Wednesday, June 23, 2010
The Last Post!
This is the last post before the end of the semester and I thought I would share this little connect between Hamilton and Dunedin. Last year, we farewelled our daughter as she embarked on her ambition to study Law and Commerce at Otago University! There was just one problem; she also wanted to continue her dancing and the Otago Cheerleaders were no longer operating. So this year she decided to rally some support from the Dunedin community and a few weeks ago, auditions were held. The newspaper heard about it and after an article in the Otago Daily Times, 52 girls auditioned for the 15 places available......and Dunedin Cheerleaders were established!!! So how does this apply to technology? Well last weekend, Forsyth Barr staged a FlashMob at the Meridian Mall and the Dunedin Cheerleaders were invited to be apart of it (You will see the cheerleaders in the pink t shirts towards the end of the performance). This was their first outing! Less than 24 hours later it was posted on You Tube for the world to see! Good work Dunedin and Forsyth Barr! We loved watching the performance here in Hamilton. Congrats Jen on getting the cheerleaders going and good luck girls....ive seen the rehearsals on the laptop....u all look fab! Keep up the good work and hopefully you will soon be in high demand to perform at Dunedin events! For anyone reading my blog...make sure you check this out!
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Flickr....Creating a Flickr Badge
Flickr is for online photograph storage which is an amazing way of protecting your phots and an easy way to share your photos with friends and family wherever they are.
To create a Flickr Badge on your Blog, follow these instructions:
1. Go to www.flickr.com and follow the prompts to create your account.
2. Load your photographs into your Flickr account from a file or email account.
3. Enter www.flickr.com/badge.gne
4. Choose an HTML badge or a Flash Badge. A Flash Badge requires you to have Adobe Flash, otherwise choose HTML which can be viewed on all home computers.
5. Choose the photos you want to include in your Blog.
6. Click on Layout.
7. Choose how many photos you want to display at one time, the orientation and the size of the photos.
8. Font - personalise your text style, border, background and links....there is lots to choose from!
9. Copy and paste the code for your Flickr account into your Blog.
10. Well done, you can now access your Flickr photos from your Blog.
To create a Flickr Badge on your Blog, follow these instructions:
1. Go to www.flickr.com and follow the prompts to create your account.
2. Load your photographs into your Flickr account from a file or email account.
3. Enter www.flickr.com/badge.gne
4. Choose an HTML badge or a Flash Badge. A Flash Badge requires you to have Adobe Flash, otherwise choose HTML which can be viewed on all home computers.
5. Choose the photos you want to include in your Blog.
6. Click on Layout.
7. Choose how many photos you want to display at one time, the orientation and the size of the photos.
8. Font - personalise your text style, border, background and links....there is lots to choose from!
9. Copy and paste the code for your Flickr account into your Blog.
10. Well done, you can now access your Flickr photos from your Blog.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Tutorial Eight: Posting You Tube Videos and Flickr Badges to Blogs: Explaining the process
Embedding You Tube Videos:
Step 1: Find the You Tube video that you want to embed into your Blog.
Step 2: On a separate page, Log into your Blog.
Step 3: Click on "New Post"
Step 4: Add a title for the You Tube video in the "Title" box.
Step 5: Click back to the You Tube page.
Step 6: At the bottom of the video, you will see a button that says "Embed". Click on that and you will see the address highlight in blue.
Step 7: Now go up to the address bar at the top of the page and click (the address will highlight in blue) and click to copy.
Step 8: Go back to your Blog page. Click in the posting area so that the curser is flashing.
Step 9: Go up to the Edit button, drag down to Paste and click.
Step 10: Then click on "Publish Post."
Congratulations you have embedded your You Tube video!
Step 1: Find the You Tube video that you want to embed into your Blog.
Step 2: On a separate page, Log into your Blog.
Step 3: Click on "New Post"
Step 4: Add a title for the You Tube video in the "Title" box.
Step 5: Click back to the You Tube page.
Step 6: At the bottom of the video, you will see a button that says "Embed". Click on that and you will see the address highlight in blue.
Step 7: Now go up to the address bar at the top of the page and click (the address will highlight in blue) and click to copy.
Step 8: Go back to your Blog page. Click in the posting area so that the curser is flashing.
Step 9: Go up to the Edit button, drag down to Paste and click.
Step 10: Then click on "Publish Post."
Congratulations you have embedded your You Tube video!
Tutorial Seven - Assistive Technology
This weeks tutorials were all about Assistive Technology and best of all, we had the opportunity to play with all the toys....afterall..... how else are we going to know whats available for our future clients hehe!
Assistive technology is, and will continue, to open up the world for so many persons who live with an illness or disability, allowing them to engage in occupations that are both stimulating and meaningful.
Assistive Technology is "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).
So after playing with all the gadgets and gizmos I found a couple of pieces of equipment that I thought would help a gentleman, whom I met on my recent Fieldwork placement. This gentleman has Motor Neuron disease and has very limited upper limb movements and no movement in his lower extremities. He uses a litewrtier to communicate (a small computer on which he types words and they come up on a screen for you to read), but as his disease progresses, it is getting harder for him to move his arm to operate the litewriter. He also loves to play games but often cannot throw the dice.
The first piece of technology that I thought might appeal to him , is an Ergorest, which simply screws onto his electric wheelchair. He can rest his forearm on it and it swivels around very easily without having to hold his arm up. This way he would be able to move his arm to throw the dice or move his arm to use his litewriter. The Ergorest is very durable and well padded on the arm rest for comfort. It costs $290....so cheap for a bit of independence!
The second piece of technology I thought he might like, was a Smart Nav(igator). This allows a person who has little or no upper limb movement, to operate a computer by moving the curser with the movement of their head. Confused? The user wears a pair of lenless glasses and in the centre of the bridge is a little sensor/pointer. At the back of the computer screen, a little camera sits, which 'watches' the pointer on the glasses frame. The user moves their head using the pointer to move the curser. When the pointer sits on a spot for 3 seconds, it clicks to change the page. Pretty complicated, huh? To cut a long story short, the user can operate emails, internet banking ...in fact the whole internet. No additional software is needed (apparently) as Windows is geared for this system. The size of this gadgetry is as small as a webcam and a pair of sunglasses and is available at a modest $2Gs!
My client with Motor Neuron disease would have the opportunity of continuing his own business affairs, be able to communicate with his family and friends easily and enjoying having the world come to him, even in his own room :)
References:
Cook, A. M., & Hussey, S. M. (2000). Assistive technologies: principals and practice. California: Mosby.
Assistive technology is, and will continue, to open up the world for so many persons who live with an illness or disability, allowing them to engage in occupations that are both stimulating and meaningful.
Assistive Technology is "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).
So after playing with all the gadgets and gizmos I found a couple of pieces of equipment that I thought would help a gentleman, whom I met on my recent Fieldwork placement. This gentleman has Motor Neuron disease and has very limited upper limb movements and no movement in his lower extremities. He uses a litewrtier to communicate (a small computer on which he types words and they come up on a screen for you to read), but as his disease progresses, it is getting harder for him to move his arm to operate the litewriter. He also loves to play games but often cannot throw the dice.
The first piece of technology that I thought might appeal to him , is an Ergorest, which simply screws onto his electric wheelchair. He can rest his forearm on it and it swivels around very easily without having to hold his arm up. This way he would be able to move his arm to throw the dice or move his arm to use his litewriter. The Ergorest is very durable and well padded on the arm rest for comfort. It costs $290....so cheap for a bit of independence!
The second piece of technology I thought he might like, was a Smart Nav(igator). This allows a person who has little or no upper limb movement, to operate a computer by moving the curser with the movement of their head. Confused? The user wears a pair of lenless glasses and in the centre of the bridge is a little sensor/pointer. At the back of the computer screen, a little camera sits, which 'watches' the pointer on the glasses frame. The user moves their head using the pointer to move the curser. When the pointer sits on a spot for 3 seconds, it clicks to change the page. Pretty complicated, huh? To cut a long story short, the user can operate emails, internet banking ...in fact the whole internet. No additional software is needed (apparently) as Windows is geared for this system. The size of this gadgetry is as small as a webcam and a pair of sunglasses and is available at a modest $2Gs!
My client with Motor Neuron disease would have the opportunity of continuing his own business affairs, be able to communicate with his family and friends easily and enjoying having the world come to him, even in his own room :)
References:
Cook, A. M., & Hussey, S. M. (2000). Assistive technologies: principals and practice. California: Mosby.
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