This week I am going to explain how to embed You Tube videos into your Blog.
and how to embed photos from flickr onto your blog
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Week Seven: Assistive Technology
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 assistive device I have looked at is a digital camera:
The Fuji F200EXR. “The box entails the Fujifilm F200EXR camera, NP-50 rechargeable battery, BC-45W battery charger, USB-AV cable, Strap, Manual and Software CD.” (Barribeau, 2009)
“The Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR is a camera with a new generation of image sensor that offers special modes for reducing image noise or improving dynamic range.” (Barribeau, 2009) . The Fuji F200EXR camera is very small and compact. The dimensions of this camera is “Width: 3.8 in/97.7cm, Depth: 0.9in/23.4mm, Height: 23in/58.9mm and weight: 6.2 oz/175g.” (Barribeau, 2009)
According to Fujifilm (n.d.) this camera has 48MB internal memory; this camera is also compatible with XD, SD and SDHC memory cards.
| Digital zoom | Approx. 4.4x |
|---|---|
| Aperture | Wide: F3.3 / F9.0, Telephoto: F5.1 / F14.0 |
| Focus distance
(from lens surface) |
|
| Sensitivity | Auto / Auto(3200) / Auto(1600) / Auto(800) / Auto(400) / Equivalent to ISO 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200 / 6400 / 12800 (Standard Output Sensitivity)
|
| Exposure control | TTL 256-zones metering |
| Exposure mode | Programmed AE, Aperture Priority AE, Manual |
| Shooting modes |
|
| Image Stabilization | CCD-shift type |
| Shutter speed | (Auto mode) 1/4 sec. to 1/1500 sec., (All other modes) 8 sec. to 1/1500 sec. |
| Continuous shooting |
|
| Focus | Auto focus (Area, Multi, Centre) / Continuous AF, AF assist illuminator available |
| White balance | Automatic scene recognition Preset: Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light (Daylight), Fluorescent light (Warm white), Fluorescent light (Cool white), Incandescent light, Underwater lighting Custom |
| Self-timer | Approx. 10sec. / 2sec. delay |
| Flash | Auto flash Effective range (ISO AUTO):
Flash modes
|
| LCD monitor | 3.0-inch, Approx. 230,000 dots, TFT color LCD monitor, Approx. 100% coverage |
| Movie recording | 640 x 480 pixels / 320 x 240 pixels (30 frames/sec.) with monaural sound
|
| Photography functions | EXR mode (EXR AUTO, RESOLUTION PRIORITY, HIGH ISO&LOW NOSIE POIORITY, D-RANGE POIORITY), Film Simulation, Face Detection (with Auto red-eye removal), Power management, Framing guideline, Frame No. memory |
| Playback functions | Face Detection (with Red-eye removal), Slideshow, Trimming, Multi-frame playback (with Micro Thumbnail), Sorting by date, Image rotate, Resize, Voice memo |
| Video output | NTSC / PAL selectable |
| HD output | Analog component/HDC-1 component video cable for digital camera |
| Digital interface |
Week Six: The internet and online communities
I have been following a group of bloggers called Brighton Surf Lifesaving Club
http://brightonsurflifesaving.blogspot.com/
The focus of this group is to communicate between members of brighton surf lifesaving club and their families.
People can comment and add their own posts to the page. Most of the information posted to this blog is about upcoming events that the club is involved in, information on club activities and the success of club members.
This is one of the posts on the blog:
WELL DONE EVERYONE
Big ups to everyone that competed at the Otago champs today it was a great effort. There were some great results all round and you should be very proud of yourselves.We will have a prize giving night soon.
Thanks again
Garth..
Otago champs is one of the competitions that the club members compete at.
http://brightonsurflifesaving.blogspot.com/
The focus of this group is to communicate between members of brighton surf lifesaving club and their families.
People can comment and add their own posts to the page. Most of the information posted to this blog is about upcoming events that the club is involved in, information on club activities and the success of club members.
This is one of the posts on the blog:
WELL DONE EVERYONE
Big ups to everyone that competed at the Otago champs today it was a great effort. There were some great results all round and you should be very proud of yourselves.We will have a prize giving night soon.
Thanks again
Garth..
Otago champs is one of the competitions that the club members compete at.
Week Four and Five: Video Production Sessions
For these two weeks we were to get into small groups and produce and edit a 30 second short film
Here is the one me and my group made:
We were instructed to post our video on you tube. If you do not know what you tube is watch this video.
Before we made this video we used a storyboard and scripted our short film.
STORYBOARDING
Storyboards go back to the very beginnings of cinema, with Sergei Eisenstein using the technique. In the world of animation, Walt Disney and his staff developed a storyboard system in 1928. Disney wanted to achieve full animation and for this he needed to produce an enormous number of drawings. Managing the thousands of drawings and the progress of the project was nearly impossible, so Disney had his artists pin up their drawings on the studio walls. This way, progress could be checked, and scenes added and discarded with ease.
For our purposes a storyboard is a series of drawings of the proposed film, as it will appear on screen. These drawings play an important part in the production of any video or film. It is a plan of the end product and is often referred to during production.
Every scene in your film should be planned very carefully. So that when filming begins everybody knows exactly what is to be done and no time is wasted while the director decides what to do (see attached example) and template.
SCRIPTING
The script is the vehicle by which the thoughts and ideas of the author are transmitted to the audience. In a novel these ideas are communicated with words. A film or video that consisted of dialogue only would, however, be very dull entertainment. To reap the full benefit of this audiovisual medium the author should include much more than just dialogue in the script. The script should be the basis for everything that is both heard and seen on the screen. A good script should look to include the following the following points.
• Moods and expressions
• Facial expressions
• Vocal expressions
• Movement
• Interaction with other characters
• Special effects
• Sound track instructions
• Lighting
• Camera Angles and types of shot
• Background sound and setting
• On screen graphics and titles
The more detail the author includes the closer to his her own intention will be the end product; the script should include enough technical information to enable the director to create the visual and audio picture the author wants
When sitting down to write your script you may wish to consider the following points.
1. What is the major aim of your film
2. Is this idea relevant to the audience
3. Develop your lead character/ subject for documentary
4. Come up with a set-up. Some interesting situation or objective. This will help set out the plot.
5. Map out a beginning middle and end for your plot.
6. Include subject movements and major activities
7. Include in the script any special lighting, sound or camera effects.
Here is the one me and my group made:
We were instructed to post our video on you tube. If you do not know what you tube is watch this video.
Before we made this video we used a storyboard and scripted our short film.
STORYBOARDING
Storyboards go back to the very beginnings of cinema, with Sergei Eisenstein using the technique. In the world of animation, Walt Disney and his staff developed a storyboard system in 1928. Disney wanted to achieve full animation and for this he needed to produce an enormous number of drawings. Managing the thousands of drawings and the progress of the project was nearly impossible, so Disney had his artists pin up their drawings on the studio walls. This way, progress could be checked, and scenes added and discarded with ease.
For our purposes a storyboard is a series of drawings of the proposed film, as it will appear on screen. These drawings play an important part in the production of any video or film. It is a plan of the end product and is often referred to during production.
Every scene in your film should be planned very carefully. So that when filming begins everybody knows exactly what is to be done and no time is wasted while the director decides what to do (see attached example) and template.
SCRIPTING
The script is the vehicle by which the thoughts and ideas of the author are transmitted to the audience. In a novel these ideas are communicated with words. A film or video that consisted of dialogue only would, however, be very dull entertainment. To reap the full benefit of this audiovisual medium the author should include much more than just dialogue in the script. The script should be the basis for everything that is both heard and seen on the screen. A good script should look to include the following the following points.
• Moods and expressions
• Facial expressions
• Vocal expressions
• Movement
• Interaction with other characters
• Special effects
• Sound track instructions
• Lighting
• Camera Angles and types of shot
• Background sound and setting
• On screen graphics and titles
The more detail the author includes the closer to his her own intention will be the end product; the script should include enough technical information to enable the director to create the visual and audio picture the author wants
When sitting down to write your script you may wish to consider the following points.
1. What is the major aim of your film
2. Is this idea relevant to the audience
3. Develop your lead character/ subject for documentary
4. Come up with a set-up. Some interesting situation or objective. This will help set out the plot.
5. Map out a beginning middle and end for your plot.
6. Include subject movements and major activities
7. Include in the script any special lighting, sound or camera effects.
Week Three: Blog Creation Task
This weeks class involved creating this blog and exploring the services offered by blogger.
What's a blog?
A blog is a personal diary. A daily pulpit. A collaborative space. A political soapbox. A breaking-news outlet. A collection of links. Your own private thoughts. Memos to the world.
Your blog is whatever you want it to be. There are millions of them, in all shapes and sizes, and there are no real rules.
In simple terms, a blog is a web site, where you write stuff on an ongoing basis. New stuff shows up at the top, so your visitors can read what's new. Then they comment on it or link to it or email you. Or not.
Since Blogger was launched in 1999, blogs have reshaped the web, impacted politics, shaken up journalism, and enabled millions of people to have a voice and connect with others.
And we're pretty sure the whole deal is just getting started.
Publish your thoughts
A blog gives you your own voice on the web. It's a place to collect and share things that you find interesting— whether it's your political commentary, a personal diary, or links to web sites you want to remember.
Many people use a blog just to organize their own thoughts, while others command influential, worldwide audiences of thousands. Professional and amateur journalists use blogs to publish breaking news, while personal journalers reveal inner thoughts.
Whatever you have to say, Blogger can help you say it.
Engage your friends
Blogging is about more than just putting your thoughts on the web. It's about connecting with and hearing from anyone who reads your work and cares to respond. With Blogger, you control who can read and write to your blog — let just a few friends or the entire world see what you have to say!
Blogger Comments let anyone, anywhere, offer feedback on your posts. You can choose whether you want to allow comments on a post-by-post basis, and you can delete any comments you don't like.
Access Controls let you decide who can read and who can write to your blog. You can use a group blog with multiple authors as an excellent communication tool for small teams, families and other groups. Or as a single author, you can create a private online space for collecting news, links, and ideas, to keep to yourself or share with as many readers as you want.
Blogger Profiles let you find people and blogs that share your interests. Your Blogger Profile, where you can list your blogs, your interests, and more, lets people find you (but only if you want to be found).
Design your blog
Whether you're starting your blog or just think it's time to give your existing blog a facelift, Blogger's user-friendly editing tools help you easily design a great-looking page.
Templates — Our collection of templates will get you started with an attractive site right away without you having to learn any HTML, though Blogger also allows you to edit your blog's HTML code whenever you want.
Custom colors and fonts — When you're ready to take the next step, you can further customize our templates to create a design that perfectly reflects you and your blog.
Drag-and-drop page elements — Blogger's simple drag-and-drop system lets you easily decide exactly where your posts, profiles, archives and other parts of your blog should live on the page.
Post photos
Sometimes you just want to share a photo. There's a button for uploading photos in the Blogger interface. Just click the photo button to upload a photo from your computer. If the photo you'd like to put on your blog is already on the web that's fine too. Just tell us where it is.
You can also send camera phone photos straight to your blog while you're on-the-go with Blogger Mobile.
Go Mobile
Blogger Mobile lets you send photos and text straight to your blog while you're on-the-go. All you need to do is send a message to go@blogger.com from your phone. You don't even need a Blogger account. The message itself is enough to create a brand new blog and post whatever photo and text you've sent.
Later, if your want to claim your mobile blog or switch your posts to another blog, just sign in to go.blogger.com and use the claim code Blogger sent to your phone.
While Blogger Mobile is currently only available in the US, you can always send posts to your blog using Mail-to-Blogger.
Get started
The fastest way to understand blogging is to try it out. We've worked really hard to make it really easy for you. Just click the link below, and you can be part of the phenomenon that's transforming web and media to a participatory activity in less than five minutes. Seriously.
What will happen then? Who knows. It might be fun, though.
And remember: Blogger is totally free, and if you have trouble, just click the Help button from any screen, and you can find the answer you're looking for—or even ask our dedicated support staff.
If you dont know what a blog is listen to this video:
What's a blog?
A blog is a personal diary. A daily pulpit. A collaborative space. A political soapbox. A breaking-news outlet. A collection of links. Your own private thoughts. Memos to the world.
Your blog is whatever you want it to be. There are millions of them, in all shapes and sizes, and there are no real rules.
In simple terms, a blog is a web site, where you write stuff on an ongoing basis. New stuff shows up at the top, so your visitors can read what's new. Then they comment on it or link to it or email you. Or not.
Since Blogger was launched in 1999, blogs have reshaped the web, impacted politics, shaken up journalism, and enabled millions of people to have a voice and connect with others.
And we're pretty sure the whole deal is just getting started.
Publish your thoughts
A blog gives you your own voice on the web. It's a place to collect and share things that you find interesting— whether it's your political commentary, a personal diary, or links to web sites you want to remember.
Many people use a blog just to organize their own thoughts, while others command influential, worldwide audiences of thousands. Professional and amateur journalists use blogs to publish breaking news, while personal journalers reveal inner thoughts.
Whatever you have to say, Blogger can help you say it.
Engage your friends
Blogging is about more than just putting your thoughts on the web. It's about connecting with and hearing from anyone who reads your work and cares to respond. With Blogger, you control who can read and write to your blog — let just a few friends or the entire world see what you have to say!
Blogger Comments let anyone, anywhere, offer feedback on your posts. You can choose whether you want to allow comments on a post-by-post basis, and you can delete any comments you don't like.
Access Controls let you decide who can read and who can write to your blog. You can use a group blog with multiple authors as an excellent communication tool for small teams, families and other groups. Or as a single author, you can create a private online space for collecting news, links, and ideas, to keep to yourself or share with as many readers as you want.
Blogger Profiles let you find people and blogs that share your interests. Your Blogger Profile, where you can list your blogs, your interests, and more, lets people find you (but only if you want to be found).
Design your blog
Whether you're starting your blog or just think it's time to give your existing blog a facelift, Blogger's user-friendly editing tools help you easily design a great-looking page.
Templates — Our collection of templates will get you started with an attractive site right away without you having to learn any HTML, though Blogger also allows you to edit your blog's HTML code whenever you want.
Custom colors and fonts — When you're ready to take the next step, you can further customize our templates to create a design that perfectly reflects you and your blog.
Drag-and-drop page elements — Blogger's simple drag-and-drop system lets you easily decide exactly where your posts, profiles, archives and other parts of your blog should live on the page.
Post photos
Sometimes you just want to share a photo. There's a button for uploading photos in the Blogger interface. Just click the photo button to upload a photo from your computer. If the photo you'd like to put on your blog is already on the web that's fine too. Just tell us where it is.
You can also send camera phone photos straight to your blog while you're on-the-go with Blogger Mobile.
Go Mobile
Blogger Mobile lets you send photos and text straight to your blog while you're on-the-go. All you need to do is send a message to go@blogger.com from your phone. You don't even need a Blogger account. The message itself is enough to create a brand new blog and post whatever photo and text you've sent.
Later, if your want to claim your mobile blog or switch your posts to another blog, just sign in to go.blogger.com and use the claim code Blogger sent to your phone.
While Blogger Mobile is currently only available in the US, you can always send posts to your blog using Mail-to-Blogger.
Get started
The fastest way to understand blogging is to try it out. We've worked really hard to make it really easy for you. Just click the link below, and you can be part of the phenomenon that's transforming web and media to a participatory activity in less than five minutes. Seriously.
What will happen then? Who knows. It might be fun, though.
And remember: Blogger is totally free, and if you have trouble, just click the Help button from any screen, and you can find the answer you're looking for—or even ask our dedicated support staff.
If you dont know what a blog is listen to this video:
Week Two:Digital Camera use and applications
“A new technology is rarely superior to an old one in every feature.”
This week in class we discussed this statement and tried to label pros and cons that digital camera technology holds in relation to more traditional film based cameras. Occupational therapy practice use digital cameras for many reasons some being:
• Evidence
• Progress resource
• To get further help
• To use to show the need for house modifications.
Some of the Pros of digital cameras:
• Can check you have a good picture and ensure you have a picture you want.
• Easily manipulated and can change lighting and add effects to your picture easily
• Can be small and compact.
• Can pick and choose what pictures to print.
Some of the Cons of digital cameras:
• Cost of the camera
• Cost of the memory card
• Storage devices of photos only last about 15 years unless you print out photos.
Some of the pros of film based cameras:
• Now who didn’t enjoy the surprise of looking at the photos once they were printed.
• The negative lasts alot longer than digital storage so always have access to pictures.
Some of the cons of film based cameras:
• Cost of getting pictures printed
• Unable to check that the picture is in good quality
• Quite bulky cameras.
Some of the ways digital images can be stored, transferred and manipulated.
• On a computer
• SD and all other computer cards
• In print
• On websites on the internet
• CD/DVDs
• USB pens
• Can be edited
Some of the ethical issues that may arise by using digital cameras are:
Privacy, you may take a picture of someone or something that may be private to someone else. This can be done without meaning to.
When images get put in peoples files, or on the internet many people start having access to them. Some people in the photos may not want lots of people to see the picture.
Informed consent may be need especially in an occupational therapy practice.
What is Flickr.com?
Flickr - almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world - has two main goals:
1. They want to help people make their photos available to the people who matter to them.
2. They want to enable new ways of organizing photos and video.
What is the difference between a digital and optical zoom?
So everyone knows the bigger the number the better but what is the difference between digital and optical zoom?
Digital Zoom: Pixel count, pixels expand. Digital zoom grabs the middle of the photo and blows it up.
Optical Zoom: Focus and retain pixel count but still enlarge.
This week in class we discussed this statement and tried to label pros and cons that digital camera technology holds in relation to more traditional film based cameras. Occupational therapy practice use digital cameras for many reasons some being:
• Evidence
• Progress resource
• To get further help
• To use to show the need for house modifications.
Some of the Pros of digital cameras:
• Can check you have a good picture and ensure you have a picture you want.
• Easily manipulated and can change lighting and add effects to your picture easily
• Can be small and compact.
• Can pick and choose what pictures to print.
Some of the Cons of digital cameras:
• Cost of the camera
• Cost of the memory card
• Storage devices of photos only last about 15 years unless you print out photos.
Some of the pros of film based cameras:
• Now who didn’t enjoy the surprise of looking at the photos once they were printed.
• The negative lasts alot longer than digital storage so always have access to pictures.
Some of the cons of film based cameras:
• Cost of getting pictures printed
• Unable to check that the picture is in good quality
• Quite bulky cameras.
Some of the ways digital images can be stored, transferred and manipulated.
• On a computer
• SD and all other computer cards
• In print
• On websites on the internet
• CD/DVDs
• USB pens
• Can be edited
Some of the ethical issues that may arise by using digital cameras are:
Privacy, you may take a picture of someone or something that may be private to someone else. This can be done without meaning to.
When images get put in peoples files, or on the internet many people start having access to them. Some people in the photos may not want lots of people to see the picture.
Informed consent may be need especially in an occupational therapy practice.
What is Flickr.com?
Flickr - almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world - has two main goals:
1. They want to help people make their photos available to the people who matter to them.
2. They want to enable new ways of organizing photos and video.
What is the difference between a digital and optical zoom?
So everyone knows the bigger the number the better but what is the difference between digital and optical zoom?
Digital Zoom: Pixel count, pixels expand. Digital zoom grabs the middle of the photo and blows it up.
Optical Zoom: Focus and retain pixel count but still enlarge.
Week One: Information Technology and Ethical Issues
In week one of this course was our introduction to what we would be learning. Here I will provide you with the content of this week.
“Information technology refers to anything related to computer technology, such as networking, hardware, software, the internet, or the people that work with these technologies.” (Tech Terms.com, 2010)
Technology has become an everyday item to be used in our society. As the years go on technology is becoming more and more integrated into the everyday lives of people in New Zealand.
The Technology I have seen in occupational therapy practice has been digital cameras, video cameras, computers and the software associated with it, Internet, cell phones, wheelchair technology and assistive devices that are electric.
There are many ethical considerations to think about when using technology in practice. Ethics is a set of moral principles that govern the behaviour of a group or individual. Therefore computer ethics is set of moral principles that regulate the use of computers.
Social Justice refers to the concept of a society that gives individuals and groups fair treatment and an equitable share of the benefits of society.
By having a understanding of ICT and the ethical issues it encompasses will help us to use the new technology to our advantage as alot of new technology can make activities alot easier and make them alot less time consuming. An understanding of the ethical issues will ensure that occupational therapists remain an ethical practice.
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