Sunday, March 14, 2010
Link to an Occupational Therapy blog
This is a link to a Occupational therapy Blog: http://occupationaltherapyreflect.wordpress.com
Sunday, March 7, 2010
My pictures that are uploaded from Flickr
These pictures haven been taken in my backyard. These photos follow the theme of nature. They are also on my flickr account. Enjoy!
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Tutorial Three: Blogging part one
Blogger allows members to create their own blogs. A blog can be defined as a website where journal like entries are made. Members can upload photos, videos and publish posts. Blogger also allows readers to leave comments underneath peoples blogs. Another blog host is Blogsome. This website is very similar to Blogger. The web address to Blogsome is http://www.blogsome.com/.
An individual blog can be set up by making a blogger account. Once this is made the user is able to personalise their own account.
An individual blog can be set up by making a blogger account. Once this is made the user is able to personalise their own account.
Tutorial Two: Digital Imaging
"A new technology is rarely superior to an old one in every feature". New technology never really replaces the older technology. Often the new technology is just an updated verison of the older technology.
Digital images can be stored transferred and manipulated using other communications technology. For example Photoshop alows fTuor images to be manipulated. The website "Flickr" allows for photos to be uploaded.
There are ethical issues involved with devices that capture images. Any person that is in a photo must give their consent to be in the photo. If the photo is uploaded so the public can view it the individuals in the photo must also have given their permission for the photo to be uploaded.
Digital images are being used in Occupational therapy practice. Digital images can be used to educate clients on the different ways to do a particular task.
Flickr.com is a website that allows people to upload their own photos and share them with other people. Both videos and photos can be uploaded to the flickr website.
Zoomr is another photo storage website that is very similar to Flickr. com.
There are different types of zoom on a digital camera. Opticial zoom is when the lenses change focal length and manification as its zoomed image quality stays high throughout the zoom range.
Digital zoom crops the image to a smaller size and then enlarges the croped portion to fill the frame again. This results in a significant loss in quality and is prety much a last resort. It can make the image eight to twelve times larger than the orginal image.
Photos are composed of millions of tiny spquares called pixels. A megapixel equals one million pixels.
Digital images can be stored transferred and manipulated using other communications technology. For example Photoshop alows fTuor images to be manipulated. The website "Flickr" allows for photos to be uploaded.
There are ethical issues involved with devices that capture images. Any person that is in a photo must give their consent to be in the photo. If the photo is uploaded so the public can view it the individuals in the photo must also have given their permission for the photo to be uploaded.
Digital images are being used in Occupational therapy practice. Digital images can be used to educate clients on the different ways to do a particular task.
Flickr.com is a website that allows people to upload their own photos and share them with other people. Both videos and photos can be uploaded to the flickr website.
Zoomr is another photo storage website that is very similar to Flickr. com.
There are different types of zoom on a digital camera. Opticial zoom is when the lenses change focal length and manification as its zoomed image quality stays high throughout the zoom range.
Digital zoom crops the image to a smaller size and then enlarges the croped portion to fill the frame again. This results in a significant loss in quality and is prety much a last resort. It can make the image eight to twelve times larger than the orginal image.
Photos are composed of millions of tiny spquares called pixels. A megapixel equals one million pixels.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Tutorial One: Information Technology and Ethical Issues
Information technology (IT) can be defined as technology that displays, stores and transmit information. IT is common in most settings. It is present in education insitutes, in the work place, in most peoples homes etc. Technology has become a normal part of society. I feel comfortable with using the computer as I have to use this peice of tecchnology regulary.
IT is used in Occupational therapy practice for writing reports, writing notes, for typing up intervention plans, for referrals and discharge forms.
There are ethical implications that may arise from the capturing, sharing and transferring or infromation via IT devices. Such as, the information may be personal or private. If this information gets out the provacy act will be breeched.
Computer ethics can be defined as " a set of moral principles taht regulate the use of computers".
"Intellectual property can be defined as a number of distonct types of legal monoplolies over creations of the mind both artistic and commerical and the corresponding fields of law." (wikipedia.org)
"Socail Justice can be defined as a fair and proper administration of laws conforming to the natural law that all persons, irrespective of ethic orgin, gender, possessions, race religion etc, are to be treated equally and without predjudice." (Buisinessdictionary.com)
Informed consent can be defined as " a legal condition where a person can be said to have given consent based upon a clear appreciation of the facts, implications and future consequences of a action." (www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Informed_consent)
IT is used in Occupational therapy practice for writing reports, writing notes, for typing up intervention plans, for referrals and discharge forms.
There are ethical implications that may arise from the capturing, sharing and transferring or infromation via IT devices. Such as, the information may be personal or private. If this information gets out the provacy act will be breeched.
Computer ethics can be defined as " a set of moral principles taht regulate the use of computers".
"Intellectual property can be defined as a number of distonct types of legal monoplolies over creations of the mind both artistic and commerical and the corresponding fields of law." (wikipedia.org)
"Socail Justice can be defined as a fair and proper administration of laws conforming to the natural law that all persons, irrespective of ethic orgin, gender, possessions, race religion etc, are to be treated equally and without predjudice." (Buisinessdictionary.com)
Informed consent can be defined as " a legal condition where a person can be said to have given consent based upon a clear appreciation of the facts, implications and future consequences of a action." (www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Informed_consent)
First blog ever
I am a secong year Occupational therapy student, and I am required to make my own blog. I have never made a blog before so I am a bit of unsure on what to write. This blog is a requirement for the paper, Participation in occupation.
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