Tutorial Seven: Posting You Tube Videos and Flickr Badges to Blogs: Explaining the process
Task One: Explain the step by step process required to embed You Tube videos into your Blog . Consider using screen captures to provide a visual representation of these steps.
1) Google you tube
2) Search whatever you want to search. For example I searched: occupational therapy, participation, Dunedin.
3) A choice of video clips will appear on your page, chose one
4) Look to the right side of the page and you should see a heading “Embed”
5) Under the heading “Embed” you should see a long line of letters and symbols.
6) Highlight the letters and symbols by holding “control” and “c” on your keyboard at the same time.
7) Right click your mouse and select copy
8) Now sign into you blog account
9) Go to your home page
10) Click “New post” on the top right hand corner
11) Right click again and select paste
12) Select “Publish post” on the bottom left hand side of the page
13) Congratulations your new posting should now appear on your page
Task Two: Explain the step by step process required to embed a Flickr Badge into your Blog . Consider using screen captures to provide a visual representation of these steps.
1) Log on to flickr
2) Scroll down to the bottom of page, go to help, select “tool”
3) Select “create badge” on right hand side
4) Choose which style you would like your badge to look like
5) Then click on next
6) Select all of your photos and videos
7) Then click next
8) Choose your favourite colour
9) Click next
10) On your page it will read “this is the code you need”
11) Highlight the letters and symbols by holding “control” and “c” on your keyboard at the same time.
12) Go to your Right click your mouse and select copy
13) Now sign into you blog account
14) Go to your home page
15) Click “New post” on the top right hand corner
16) Select layout
17) Select add a page element
18) Sect html/java script
19) Under “content” right click again and select paste
20) Select “save” on the bottom right hand side of the page
21) Congratulations your new badge should now appear on your page!
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Tutorial Three: Blog Creation Tasks
| Task One: Follow instructions to set up a account with Blogger This will involve setting up a Google account (make note of your user name and password) |
| Task Two: Follow instructions to complete the following Blog construction tasks
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| Task Three: Follow instructions to start posting content. Your first two post should be taken from the technical descriptions for tutorials one and two. |
| Task Four: 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. “ Description of Service. Blogger is a web publishing service and optional hosting service (the "Service"). You will be responsible for all activities occurring under your username and for keeping your password secure. You understand and agree that the Service is provided to you on an AS IS and AS AVAILABLE basis. Google disclaims all responsibility and liability for the availability, timeliness, security or reliability of the Service or any other client software. Google also reserves the right to modify, suspend or discontinue the Service with or without notice at any time and without any liability to you. You must be at least thirteen (13) years of age to use the Service. Google reserves the right to refuse service to anyone at any time without notice for any reason.” Retrieved from www.blogger.com on the 24th of May |
| Task Five: Upload 5 photos from tutorial 5 onto your flickr account. |
| Any remaining time can be spent · Exploring Blogs hosted by Blogger and other services (e.g.myspace) · Setting up a personal Blog · Organising your flickr account into groups |
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:
Minuses: · Older technology has faded out · Limited opportunity · Unable to use a dark room to create photos as meaningful occupation · Different quality |
| List some of the ways that digital images can be stored transferred and manipulated using other communications technology. Stored transferred: d.v.d, c.d, flash stick, cell phones, computer, websites, and developed Manipulated:
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| 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.
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| Briefly discuss some of the ways that digital images could, or are, being used in occupational therapy practice.
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| Provide a brief summary of the services offered by Flickr.com Flickr - has two main goals: 1. They “want to help people make their content available to the people who matter to them.” 2. They “want to enable new ways of organizing photos and video.” Retrieved from www.flickr.com on the 03 June 2008 |
| Name one other photo storage website which offers a service similar to Flickr.com
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| Explain what the difference is between a digital and an optical zoom “A optical zoom uses the lenses to focus in on a subject, pretty much the same way binoculars work. Digital zoom magnifies the subject by enlarging in the picture through a digital process; this is not a true type of zoom.” Retrieved form www.wiki.answers.com on 03 June 2008 |
| Explain what is meant by the term mega pixel “One million pixels. The term is used in reference to the resolution of a graphics device, such as a scanner, digital camera or monitor.” Retrieved from www.webopedia.com on 03 June 2008 |
Tutorial One: Information Technology and Ethical Issues
| Provide a definition of Information Technology/Information Communications Technology (APA reference required) “Information Technology (IT), as defined by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), is "the study, design, development, implementation, support or management of computer-based information systems, particularly software applications and computer hardware." IT deals with the use of electronic computers and computer software to convert, store, protect, process, transmit, and securely retrieve information.” Retrieved from www.wikipedia.org on 04 June 2008 |
| 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 has become very common in today’s society “IT professionals perform a variety of duties that range from installing applications to designing complex computer networks and information databases” Retrieved from www.wikipedia.org on 04 June 2008 I.T helps to; produce, manipulate, store, communicate, and/or disseminate information. Computers and information are linked |
| What IT devices or system do you feel comfortable and competent using?
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| Thinking about your own fieldwork experiences consider how IT is being used in Occupational Therapy practice?
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| What ethical implications arise from the capturing, sharing and transferring of information via IT devices (e.g. mobile phones) or systems (e.g. internet)
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| Provide a definition of Computer Ethics (APA reference required) “Computer ethics is a branch of practical philosophy which deals with how computing professionals should make decisions regarding professional and social conduct. The term "computer ethics" was first coined by Walter Maner[1] in the mid-1970s, but only since the 1990s has it started being integrated into professional development programs in academic settings. The conceptual foundations of computer ethics are investigated by information ethics, a branch of philosophical ethics established by Luciano Floridi. Computer ethics is a very important topic in computer applications. The importance of computer ethics increased through the 1990s. With the growth of the Internet, privacy issues as well as concerns regarding computing technologies such as spyware and web browser cookies have called into question ethical behavior in technology.” Retrieved from www.wikipedia.org on 04 June 2008 |
| Provide a definition of Intellectual Property (APA reference required) Intellectual property (IP) is a legal field that refers to creations of the mind such as musical, literary, and artistic works; inventions; and symbols, names, images, and designs used in commerce, including copyrights, trademarks, patents, and related rights. Under intellectual property law, the holder of one of these abstract "properties" has certain exclusive rights to the creative work, commercial symbol, or invention by which it is covered. Retrieved from www.wikipedia.org on 04 June 2008 |
| Provide a definition of Social Justice (APA reference required) Social justice refers to the concept of a society in which justice is achieved in every aspect of society, rather than merely the administration of law. It is generally thought of as a world which affords individuals and groups fair treatment and an impartial share of the benefits of society. (Different proponents of social justice have developed different interpretations of what constitutes fair treatment and an impartial share.) It can also refer to the distribution of advantages and disadvantages within a society. Retrieved from www.wikipedia.org on 04 June 2008 |
| 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. The individual needs to be in possession of relevant facts and also of his or her reasoning faculties, such as not being mentally retarded or mentally ill and without an impairment of judgment at the time of consenting. Such impairments might include illness, intoxication, insufficient sleep, and other health problems. Retrieved from www.wikipedia.org on 04 June 2008 |
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. An understanding of ITC and ethical issues we will be enable us to use these technologies correctly and comfortably and help us to make appropriate decisions when using these technologies. With knowledge we are able to have a clear understanding of the impact on our actions. It allows us to stay confidential when appropriate. |
Tutorial Eight: Assistive technology
Provide a definition of Assistive technology (your Cook and Hussey reading may be helpful with this).
“Assistive technology is a generic term that includes assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices and the process used in selecting, locating, and using them. AT promotes greater independence for people with disabilities by enabling them to perform tasks that they were formerly unable to accomplish, or had great difficulty accomplishing, by providing enhancements to or changed methods of interacting with the technology needed to accomplish such tasks. Although, Cook & Hussey (2001)[1] report this term is usually not used for rehabilitative devices and for devices that able-bodied find useful. According to disability advocates, technology is often created without regard to people with disabilities, creating unnecessary barriers to hundreds of millions of people.”
Retrieved from www.wikipedia.org on 06June 2008
Describe one piece of equipment introduced in the assistive technology tutorial. Provide information on size, cost and functions.
‘Go talk’ is a communication and educational tool that records speech and plays it back with a touch button. It can be taken anywhere, school, work, home, and the playground. It’s light and easy to use. The user recognises the intent of each recorded message by the pictures or words on a slide-in overlay. When each picture is touched a message is played.
Go talk has three primary uses. First, as an augmentative communication device. Here, a user “speaks” by playing the appropriate message. “I’d like to order a Big Mac and large fries please.” Second to cue someone on what to do next, or what to will be needed for an activity: “Put lunch and homework in your backpack before the bus comes” Third, as a learning tool that compliments and reinforces an educational curriculum. “Six plus nine equals?” In practice, you’ll find these uses will overlap.
How does your chosen piece of equipment increased functional capacity for the user? Provide examples here from the tutorial and lecture.
- It enables them to communicate with others
- augmentative communication device
- cue someone on what to do next, or what to will be needed for an activity
- learning tool that compliments and reinforces an educational curriculum
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