Sunday, June 20, 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Tutorial Seven
Assistive Technology
A definition from Cook and Hussey 2000 describing Assistive technology is “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".
One piece of equipment we looked at in the assistive technology tutorial was a alarm clock for the hearing impaired.
Features
Excellent reliable vibrating pad
Adjustable audible volume and tone
Choice of alarm settings (audible alarm, vibration or both)
Battery back up will keep the clock running in the event of a power failure (the clock display will not be illuminated)
Snooze button (9 minutes)
Mains power required
The cost of this epuipment is $114.00 inc GST.
This piece of equipment has a vibrating pad which wakes the person up in the morning by vibrating due to the loss of the individuals hearing.
A definition from Cook and Hussey 2000 describing Assistive technology is “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".
One piece of equipment we looked at in the assistive technology tutorial was a alarm clock for the hearing impaired.
Features
Excellent reliable vibrating pad
Adjustable audible volume and tone
Choice of alarm settings (audible alarm, vibration or both)
Battery back up will keep the clock running in the event of a power failure (the clock display will not be illuminated)
Snooze button (9 minutes)
Mains power required
The cost of this epuipment is $114.00 inc GST.
This piece of equipment has a vibrating pad which wakes the person up in the morning by vibrating due to the loss of the individuals hearing.
Tutorial Six
During this tutorial we looked at an online community that was of interest to us. I chose the T.O.P.S (The Otago Paranormal society) on Facebook.
http://www.facebook.com/?sk=2361831622#!/pages/dunedin/TOPS-The-Otago-Paranormal-Society/161276754615?v=info&ref=ts&ajaxpipe=1&__a=20
This community explores paranormal activity in Dunedin, it is a place where like minded people can get together and share stories and have a chat.
The services provided by T.O.P.S, the organiser of the group will come to your house if you believe you have paranormal activity, he will with his equipment see if there is actually paranormal activity or if it is actually just everyday things that can explain it. People also write about their stories and post photos. They have group outings and explore places such as cemeteries, haunted buildings to find if there is paranormal activity.
Some people are very interested in this topic. I believe that this community provides like minded people to share experiences and get together and go ghost hunting.
Here is an example of a discussion on the T.O.P.S site.
Share your experiences
T.O.P.S (The Otago Paranormal Society) On this page you can share any experiences you have and if you want us to help, just message me and we can sort something out. It will not cost you for us to come out,but donations are always welcome, we do it to further this field in the Paranormal and help people understand, So fell free to discuss or post any of your experiences here, even photo's you may have taken that you can't explain.
To read more follow this link: http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=161276754615&topic=10297
During this course we have looked at ethical issues, with this community people could make up their stories and not be held accountable. Also the information people could share about themselves raises concerns around safety issues. This is a Facebook linked site so people are identifiable although you have to be added as a friend to contact people directly.
The benefits of this community are that it gives people a discussion forum. It is closely linked to the traditional community as they still have the meeting face to face aspect for people in Dunedin, but anyone anywhere can be a part of the group online. As for what this community lacks compared to a traditional community i am not sure about.
http://www.facebook.com/?sk=2361831622#!/pages/dunedin/TOPS-The-Otago-Paranormal-Society/161276754615?v=info&ref=ts&ajaxpipe=1&__a=20
This community explores paranormal activity in Dunedin, it is a place where like minded people can get together and share stories and have a chat.
The services provided by T.O.P.S, the organiser of the group will come to your house if you believe you have paranormal activity, he will with his equipment see if there is actually paranormal activity or if it is actually just everyday things that can explain it. People also write about their stories and post photos. They have group outings and explore places such as cemeteries, haunted buildings to find if there is paranormal activity.
Some people are very interested in this topic. I believe that this community provides like minded people to share experiences and get together and go ghost hunting.
Here is an example of a discussion on the T.O.P.S site.
Share your experiences
T.O.P.S (The Otago Paranormal Society) On this page you can share any experiences you have and if you want us to help, just message me and we can sort something out. It will not cost you for us to come out,but donations are always welcome, we do it to further this field in the Paranormal and help people understand, So fell free to discuss or post any of your experiences here, even photo's you may have taken that you can't explain.
To read more follow this link: http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=161276754615&topic=10297
During this course we have looked at ethical issues, with this community people could make up their stories and not be held accountable. Also the information people could share about themselves raises concerns around safety issues. This is a Facebook linked site so people are identifiable although you have to be added as a friend to contact people directly.
The benefits of this community are that it gives people a discussion forum. It is closely linked to the traditional community as they still have the meeting face to face aspect for people in Dunedin, but anyone anywhere can be a part of the group online. As for what this community lacks compared to a traditional community i am not sure about.
Tutorial four and five
Video Production sessions
In this class we made a video and then posted it on Youtube. Youtube is a free online video sharing site. It has many uses you can look for specific videos such as something of interest, instructions for something, it is also used for marketing.
Our film was ‘Rexona it didn’t let Ken down’. You can see the film on this blog. We used the method of storyboarding to help plan our short film. Storyboarding is a series of drawings of a film that helps you to decide what scenes to use and what types of shots to use during your film.
In this class we made a video and then posted it on Youtube. Youtube is a free online video sharing site. It has many uses you can look for specific videos such as something of interest, instructions for something, it is also used for marketing.
Our film was ‘Rexona it didn’t let Ken down’. You can see the film on this blog. We used the method of storyboarding to help plan our short film. Storyboarding is a series of drawings of a film that helps you to decide what scenes to use and what types of shots to use during your film.
Monday, May 31, 2010
Tutorial 3
Blog Creation Tasks
A blog is like a personal diary, it gives you your own voice on the web. It helps you to connect with people. Some services offered by blogger are:
• Its free to sign up
• Let people leave comments on your page
• You can control who writes on you blog
• You can alter the layout of your blog
• Find people and blogs with the same interest as yourself
• You can post photos and videos
Blogdrive is another blog host it offers similar services to bolgspot. You can view it here on this link http://www.blogdrive.com/
A blog is like a personal diary, it gives you your own voice on the web. It helps you to connect with people. Some services offered by blogger are:
• Its free to sign up
• Let people leave comments on your page
• You can control who writes on you blog
• You can alter the layout of your blog
• Find people and blogs with the same interest as yourself
• You can post photos and videos
Blogdrive is another blog host it offers similar services to bolgspot. You can view it here on this link http://www.blogdrive.com/
Monday, May 24, 2010
Tutorial Two: Digital Camera use and applications
“A new technology is rarely superior to an old one in every feature”. What would you consider to be some of the pluses and minuses digital camera technology holds in relation to more traditional film based cameras?
With digital cameras you can see the images straight after you have taken them, easy to load onto computer, pick and choose the photos you want printed at a print station. There are many positives around digital cameras some of the negative things are you have to make sure they are charged, make sure you have the memory card in the camera, don’t loose the cord to the computer as they are expensive to replace.
Some of the ways that digital images can be stored, are on memory sticks, store straight to the computer. Many computer programs can manipulate pictures and at the photo printer station you can add different things to your photo, such as borders, change colours etc.
What sort of ethical issues may arise with digital camera use? As discussed in previous blog there are many ethical issues such as gaining permission to take a photo, where the photo goes after it is taken, i.e. is it uploaded on to facebook or the like where it can be copied by anyone.
Briefly discuss some of the ways that digital images could, or are, being used in occupational therapy practice
In occupational therapy the images could be taken to show someone’s progress, could be taken to show crafts etc that the individual has made. Home alterations that have been done or what needs to be done. Photos can be used in power point presentations. There are many more
Services offered by filckr.com are uploading photos, share photos and edit photos. There are many different storage websites if you look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_photo_sharing_websites There is a huge list of different websites.
Digital zoom is decreasing the angle of view of an image with a digital camera or video camera. This is done by cropping the image down. Whereas Optical zoom is the magnification of a digital image using physical changes in the focal length of the zoom lens to magnify the image. Optical zoom is the preferred method of magnifying an image for digital photographers because it doesn't negatively affect image quality, as does digital zoom.
The term Megapixel refers to the size of an image, usually in reference to a photo from a digital camera or camera phone. Megapixel means one million pixels. The resolution of digital cameras and camera phones is often measured in megapixels. For example, a two-megapixel camera can produce images with two million pixels. Retrieved from http://www.phonescoop.com/glossary/term.php?gid=145
With digital cameras you can see the images straight after you have taken them, easy to load onto computer, pick and choose the photos you want printed at a print station. There are many positives around digital cameras some of the negative things are you have to make sure they are charged, make sure you have the memory card in the camera, don’t loose the cord to the computer as they are expensive to replace.
Some of the ways that digital images can be stored, are on memory sticks, store straight to the computer. Many computer programs can manipulate pictures and at the photo printer station you can add different things to your photo, such as borders, change colours etc.
What sort of ethical issues may arise with digital camera use? As discussed in previous blog there are many ethical issues such as gaining permission to take a photo, where the photo goes after it is taken, i.e. is it uploaded on to facebook or the like where it can be copied by anyone.
Briefly discuss some of the ways that digital images could, or are, being used in occupational therapy practice
In occupational therapy the images could be taken to show someone’s progress, could be taken to show crafts etc that the individual has made. Home alterations that have been done or what needs to be done. Photos can be used in power point presentations. There are many more
Services offered by filckr.com are uploading photos, share photos and edit photos. There are many different storage websites if you look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_photo_sharing_websites There is a huge list of different websites.
Digital zoom is decreasing the angle of view of an image with a digital camera or video camera. This is done by cropping the image down. Whereas Optical zoom is the magnification of a digital image using physical changes in the focal length of the zoom lens to magnify the image. Optical zoom is the preferred method of magnifying an image for digital photographers because it doesn't negatively affect image quality, as does digital zoom.
The term Megapixel refers to the size of an image, usually in reference to a photo from a digital camera or camera phone. Megapixel means one million pixels. The resolution of digital cameras and camera phones is often measured in megapixels. For example, a two-megapixel camera can produce images with two million pixels. Retrieved from http://www.phonescoop.com/glossary/term.php?gid=145
Tutorial One: Information Technology and Ethical issues
Information Technology is "the study, design, development, implementation, support or management of computer-based information systems, particularly software applications and computer hardware."
Retrieved 8march 2010 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_technology
Technology has become very common place in our society it has become part of our social norms to use many different technologies on a daily basis.
Some of the IT devices or systems I feel comfortable using are things like T.V, video, DVD, digital camera, video camera, computers, face book, bebo, internet banking and the list could go on and on.
How is IT being used in Occupational Therapy practice? Occupational therapist’s send emails to other health professionals, they can use power point for their presentations, many community OT’s have cell phones on them in case of emergency etc. You could direct a client to a web site to get more information on a subject. Most importantly OT’s submit the competencies each year to the OT board of NZ, for their registration.
People can misuse information on the internet. They don’t get consent to use images on the internet then other people can use those images, the internet has not privacy.
Computer ethics “is a branch of practical philosophy which deals with how computing professionals should make decisions regarding professional and social conduct.” Retrieved 8 march 2010 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_ethics.
Intellectual property “is a term referring to a number of distinct types of legal monopolies over creations of the mind, both artistic and commercial, and the corresponding fields of law.” Retrieved 8 march 2010 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property
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 “just share” must remain unclear or subject to interpretation. Retrieved March 8, 2010 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_justice
With informed consent the individual concerned must have adequate reasoning faculties and be in possession of all relevant facts at the time consent is given
As Occupational Therapists it is important to have an understanding of ITC and ethical issues in our practice and daily lives. This is due to new technologies being developed and becoming more common place. Understanding ethical issues will help us to maintain our client’s privacy.
Retrieved 8march 2010 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_technology
Technology has become very common place in our society it has become part of our social norms to use many different technologies on a daily basis.
Some of the IT devices or systems I feel comfortable using are things like T.V, video, DVD, digital camera, video camera, computers, face book, bebo, internet banking and the list could go on and on.
How is IT being used in Occupational Therapy practice? Occupational therapist’s send emails to other health professionals, they can use power point for their presentations, many community OT’s have cell phones on them in case of emergency etc. You could direct a client to a web site to get more information on a subject. Most importantly OT’s submit the competencies each year to the OT board of NZ, for their registration.
People can misuse information on the internet. They don’t get consent to use images on the internet then other people can use those images, the internet has not privacy.
Computer ethics “is a branch of practical philosophy which deals with how computing professionals should make decisions regarding professional and social conduct.” Retrieved 8 march 2010 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_ethics.
Intellectual property “is a term referring to a number of distinct types of legal monopolies over creations of the mind, both artistic and commercial, and the corresponding fields of law.” Retrieved 8 march 2010 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property
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 “just share” must remain unclear or subject to interpretation. Retrieved March 8, 2010 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_justice
With informed consent the individual concerned must have adequate reasoning faculties and be in possession of all relevant facts at the time consent is given
As Occupational Therapists it is important to have an understanding of ITC and ethical issues in our practice and daily lives. This is due to new technologies being developed and becoming more common place. Understanding ethical issues will help us to maintain our client’s privacy.
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