This video explains the step by step process required to embed You Tube videos into a Blog
This vidoe explains the step by step process required to embed a Flickr Badge into a Blog
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Tutorial 7: Assistive Technology
In this tutorial an Occupational Therapist called Dave came to share his knowledge about assistive technology. Dave is an OT at Kimiora school in Wellington which is a specialised school for disabled children. Dave uses assistive technology all the time in his practice to maximise the functional ability his children can have in their day to day lives.
According to Cook and Hussey (1995) assistive technology is "an 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".
A piece of equipment that Dave showed us was an alarm clock with bed vibrator. The alarm clock is a standard alarm clock attached to a bed vibrator. The vibrator and alarm clock are attached together by a cord approximately a metre long. The vibrator is circle shaped with a radius of an approximate 50mm radius and 20mm depth. When the alarm clock and vibrator are in use the alarm clock is positioned on a bedside cabinet and the vibrator (connected to the alarm clock via a cord) is placed under the users pillow or mattress. When the alarm clock alarm goes off the vibrator can produce steady or pulsating vibration pattern for maximum effectiveness. The cost of this device is approximately $90. This assistive device is designed for people who are deaf or have impaired hearing. The normal way of waking up in the morning is by using an alarm clock which makes loud noises to wake up the sleeper, but this is not an effective measure for people who have impaired hearing or a deaf. The assistive technology of an alarm clock with a vibrater allows these people to wake up in the morning at the designated time of their alarm via the vibrations of vibrator. The vibrations wake up the sleeper allowing them to get up and carry out their normal routines at set times.
According to Cook and Hussey (1995) assistive technology is "an 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".
A piece of equipment that Dave showed us was an alarm clock with bed vibrator. The alarm clock is a standard alarm clock attached to a bed vibrator. The vibrator and alarm clock are attached together by a cord approximately a metre long. The vibrator is circle shaped with a radius of an approximate 50mm radius and 20mm depth. When the alarm clock and vibrator are in use the alarm clock is positioned on a bedside cabinet and the vibrator (connected to the alarm clock via a cord) is placed under the users pillow or mattress. When the alarm clock alarm goes off the vibrator can produce steady or pulsating vibration pattern for maximum effectiveness. The cost of this device is approximately $90. This assistive device is designed for people who are deaf or have impaired hearing. The normal way of waking up in the morning is by using an alarm clock which makes loud noises to wake up the sleeper, but this is not an effective measure for people who have impaired hearing or a deaf. The assistive technology of an alarm clock with a vibrater allows these people to wake up in the morning at the designated time of their alarm via the vibrations of vibrator. The vibrations wake up the sleeper allowing them to get up and carry out their normal routines at set times.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Tutorial Six: The internet and online communities
This blog is about online communities. The online community that I will be discussing is Facebook. The web address for Facebook is www.facebook.com. The focus of the community is communication and networking.
On facebook people can create their own account where they can upload their own videos, photos, notes and links to other websites, photos or videos. The photos, videos and notes can then be commented on. Each account has a wall on which the user can add posts called a statuses. Their status can be anything from saying what they did that day to telling a joke. To communicate people can write messages on eachothers wall. People can comment on both the statuses and the comments and can click a function to proclaim that they ‘like’ the status or comment. People can also send their friends videos, photos and links. Messages can be done privately through email or publically onto the walls. Users add other facebook members to be their ‘friends’. Walls can be public or private and if private then only their friends may view their wall and content (such as photos). Users can also join groups where they can be informed about the topic of interest and also communicate with the other members of the group who share the same interst. When the user is logged on to facebook they can enter a chatroom where they can privately chat backwards and forwards to their friends who are also logged on. This sight is very interactive as it allows for backward and forth communication and forums for multiple people to communicate and share ideas, thoughts and feelings. People contribute by adding to their account (such as photos or statuses) which provides other users something to view which may be of use for entertainment, informing, educating and much more! They also contribute by interacting with others which can be in the chat rooms or sending messages (privately or to others wall) which can be written or in photo or video or link forms. They also contribute by commenting on other people’s activity such as statuses and messages.
The facebook community can offer a lot for people which means there are numerous reasons why people contribute to it, some of these being
-A way to communicate with friend and family serving as a purpose of organising events, being up to date with happenings etc, in this seeking to stay in touch with friends and family
-A way to see what friends and family are doing with their lives, in this seeking to be informed and up to date with their friends and families life activities
-A way to get to know new people, in this way seeking to extend the network of people they know and making freinds
-A way of being able to let out thoughts and feelings (this may be via messages, statuses uploading of photos and videos), in this way seeking to personally express themselves
-A way of knowing what’s going on in the community, in this way seeking to gain a sense of ‘in the know’ and inclusion to the wider community
-A way of sharing life events with others, in this seeking to allow others to be involved in your life and being up to date with your life events.
-A way of communicating with people of similarity to you, in this way connecting with people who you can relate to
Cut and paste an example of the type of topics being discussed (you may have to provide a context to your excerpt).
An example of a topic that is discussed is social events. For example a someone’s post is “Everybody come to Danny’s Hawaiin party this saterday night, it’s gunna be meean!”. Some of the comments to this post was people sharing what was going to happen at the party and people asking and being informed about information about the party (time, venue, dress code etc). This served as a purpose of discussing and organizing a social event.
With the use of Facebook, ethical issues may arise if
-Information is posted which causes harm to or is of offence to any individuals
-Intellectual property is published with no attribution or consent
-Information is published in an unjust manner
The facebook community provides benefits not available traditional notions of community. The facebook encompases a world wide community. This means that there is a large variety of cultures being able to contribute to the community giving it great diversity. It also means that people can travel afar and still be in community with their loved ones. It also means that people have a large range of options to extend their networking.
The draw backs however are that with out face to face contact the level of communication is limited as there is limited expression of tone and no facial, volume body or physical touch for expression to communication. This can cause miscommunication and confusion. The lack of face to face contact can make people lose social skills and they can withdraw from face to face social settings. Online communities can only be accessed by people who are able to access and use the internet. The users being in a range of geographical contexts means that the people linking up are in a position of limited support of eachother as they cannot practically interact.
On facebook people can create their own account where they can upload their own videos, photos, notes and links to other websites, photos or videos. The photos, videos and notes can then be commented on. Each account has a wall on which the user can add posts called a statuses. Their status can be anything from saying what they did that day to telling a joke. To communicate people can write messages on eachothers wall. People can comment on both the statuses and the comments and can click a function to proclaim that they ‘like’ the status or comment. People can also send their friends videos, photos and links. Messages can be done privately through email or publically onto the walls. Users add other facebook members to be their ‘friends’. Walls can be public or private and if private then only their friends may view their wall and content (such as photos). Users can also join groups where they can be informed about the topic of interest and also communicate with the other members of the group who share the same interst. When the user is logged on to facebook they can enter a chatroom where they can privately chat backwards and forwards to their friends who are also logged on. This sight is very interactive as it allows for backward and forth communication and forums for multiple people to communicate and share ideas, thoughts and feelings. People contribute by adding to their account (such as photos or statuses) which provides other users something to view which may be of use for entertainment, informing, educating and much more! They also contribute by interacting with others which can be in the chat rooms or sending messages (privately or to others wall) which can be written or in photo or video or link forms. They also contribute by commenting on other people’s activity such as statuses and messages.
The facebook community can offer a lot for people which means there are numerous reasons why people contribute to it, some of these being
-A way to communicate with friend and family serving as a purpose of organising events, being up to date with happenings etc, in this seeking to stay in touch with friends and family
-A way to see what friends and family are doing with their lives, in this seeking to be informed and up to date with their friends and families life activities
-A way to get to know new people, in this way seeking to extend the network of people they know and making freinds
-A way of being able to let out thoughts and feelings (this may be via messages, statuses uploading of photos and videos), in this way seeking to personally express themselves
-A way of knowing what’s going on in the community, in this way seeking to gain a sense of ‘in the know’ and inclusion to the wider community
-A way of sharing life events with others, in this seeking to allow others to be involved in your life and being up to date with your life events.
-A way of communicating with people of similarity to you, in this way connecting with people who you can relate to
Cut and paste an example of the type of topics being discussed (you may have to provide a context to your excerpt).
An example of a topic that is discussed is social events. For example a someone’s post is “Everybody come to Danny’s Hawaiin party this saterday night, it’s gunna be meean!”. Some of the comments to this post was people sharing what was going to happen at the party and people asking and being informed about information about the party (time, venue, dress code etc). This served as a purpose of discussing and organizing a social event.
With the use of Facebook, ethical issues may arise if
-Information is posted which causes harm to or is of offence to any individuals
-Intellectual property is published with no attribution or consent
-Information is published in an unjust manner
The facebook community provides benefits not available traditional notions of community. The facebook encompases a world wide community. This means that there is a large variety of cultures being able to contribute to the community giving it great diversity. It also means that people can travel afar and still be in community with their loved ones. It also means that people have a large range of options to extend their networking.
The draw backs however are that with out face to face contact the level of communication is limited as there is limited expression of tone and no facial, volume body or physical touch for expression to communication. This can cause miscommunication and confusion. The lack of face to face contact can make people lose social skills and they can withdraw from face to face social settings. Online communities can only be accessed by people who are able to access and use the internet. The users being in a range of geographical contexts means that the people linking up are in a position of limited support of eachother as they cannot practically interact.
Tutorial 4 & 5: Video Production sessions
In tutorial 4 & 5 we planned and shot a short film and then edited it. This blog will be looking at the website 'youtube' and how planning helped the creation of our short film
Youtube is a website on which users can upload and share videos. This service allows people to share things they have captured on video. This allows people to share with others all over the world things like a performance of them doing something they are interested in (such as playing sport, singing a song or playing a musical instrument), an opinion they have or a personal message they want someone in particular to look at (by recording them talking), a captured moment such as on an adventure and much more. The videos can not only serve as communicating and entertaining purposes, but also educational purposes as videos are posted to educate viewer on the particular topic e.g. how to tie a tie. The videos can then be commented on by all users which allows people to communicate their ideas and thoughts about the videos and discussions can be created.
In class we made a short film in groups. Before the short film we wrote up a story board and script for the short film.
Having a story board meant that the whole group was clear on what we were to encompass in our short film. Before writing the story board we wrote down what we wanted to have in the film and then wrote the story board accordingly. Having a story board meant we could be sure that the film was going to encompass all that we wanted to have in the short film. Planning shot angles and zooms and the locations of the shots meant that once we came to shooting the short film the group was very clear on what to do to film it.
Scripting meant that the characters in the film knew what they were meant to say. Planning what they were going to say rather than making it up on the spot meant that we could be sure that the themes and story line we were intending on having was implemented in the film and also made sure that the characters interactions made sense and had good flow.
This is the video we made:
Youtube is a website on which users can upload and share videos. This service allows people to share things they have captured on video. This allows people to share with others all over the world things like a performance of them doing something they are interested in (such as playing sport, singing a song or playing a musical instrument), an opinion they have or a personal message they want someone in particular to look at (by recording them talking), a captured moment such as on an adventure and much more. The videos can not only serve as communicating and entertaining purposes, but also educational purposes as videos are posted to educate viewer on the particular topic e.g. how to tie a tie. The videos can then be commented on by all users which allows people to communicate their ideas and thoughts about the videos and discussions can be created.
In class we made a short film in groups. Before the short film we wrote up a story board and script for the short film.
Having a story board meant that the whole group was clear on what we were to encompass in our short film. Before writing the story board we wrote down what we wanted to have in the film and then wrote the story board accordingly. Having a story board meant we could be sure that the film was going to encompass all that we wanted to have in the short film. Planning shot angles and zooms and the locations of the shots meant that once we came to shooting the short film the group was very clear on what to do to film it.
Scripting meant that the characters in the film knew what they were meant to say. Planning what they were going to say rather than making it up on the spot meant that we could be sure that the themes and story line we were intending on having was implemented in the film and also made sure that the characters interactions made sense and had good flow.
This is the video we made:
Tutorial 3: Blog Creation
Blogs can be used by Occupational Therapists to share information with and discuss issues with fellow Occupational Therapists (all over New Zealand and the world). It can be a measure of keeping in touch and sharing and feeding off each others experiences and ideas to facilitate healthy relationships which are uplifting to Occupational Therapist’s practices.
Blogger is a website where people create their own personalised blogs
Blogs can have posts which enable bloggers to communicate with others by:
-sharing their ideas and interests
-updating news
-catching up
It is not only a source of communication with others but can be a form of personal expression with people being able to blog anything from their thoughts and feelings to poems they have written.
Bloggers can also add photos, videos and links to their pages, which again allows them to share their life and interests with fellow bloggers.
Blogger is a website where people create their own personalised blogs
Blogs can have posts which enable bloggers to communicate with others by:
-sharing their ideas and interests
-updating news
-catching up
It is not only a source of communication with others but can be a form of personal expression with people being able to blog anything from their thoughts and feelings to poems they have written.
Bloggers can also add photos, videos and links to their pages, which again allows them to share their life and interests with fellow bloggers.
Tutorial Two: Digital Camera use and applications
Digital cameras are of use in occuapational therapy practice, so it's important to have knowlege about them and their applications
“A new technology is rarely superior to an old one in every feature”.
Although digital cameras are the new, upgraded technology from the more traditional film based cameras, both have their pros and cons.
Digital cameras.
Digital cameras have functions which film cameras do not, such as; displaying images on a screen straight after they have been captured, storing hundreds to thousands of images on a memory device, recording moving images with sound, and deleting images to free store space. Images can then be transferred to other technology such as a computer of television where they can be viewed and/or edited. The ability of digital cameras to transfer their images to other technology devices means you can be travelling the world and showing your family back at home your pictures a matter of moments after taking them!
However to use digital cameras the user needs to be familiar with the technology and all it’s functions. The fact that it stores many images on one memory device means risky business for the non-techno savvy users who can easily accidently delete all recorded images with a simple click of a button (something I know from experience!). If the user struggles to be able to switch between the functions of viewing photos/taking photos/taking videos it can be a tricky, frustrating and unsuccessful process! For some of the lower end digital cameras, there is a delay between when the camera button is pressed and when the image is actually captured. This meaning there is a risk of not capturing the precise targeted moment the photographer is aiming to catch. On some of these lower end digital cameras there can also be delays between capturing the photo and storing it to memory, hence meaning that another image cannot be captured directly after. This limiting the cameras ability to take efficient sequence photos. Digital cameras require batteries which creates a risk of the camera running out of battery just as the user wants to use it. This also limits how far a photographer can go to shoot images without having to get replacement batteries.
Film cameras
Whilst digital cameras seem to have quite the number of functions and options, film cameras can create quite a different quality of printed photos: Film cameras produce sharper images, without the need for sharpening adjustments as there are with digital images. No digital display medium can match the brightness and vividness of a transparency on a light table, which is used to bring film images to print. Film prints never lose the highlights of an image because it’s nearly impossible to overexpose a colour or black and white negative.
When shooting with film cameras there isn’t any need to worry about having back up memory devices as film cameras don’t erase or lose data. This is however a hassle when a lot of unwanted images have been captured.
Film cameras don’t need batteries, which is hassle free and means the photographer can shoot photos anywhere, any time without worrying about the cameras ability to function. The film in a camera is much bigger than a digital cameras storing device of a memory chip, and is therefore much less likely to be misplaced or lost.
The nature of the images being stored on a film means the images captured are limited and a very minimal amount compared to the hundreds to thousands that a digital camera can capture and store in one photo shoot!
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Some of the ways that digital images can be stored transferred and manipulated using other communications technology:
The images shot from a digital camera are stored onto the memory card in the camera. These images can then be transferred (and stored onto) to other technology devices such as
-computers
-televisions
-cellphones
Through either:
Connecting the memory chip to the technology that it’s being transferred to or
Connecting the camera and the technology the images are being transferred to through a cord connected to both.
A common device images are transferred to are computers. Once images are stored into computers they can then be transferred to and stored in other technology devices such as ipods, CD’s and USB sticks by connecting the technology to the computer and transferring the images.
Digital images can then be manipulated in ways such as
-adjusting colour (by cooling the temperature, tinting, saturating, black and white effects)
-adjusting the exposure (changing brightness, contrast, shadows, highlights)
-zooming and cropping of images
-fixing red eyes
-straightening the photo
Ethical issues witht the use of cameras:
Regarding taking photos of people, people are not protected by intellectual property rights but ethical considerations do need to be taken into account. It is unethical to take a photo of a person if it discloses private or sensitive matters about them, this being in issue of people’s human right to privacy.
It is also unethical to take photos of people if they are exploiting the person or misrepresenting the truth.
If someone is seeking someone’s permission to take a photo of them or something they own, it is important that the consent given is informed consent. This meaning that the person giving consent for the photo being taken has an understanding of the facts, implications, and future consequences of the uses of the image.
When taking photos of paintings, buildings, sculptures or anything which is under intellectual property (such as trademark of copyright) and will be exposing them to the public (publishing, using on websites, exhibiting, etc.), then it is ethical to make sure the author’s name appears on or in relation to the work wherever possible. If you don’t give attribution it is ethical to get informed consent from the author or artist to expose their work to the public.
In Occuational Therapy practice digital images can be used for:
-Measuring treatment progress, e.g. an initial photo of a patients arm flexion to compare to flexion later during and after treatment
-To emphasise instructions to patients e.g. photos of the step by step process of putting socks on with a sock aid
-As a means of therapeutic/meaningful activity e.g. manipulation or viewing or taking photos
-To show a client what a piece of equipment is like (a website for this would be www.invacare.co.nz)
Flickr
Flickr.com is a place where people can create their own account and upload and organise their photos and crop, fix and edit them. The photos can then be shared with the flicker community where the photos can be viewed by others and people can comment on the photos creating discussions about them.
It allows you to keep in touch with friends and family as you can get updates from them.
Photobucket.com is another photo storage website where photos are uploaded, organised and shared.
The difference between a digital and an optical zoom:
Digital zoom is a method of decreasing (narrowing) the apparent angle of view of a digital image. This is done by the image being cropped into a smaller size and enlarging the cropped portion into the full frame again.
Optical zoom is when the lens changes it’s focal length to zoom in on and magnify a part of an image. This causing much better quality than digital zoom.
Megapixels
A megapixel (that is, a million pixels) is a unit of image sensing capacity in a digital camera. In general, the more megapixels in a camera, the better the resolution when printing an image in a given size.
“A new technology is rarely superior to an old one in every feature”.
Although digital cameras are the new, upgraded technology from the more traditional film based cameras, both have their pros and cons.
Digital cameras.
Digital cameras have functions which film cameras do not, such as; displaying images on a screen straight after they have been captured, storing hundreds to thousands of images on a memory device, recording moving images with sound, and deleting images to free store space. Images can then be transferred to other technology such as a computer of television where they can be viewed and/or edited. The ability of digital cameras to transfer their images to other technology devices means you can be travelling the world and showing your family back at home your pictures a matter of moments after taking them!
However to use digital cameras the user needs to be familiar with the technology and all it’s functions. The fact that it stores many images on one memory device means risky business for the non-techno savvy users who can easily accidently delete all recorded images with a simple click of a button (something I know from experience!). If the user struggles to be able to switch between the functions of viewing photos/taking photos/taking videos it can be a tricky, frustrating and unsuccessful process! For some of the lower end digital cameras, there is a delay between when the camera button is pressed and when the image is actually captured. This meaning there is a risk of not capturing the precise targeted moment the photographer is aiming to catch. On some of these lower end digital cameras there can also be delays between capturing the photo and storing it to memory, hence meaning that another image cannot be captured directly after. This limiting the cameras ability to take efficient sequence photos. Digital cameras require batteries which creates a risk of the camera running out of battery just as the user wants to use it. This also limits how far a photographer can go to shoot images without having to get replacement batteries.
Film cameras
Whilst digital cameras seem to have quite the number of functions and options, film cameras can create quite a different quality of printed photos: Film cameras produce sharper images, without the need for sharpening adjustments as there are with digital images. No digital display medium can match the brightness and vividness of a transparency on a light table, which is used to bring film images to print. Film prints never lose the highlights of an image because it’s nearly impossible to overexpose a colour or black and white negative.
When shooting with film cameras there isn’t any need to worry about having back up memory devices as film cameras don’t erase or lose data. This is however a hassle when a lot of unwanted images have been captured.
Film cameras don’t need batteries, which is hassle free and means the photographer can shoot photos anywhere, any time without worrying about the cameras ability to function. The film in a camera is much bigger than a digital cameras storing device of a memory chip, and is therefore much less likely to be misplaced or lost.
The nature of the images being stored on a film means the images captured are limited and a very minimal amount compared to the hundreds to thousands that a digital camera can capture and store in one photo shoot!
.
Some of the ways that digital images can be stored transferred and manipulated using other communications technology:
The images shot from a digital camera are stored onto the memory card in the camera. These images can then be transferred (and stored onto) to other technology devices such as
-computers
-televisions
-cellphones
Through either:
Connecting the memory chip to the technology that it’s being transferred to or
Connecting the camera and the technology the images are being transferred to through a cord connected to both.
A common device images are transferred to are computers. Once images are stored into computers they can then be transferred to and stored in other technology devices such as ipods, CD’s and USB sticks by connecting the technology to the computer and transferring the images.
Digital images can then be manipulated in ways such as
-adjusting colour (by cooling the temperature, tinting, saturating, black and white effects)
-adjusting the exposure (changing brightness, contrast, shadows, highlights)
-zooming and cropping of images
-fixing red eyes
-straightening the photo
Ethical issues witht the use of cameras:
Regarding taking photos of people, people are not protected by intellectual property rights but ethical considerations do need to be taken into account. It is unethical to take a photo of a person if it discloses private or sensitive matters about them, this being in issue of people’s human right to privacy.
It is also unethical to take photos of people if they are exploiting the person or misrepresenting the truth.
If someone is seeking someone’s permission to take a photo of them or something they own, it is important that the consent given is informed consent. This meaning that the person giving consent for the photo being taken has an understanding of the facts, implications, and future consequences of the uses of the image.
When taking photos of paintings, buildings, sculptures or anything which is under intellectual property (such as trademark of copyright) and will be exposing them to the public (publishing, using on websites, exhibiting, etc.), then it is ethical to make sure the author’s name appears on or in relation to the work wherever possible. If you don’t give attribution it is ethical to get informed consent from the author or artist to expose their work to the public.
In Occuational Therapy practice digital images can be used for:
-Measuring treatment progress, e.g. an initial photo of a patients arm flexion to compare to flexion later during and after treatment
-To emphasise instructions to patients e.g. photos of the step by step process of putting socks on with a sock aid
-As a means of therapeutic/meaningful activity e.g. manipulation or viewing or taking photos
-To show a client what a piece of equipment is like (a website for this would be www.invacare.co.nz)
Flickr
Flickr.com is a place where people can create their own account and upload and organise their photos and crop, fix and edit them. The photos can then be shared with the flicker community where the photos can be viewed by others and people can comment on the photos creating discussions about them.
It allows you to keep in touch with friends and family as you can get updates from them.
Photobucket.com is another photo storage website where photos are uploaded, organised and shared.
The difference between a digital and an optical zoom:
Digital zoom is a method of decreasing (narrowing) the apparent angle of view of a digital image. This is done by the image being cropped into a smaller size and enlarging the cropped portion into the full frame again.
Optical zoom is when the lens changes it’s focal length to zoom in on and magnify a part of an image. This causing much better quality than digital zoom.
Megapixels
A megapixel (that is, a million pixels) is a unit of image sensing capacity in a digital camera. In general, the more megapixels in a camera, the better the resolution when printing an image in a given size.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Tutorial 1
This blog will be looking at Information technology in society, the relevance it has to Occupational Therapy and the ethical considerations that need to be taken into account.
Definition of Information Technology/Information Communications Technology:
“Information Technology is the study, design, development, implementation, support or management of infotech. It is a general term that describes any technology that helps to produce, manipulate, store, communicate, and/or disseminate information” (Information technology, 2010).
Information technology. (2010). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 07:49, June 12, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Information_technology&oldid=367571191
Information technology has become very prevalent in our society. People of all ages are using many forms of information technology for a range of purposes. For example computers are being used by ages ranging from school children to elderly for purposes ranging from entertainment to networking to research. The expectations of people using information technology are evident with the example of in many information forms that you fill out you are asked what your cellphone number and internet address is. People depend on information technology on a day to day bases for things like being able to carry out their job to communicating with their loved ones.
IT devices or systems that I feel comfortable and competent with using are computers (facebook, google, moodle, itunes), ipod, cellphone, telephone, T.V., D.V.D. player, camera
In my fieldwork experiences I have come across I.T. being used in Occupational Therapy practice. Communication is very important as O.T.’s are often referring clients onto other organizations as well as receiving referrals, in which the I.T. of phones and computers (for emailing) and fax machines becomes a common use. Communication through these I.T. devices is also used when collecting data about the patient. Computer systems are now more commonly being used to document information about treatment with a patient, which means OT's document their interventions and can also access the intervention of other health professionals working with their clients. I.T. is also being used in therapy with the patients. I.T. devices such as television, computers and cameras can provide a client with meaningful and satisfying occupation.
When sharing and transferring information via I.T. devices (e.g. mobile phones) or systems (e.g. internet) ethical implications arise. There are many ethical factors involved when transferring information via I.T. devices. Factors such as who is sending the information, who is receiving the information, and what the content of the information is needs to be taken into account. Some things to take into account when sending information are listed below:
-Privacy: the information being shared should not contain any private information about a person that they have not consented to be shared
-Identity: the person sending the information should identify who they are and this needs to be truthful
-Appropriate information: no information shared should be of an abusive nature or is going to cause harm to anyone.
-Acknowledge sources of information: when information is not your own, it the source of the information needs to be acknowledged
Definition of Computer Ethics:
“Computer Ethics is a branch of practical philosophy which deals with how computing professionals should make decisions regarding professional and social conduct” (Computer ethics, 2010)
Computer ethics. (2010). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 08:47, June 12, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Computer_ethics&oldid=360496943
Definition of Intellectual Property:
“Intellectual property (IP) is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which property rights are recognised -and the corresponding fields of law. Under intellectual property law, owners are granted certain exclusive rights to a variety of intangible assets, such as musical, literary, and artistic works; discoveries and inventions; and words, phrases, symbols, and designs. Common types of intellectual property include copyrights, trademarks, patents, industrial design rights and trade secrets in some jurisdictions” (Intellectual property, 2010).
Intellectual property. (2010). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 08:54, June 12, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Intellectual_property&oldid=366993205
Definition of Social Justice:
“Social justice is the application of the concept of justice on a social scale. It is a concept that some use to describe the movement towards a socially just world. In this context, social justice is based on the concepts of human rights and equality and involves a greater degree of economic egalitarianism through progressive taxation, income redistribution, or even property redistribution. These policies aim to achieve what developmental economists refer to as more equality of opportunity than may currently exist in some societies, and to manufacture equality of outcome in cases where incidental inequalities appear in a procedurally just system” (Social Justice, 2010).
Social justice. (2010). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 08:56, June 12, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Social_justice&oldid=367021722
Definition of Informed Consent:
“Informed consent is a phrase often used in the law to indicate that the consent a person gives meets certain minimum standards. As a literal matter, in the absence of fraud, it is redundant. An informed consent can be said to have been given based upon a clear appreciation and understanding of the facts, implications, and future consequences of an action. In order to give informed consent, the individual concerned must have adequate reasoning faculties and be in possession of all relevant facts at the time consent is given” (Informed consent, 2010).
Informed consent. (2010). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 09:01, June 12, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Informed_consent&oldid=367195453
In our O.T. practice it is important that we have a good understanding of ITC and the ethical issues it encompasses. As discussed earlier, IT is used in much of an O.T.’s work. When we are using IT we need a good understanding of ethical issues so that we can adhere to them and be working in a professional manner. If problems arise from using IT in an unethical manner, the quality of the treatment of which the IT is being used for may be put at jeopardy. We need to be using I.T. in an ethical manner to ensure we are providing the best service possible for our client’s and acting in a manner that agrees to the high professional expectations of those working as health professionals.
Definition of Information Technology/Information Communications Technology:
“Information Technology is the study, design, development, implementation, support or management of infotech. It is a general term that describes any technology that helps to produce, manipulate, store, communicate, and/or disseminate information” (Information technology, 2010).
Information technology. (2010). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 07:49, June 12, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Information_technology&oldid=367571191
Information technology has become very prevalent in our society. People of all ages are using many forms of information technology for a range of purposes. For example computers are being used by ages ranging from school children to elderly for purposes ranging from entertainment to networking to research. The expectations of people using information technology are evident with the example of in many information forms that you fill out you are asked what your cellphone number and internet address is. People depend on information technology on a day to day bases for things like being able to carry out their job to communicating with their loved ones.
IT devices or systems that I feel comfortable and competent with using are computers (facebook, google, moodle, itunes), ipod, cellphone, telephone, T.V., D.V.D. player, camera
In my fieldwork experiences I have come across I.T. being used in Occupational Therapy practice. Communication is very important as O.T.’s are often referring clients onto other organizations as well as receiving referrals, in which the I.T. of phones and computers (for emailing) and fax machines becomes a common use. Communication through these I.T. devices is also used when collecting data about the patient. Computer systems are now more commonly being used to document information about treatment with a patient, which means OT's document their interventions and can also access the intervention of other health professionals working with their clients. I.T. is also being used in therapy with the patients. I.T. devices such as television, computers and cameras can provide a client with meaningful and satisfying occupation.
When sharing and transferring information via I.T. devices (e.g. mobile phones) or systems (e.g. internet) ethical implications arise. There are many ethical factors involved when transferring information via I.T. devices. Factors such as who is sending the information, who is receiving the information, and what the content of the information is needs to be taken into account. Some things to take into account when sending information are listed below:
-Privacy: the information being shared should not contain any private information about a person that they have not consented to be shared
-Identity: the person sending the information should identify who they are and this needs to be truthful
-Appropriate information: no information shared should be of an abusive nature or is going to cause harm to anyone.
-Acknowledge sources of information: when information is not your own, it the source of the information needs to be acknowledged
Definition of Computer Ethics:
“Computer Ethics is a branch of practical philosophy which deals with how computing professionals should make decisions regarding professional and social conduct” (Computer ethics, 2010)
Computer ethics. (2010). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 08:47, June 12, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Computer_ethics&oldid=360496943
Definition of Intellectual Property:
“Intellectual property (IP) is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which property rights are recognised -and the corresponding fields of law. Under intellectual property law, owners are granted certain exclusive rights to a variety of intangible assets, such as musical, literary, and artistic works; discoveries and inventions; and words, phrases, symbols, and designs. Common types of intellectual property include copyrights, trademarks, patents, industrial design rights and trade secrets in some jurisdictions” (Intellectual property, 2010).
Intellectual property. (2010). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 08:54, June 12, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Intellectual_property&oldid=366993205
Definition of Social Justice:
“Social justice is the application of the concept of justice on a social scale. It is a concept that some use to describe the movement towards a socially just world. In this context, social justice is based on the concepts of human rights and equality and involves a greater degree of economic egalitarianism through progressive taxation, income redistribution, or even property redistribution. These policies aim to achieve what developmental economists refer to as more equality of opportunity than may currently exist in some societies, and to manufacture equality of outcome in cases where incidental inequalities appear in a procedurally just system” (Social Justice, 2010).
Social justice. (2010). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 08:56, June 12, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Social_justice&oldid=367021722
Definition of Informed Consent:
“Informed consent is a phrase often used in the law to indicate that the consent a person gives meets certain minimum standards. As a literal matter, in the absence of fraud, it is redundant. An informed consent can be said to have been given based upon a clear appreciation and understanding of the facts, implications, and future consequences of an action. In order to give informed consent, the individual concerned must have adequate reasoning faculties and be in possession of all relevant facts at the time consent is given” (Informed consent, 2010).
Informed consent. (2010). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 09:01, June 12, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Informed_consent&oldid=367195453
In our O.T. practice it is important that we have a good understanding of ITC and the ethical issues it encompasses. As discussed earlier, IT is used in much of an O.T.’s work. When we are using IT we need a good understanding of ethical issues so that we can adhere to them and be working in a professional manner. If problems arise from using IT in an unethical manner, the quality of the treatment of which the IT is being used for may be put at jeopardy. We need to be using I.T. in an ethical manner to ensure we are providing the best service possible for our client’s and acting in a manner that agrees to the high professional expectations of those working as health professionals.
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