digital camera when specific details of a clients home environment must be remembered can come in handy.
'Flickr' is an online networking site that allows people to share photos, post information, add different contacts and join groups. Another online photo storage website that is similar to Flickr is : www.photobucket.com
It is interesting to know for those who are unaware of the differences between digital and optical zoom, and megapixel...
-Digital zoom is the zoom of the lens, which allows you to capture an image closer than it actually is, or further away. It props the image taking the middle of the shot, having the ability to blow it up to a bigger size.
-Optical zoom is the quality of a zoomed image, therefore a closeup picture will still remain clear.
-A megapixel is the smallest element of an image that can be individually processed in a video display system- (A megapixel is 1 million pixels).
Tute 1: Information Technology and Ethical issues
Information technology or also commonly known as 'IT' is an umbrella term that includes any communication device or application. This may encompass: Radio, T.V, cells phones, computer (emailing, social networking sites, trademe etc), satellite systems, MP3 players, dvd players, recorders as well as videos.
(Retrieved Sat May 29th 2010 at www.searchcio_midmarket.techtarget.com)
Some IT systems are used as everyday commonplace items within society whereby they have helped assist and develop a more technologically advanced economy. Many work places are heavily relying on technology to further their work practice, as well as some institutions moving to the way of an 'on-line learning system'.
I personally find the use of technology very helpful, whereby I am competent in using it on a day-to-day basis. Some of these items may include:laptop, cell phone, ipod, online community- 'Facebook'.
When out on fieldwork placements during occupational therapy practice, many technology devices such as cameras, computer, videos recorders, DVD players, Wii games, and T.Vs are being implemented in order to aid a clinicians practice as well as the clients they are working with.
From the use of these different devices, there may be many ethical considerations that must be addressed before using them...
Informed Consent: This is when a person has given consent for something when they have a clear understanding of what it is and the implications of that action. (Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Informed_consent. By doing this you are making sure both you and your client understand the implications of the technology, as many issues regarding privacy and client confidentiality may arise.
Computer Ethics: these are moral principles that guide the way we act and behave and therefore computer ethics are principles that guide the use of computers. (Retrieved from http://www.techterms.com/definition/computerethics).
Intellectual property: or who owns what on the internet. Those who create or own information can make a lot of money from copyrights, however as the information can so easily be changed on the internet, policing this becomes difficult. (Bynum & Rogerson, 2004). People may have legal entitlements to certain types of ideas and information.
Social Justice: The access to information for everyone can also mean that those who are unable to access technology may miss out on advantages that are available to those who can. This means that society must develop practices and adaptive technologies in order to allow access to those such as the elderly, people with disabilities and those on limited incomes. (Bynum & Rogerson, 2004).
All in all it is very important that when out in practice, we as occupational therapists must have a competent understanding and rich source of knowledge surrounding IT and the ethical considerations that encompass it. This will therefore help facilitate us to provide our clients with the best possible equipment and give further insight into issues thereby helping people to achieve their goals.
(Retrieved Sat May 29th 2010 at www.searchcio_midmarket.techtarget.com)
Some IT systems are used as everyday commonplace items within society whereby they have helped assist and develop a more technologically advanced economy. Many work places are heavily relying on technology to further their work practice, as well as some institutions moving to the way of an 'on-line learning system'.
I personally find the use of technology very helpful, whereby I am competent in using it on a day-to-day basis. Some of these items may include:laptop, cell phone, ipod, online community- 'Facebook'.
When out on fieldwork placements during occupational therapy practice, many technology devices such as cameras, computer, videos recorders, DVD players, Wii games, and T.Vs are being implemented in order to aid a clinicians practice as well as the clients they are working with.
From the use of these different devices, there may be many ethical considerations that must be addressed before using them...
Informed Consent: This is when a person has given consent for something when they have a clear understanding of what it is and the implications of that action. (Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Informed_consent. By doing this you are making sure both you and your client understand the implications of the technology, as many issues regarding privacy and client confidentiality may arise.
Computer Ethics: these are moral principles that guide the way we act and behave and therefore computer ethics are principles that guide the use of computers. (Retrieved from http://www.techterms.com/definition/computerethics).
Intellectual property: or who owns what on the internet. Those who create or own information can make a lot of money from copyrights, however as the information can so easily be changed on the internet, policing this becomes difficult. (Bynum & Rogerson, 2004). People may have legal entitlements to certain types of ideas and information.
Social Justice: The access to information for everyone can also mean that those who are unable to access technology may miss out on advantages that are available to those who can. This means that society must develop practices and adaptive technologies in order to allow access to those such as the elderly, people with disabilities and those on limited incomes. (Bynum & Rogerson, 2004).
All in all it is very important that when out in practice, we as occupational therapists must have a competent understanding and rich source of knowledge surrounding IT and the ethical considerations that encompass it. This will therefore help facilitate us to provide our clients with the best possible equipment and give further insight into issues thereby helping people to achieve their goals.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Tute 4 & 5- Video Production Sessions
Before we made our videos my group and I sat down together and planned out each frame of our our 'Parking issues around Dunedin video'. This answered our lecturers question of: 'overcoming adversity around Dunedin'. By initially scripting our intended plans of what shots we would take, how many frames there would be, and the type of content we wanted within each shot; this helped aid us in the development and planning of our short film.
How Youtube started...
Founded in February 2005, YouTube is the world's most popular online video community, allowing millions of people to discover, watch and share originally-created videos. YouTube provides a forum for people to connect, inform, and inspire others across the globe and acts as a distribution platform for original content creators and advertisers large and small.
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