Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Tutorial Seven: Assistive Technology
"Assistive technology can be defined as 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"
(Cook & Hussey, 2000).
Describe one piece of equipment introduced in the assistive technology tutorial. Provide information on size, cost and functions.
A piece of equipment I found interesting at the tutorial was all the switches! They could be used in such a variety of ways and provide so much to an individual with a disablity. We used the switches to control toys and then even went on to make cheese scones using switches.
Switches (basic) retail for about 30pounds in the UK so converted would be 80-90 dollars. (Retrieved from: http://www.qedonline.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=78&products_id=683)
For individuals who lack dexterity, ROM or cognitive functioning to perform a task, switches can be connected and attached to almost anything to allow that individual to maintain control or independence.
(Cook & Hussey, 2000).
Describe one piece of equipment introduced in the assistive technology tutorial. Provide information on size, cost and functions.
A piece of equipment I found interesting at the tutorial was all the switches! They could be used in such a variety of ways and provide so much to an individual with a disablity. We used the switches to control toys and then even went on to make cheese scones using switches.
Switches (basic) retail for about 30pounds in the UK so converted would be 80-90 dollars. (Retrieved from: http://www.qedonline.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=78&products_id=683)
For individuals who lack dexterity, ROM or cognitive functioning to perform a task, switches can be connected and attached to almost anything to allow that individual to maintain control or independence.
Tutorial Six: The internet and online communities
My selected online community is TWITTER!!!!
"Twitter is a social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read messages known as tweets. Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 characters displayed on the author's profile page and delivered to the author's subscribers who are known as followers." (Retrieved June 23, 2010, from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter)
Twitters motto is "Discover whats happening right now anywhere in the world"
I would totally agree with that! Twitter is an online community like facebook, however its more about whats going on right now. You can "tweet" from you computer, cellphone, iphone etc so its simple and quick to do. It connects people from all over the world and allows them to know whats happening with you at that exact moment!
Twitter is free and anyone can join up!! You can follow almost anyone, however for privacy issues you can make your page/tweets private, that way only your friends and family can have access. Once you have joined twitter you can tweet as much or as little as you like its up to you. Unlike other sites twitter is simple and mainly focusses on the 'tweets'!!
I joined twitter as alot of my hometown friends have it and we are able to keep up to date with what everyone is doing just by recieving a simple tweet to our phone.
A lot of people join twitter to follow the celebrities who tweet, as well as journalists who followe celebrities to find out what they are doing.
An example of a tweet is "clairesmith62: About to go bungey jumping for the first time...eeeeekk" - A simple txt like message of what that person, is doing or about to do.
Ethical issues that have become problems for twitter include:
-Celebrities being constantly stalked by papparazzi and fans (however some could argue if you dont want people to follow you dont join twitter)
-Same privacy issues as other online communities such as uploading photos of people without their consent.
I am very biased but I love twitter, its a great way to stay in contact and in my books has no drawbacks! (maybe the 140 character limit per tweet!)
If however you have no access to internet you may not be able to join twitter and enjoy all that it ha sto offer!!!
"Twitter is a social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read messages known as tweets. Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 characters displayed on the author's profile page and delivered to the author's subscribers who are known as followers." (Retrieved June 23, 2010, from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter)
Twitters motto is "Discover whats happening right now anywhere in the world"
I would totally agree with that! Twitter is an online community like facebook, however its more about whats going on right now. You can "tweet" from you computer, cellphone, iphone etc so its simple and quick to do. It connects people from all over the world and allows them to know whats happening with you at that exact moment!
Twitter is free and anyone can join up!! You can follow almost anyone, however for privacy issues you can make your page/tweets private, that way only your friends and family can have access. Once you have joined twitter you can tweet as much or as little as you like its up to you. Unlike other sites twitter is simple and mainly focusses on the 'tweets'!!
I joined twitter as alot of my hometown friends have it and we are able to keep up to date with what everyone is doing just by recieving a simple tweet to our phone.
A lot of people join twitter to follow the celebrities who tweet, as well as journalists who followe celebrities to find out what they are doing.
An example of a tweet is "clairesmith62: About to go bungey jumping for the first time...eeeeekk" - A simple txt like message of what that person, is doing or about to do.
Ethical issues that have become problems for twitter include:
-Celebrities being constantly stalked by papparazzi and fans (however some could argue if you dont want people to follow you dont join twitter)
-Same privacy issues as other online communities such as uploading photos of people without their consent.
I am very biased but I love twitter, its a great way to stay in contact and in my books has no drawbacks! (maybe the 140 character limit per tweet!)
If however you have no access to internet you may not be able to join twitter and enjoy all that it ha sto offer!!!
Tutorial Four and Five: Video Production Sessions
Our task for weeks four and five were to plan and direct a short video. Edit the video and then upload it onto youtube and then our blogs.
Youtube was "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." (Retrieved June 23, 2010, from: http://www.youtube.com/t/about)
Youtube is very well known these days and is becoming the 'go to' website to view music videos and generally interesting videos.
The first step of making a video is storyboarding. "A storyboard is a low fidelity prototype consisting of a series of screen sketches. They are particularly useful for multi-media presentations." (Retrieved June 23, 2010, from: http://www.usabilitynet.org/tools/storyboarding.htm).
This gave us an accurate plan of what to film and in what order to film it.
Our movie "in the bag" was non verbal so required no script for speech however we did write a descriptive script about movement and expression, so that when we went to film, it was clear what we had to do.
It was challenging, having never created a movie before from start to finish, however our group worked well and we were able to edit to a great standard! I think "In the bag" turned out great!! Have a look further down my blog i have posted our video.
Youtube was "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." (Retrieved June 23, 2010, from: http://www.youtube.com/t/about)
Youtube is very well known these days and is becoming the 'go to' website to view music videos and generally interesting videos.
The first step of making a video is storyboarding. "A storyboard is a low fidelity prototype consisting of a series of screen sketches. They are particularly useful for multi-media presentations." (Retrieved June 23, 2010, from: http://www.usabilitynet.org/tools/storyboarding.htm).
This gave us an accurate plan of what to film and in what order to film it.
Our movie "in the bag" was non verbal so required no script for speech however we did write a descriptive script about movement and expression, so that when we went to film, it was clear what we had to do.
It was challenging, having never created a movie before from start to finish, however our group worked well and we were able to edit to a great standard! I think "In the bag" turned out great!! Have a look further down my blog i have posted our video.
Tutorial Three: Blog creation
What is a blog?
A blog (a contraction of the term "web log") is a type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order.
(Retrieved June 20, 2010, from: www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog)
A blog is a personal diary. It is a way to share your own private thoughts. It is a way for people with similar interests to connect, share stories, ideas and photos. You can express yourself through your writing, quotes, images and even games.
A blog (a contraction of the term "web log") is a type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order.
(Retrieved June 20, 2010, from: www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog)
A blog is a personal diary. It is a way to share your own private thoughts. It is a way for people with similar interests to connect, share stories, ideas and photos. You can express yourself through your writing, quotes, images and even games.
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