The following is a short film made for the purpose of learning how to make a film and publish it on a blog - the theme was overcoming adversity.....
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Embedding a Video from You Tube
Here is a short video of instruction on how to embed a video from YouTube on to a blog....
Tutorial Eight: Posting You Tube Videos and Flickr Badges to Blogs.
View the video above for step by step instructions on how to post a video from You Tube.
If you want to put a Flickr Badge on your Blog that will link you to your Flickr account the way to do it is this:
First -you will need sign in to Flickr then under 'help' click on 'Tools' then 'Hey! where the badge?" This takes you to the 'Create your own Flickr badge' page - from here just follow the steps to make your own Flickr Badge and the code to copy and paste on to your blog.
If you want to put a Flickr Badge on your Blog that will link you to your Flickr account the way to do it is this:
First -you will need sign in to Flickr then under 'help' click on 'Tools' then 'Hey! where the badge?" This takes you to the 'Create your own Flickr badge' page - from here just follow the steps to make your own Flickr Badge and the code to copy and paste on to your blog.
Tutorial Seven; Assistive Technology
Assistive Technology is 'any piece of equipment or product system whether acquired off the shelf, modified, customised that is used to increase or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities.
One piece of assistive technology available is a "Genie joysitck". This is a device that can be used as a wheelchair control as well as a computer mouse. The Genie Joystick is a box 115mm x105mm x35mm plus the joystick which is 60mm high. the unit weighs 500g. The Genie Joystick is ideal for a person who can use a joystick but who finds the buttons on a standard wheelchair control too difficult to use. Driving, Speed Selection, Seat Function, Lights, Computer Mouse, and External Device are available modes and depending on the use needs and ability some or all of these modes can be made available. The Genie Joystick can be fitted to any wheelchair that is fitted with a DX™ power module.
In addition to this the Genie Joystick has a wireless computer mouse built-in. When the wheelchair is positioned close enough to the computer an infrared link is made between computer and joystick. When computer access mode is selected the Genie joystick can then be used to move the mouse pointer on the screen. Other parts work for the left and right click buttons. (http://www.spectronics.co.nz/product/genie-joystick).
This device allows a user who has difficulty with the controls of a standard electric
and the standard computer mouse. For example someone with cerebral palsy who is confined to a wheelchair but still has limited ability to position and use their hand may be able to use this device to control an electric wheelchair as opposed to having a manual chair thus increasing their independence. Being able to access a computer can open up a whole new source of information, learning, communication ability and interaction opportunities with others.
The cost of this device is rather high - $4500.00!
One piece of assistive technology available is a "Genie joysitck". This is a device that can be used as a wheelchair control as well as a computer mouse. The Genie Joystick is a box 115mm x105mm x35mm plus the joystick which is 60mm high. the unit weighs 500g. The Genie Joystick is ideal for a person who can use a joystick but who finds the buttons on a standard wheelchair control too difficult to use. Driving, Speed Selection, Seat Function, Lights, Computer Mouse, and External Device are available modes and depending on the use needs and ability some or all of these modes can be made available. The Genie Joystick can be fitted to any wheelchair that is fitted with a DX™ power module.
In addition to this the Genie Joystick has a wireless computer mouse built-in. When the wheelchair is positioned close enough to the computer an infrared link is made between computer and joystick. When computer access mode is selected the Genie joystick can then be used to move the mouse pointer on the screen. Other parts work for the left and right click buttons. (http://www.spectronics.co.nz/product/genie-joystick).
This device allows a user who has difficulty with the controls of a standard electric
and the standard computer mouse. For example someone with cerebral palsy who is confined to a wheelchair but still has limited ability to position and use their hand may be able to use this device to control an electric wheelchair as opposed to having a manual chair thus increasing their independence. Being able to access a computer can open up a whole new source of information, learning, communication ability and interaction opportunities with others.
The cost of this device is rather high - $4500.00!
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Tutorial Six: The Internet and On-line Communities
Overview of On-line Community - Beth's Brain Injury Blog - http://blog.brain-injury-online.com/
This blog was set up in July 2008 by Beth Jameson and her husband Larry. The focus of this blog is to provide information on brain injury. The posts are chatty musings by Beth on her life as a brain injury survivor together with helpful hints and references to her book 'The Survivors Guide to Brain Injury'. Other services provided are links to web sites on Brain Injury information, attorneys, associations, resources, veterans information, news and events and memory improvement games plus a few advertisments by Google. Each post allows for comments from readers which Beth replies to as can any one else if they wich. There are numerous links to other relevant sites and also provision for uses to publish their own brain injury stories.
People who choose to access this blog generally do so because they have some connection with brain injury - this could be that they are survivors themselves or their family members. Others could be like myself, looking for increased understanding of the impact of brain injury; issues faced, rehabiliation ideas and living with brain injury.
The following is an example from Beth's Blog where she reminises her life:
I’m about to have a birthday so I’ve been reminiscing a bit and thinking about how my life has played out so far. I sometimes play the “what if” game. Have you ever done that? If you do, you’ll probably find some irony in a number of the circumstances.
What if I had gone to college?
What if I had been rich?
What if I had been born into a family that didn’t show their love?
What if I had not sustained a brain injury?
Of course I can’t go backward and I can’t change what my circumstances were years ago. I can only learn from my mistakes and go forward no matter what my current stage is in life. In most instances I would not want to change my past. I think of all the people who would not be in my life today if things had gone a different direction and it makes me so thankful. I definitely would not change that part of my life.<
Potential eithcal issues are that names or images of people could be published without their consent. Another issue is that Beth is discussing infomation that she has written about in a book. This is ethically sound but other people may use the infomation she publishes and pass it off as their own. Another concern is that may use the blog rather than seek porfessional help.
In the past support for people with brain injury (or any other affliction)has been restricted by geographigical distance to local community but blogs like Beth's and other online formats have provided world wide access to information and support for individuals with and their families. Instead of being local, communities can be world wide because of the internet.
Like all communities whether it be large like United Nations or the local scout group there are benefits and drawbacks. Some benefits of world wide communities are that they can compliment and enhance 'real-life' communites and provide large amounts of information in many different formats covering a huge range of topics. Individuals are able to just look at this information or they can choose to participate more fully. There is no great cost to most of these communities and all individuals regardless of age / ethnicity / education etc have equality.
There are also some drawbacks - on-line communities are only available to those with access to the internet and have the right technolgy. It is open to misuse (virus / pornograhy etc) and can be a way of avoilding interacting in the 'real world'. There has been a phenominal growth in on-line communities and this can lead to problems of administration and also that there is more and more out dated infomation 'out there'.
This blog was set up in July 2008 by Beth Jameson and her husband Larry. The focus of this blog is to provide information on brain injury. The posts are chatty musings by Beth on her life as a brain injury survivor together with helpful hints and references to her book 'The Survivors Guide to Brain Injury'. Other services provided are links to web sites on Brain Injury information, attorneys, associations, resources, veterans information, news and events and memory improvement games plus a few advertisments by Google. Each post allows for comments from readers which Beth replies to as can any one else if they wich. There are numerous links to other relevant sites and also provision for uses to publish their own brain injury stories.
People who choose to access this blog generally do so because they have some connection with brain injury - this could be that they are survivors themselves or their family members. Others could be like myself, looking for increased understanding of the impact of brain injury; issues faced, rehabiliation ideas and living with brain injury.
The following is an example from Beth's Blog where she reminises her life:
I’m about to have a birthday so I’ve been reminiscing a bit and thinking about how my life has played out so far. I sometimes play the “what if” game. Have you ever done that? If you do, you’ll probably find some irony in a number of the circumstances.
What if I had gone to college?
What if I had been rich?
What if I had been born into a family that didn’t show their love?
What if I had not sustained a brain injury?
Of course I can’t go backward and I can’t change what my circumstances were years ago. I can only learn from my mistakes and go forward no matter what my current stage is in life. In most instances I would not want to change my past. I think of all the people who would not be in my life today if things had gone a different direction and it makes me so thankful. I definitely would not change that part of my life.<
Potential eithcal issues are that names or images of people could be published without their consent. Another issue is that Beth is discussing infomation that she has written about in a book. This is ethically sound but other people may use the infomation she publishes and pass it off as their own. Another concern is that may use the blog rather than seek porfessional help.
In the past support for people with brain injury (or any other affliction)has been restricted by geographigical distance to local community but blogs like Beth's and other online formats have provided world wide access to information and support for individuals with and their families. Instead of being local, communities can be world wide because of the internet.
Like all communities whether it be large like United Nations or the local scout group there are benefits and drawbacks. Some benefits of world wide communities are that they can compliment and enhance 'real-life' communites and provide large amounts of information in many different formats covering a huge range of topics. Individuals are able to just look at this information or they can choose to participate more fully. There is no great cost to most of these communities and all individuals regardless of age / ethnicity / education etc have equality.
There are also some drawbacks - on-line communities are only available to those with access to the internet and have the right technolgy. It is open to misuse (virus / pornograhy etc) and can be a way of avoilding interacting in the 'real world'. There has been a phenominal growth in on-line communities and this can lead to problems of administration and also that there is more and more out dated infomation 'out there'.
Tutroials Four & Five: YouTube & Making a Short Film
YouTube is a webite owned by Google Inc.that allows registered users to upload and share a wide variety of user generated videos, movie clips, TV clips, music videos and amateur video blogs and videos. Unregistered users are able to watch the videos. While the content is predominantly uploaded by individuals some media organisations also have material available on the site. Videos that are considered to contain potentially offensive content are available only to registered users over the age of 18 and YouTube prohibits videos containing defamation, pornography, copyright violations, and material encouraging criminal conduct.
Having had a tutorial on using video cameras and a chance to take some shots and editing them helped with becoming familiar with the technical equipment. Although I ended up using a different camera and a bit of practice would have been helpful.
Getting an idea for the film took some mulling over - trying to keep the idea simple and clear seemed to be key elements. A sequential list of shots was written down and then thought put into camera position and shot type (wide, medium, close-up)for each step in the sequence. Next was schooling up the 'stars' as to facial expressions and actions they would need to portray. Then it was out there to do it..... After a few hicupps we had it 'in the bag' and it was back to the computer lab for the next step - how to work the movie editing software and actually put the film together.
Having had a tutorial on using video cameras and a chance to take some shots and editing them helped with becoming familiar with the technical equipment. Although I ended up using a different camera and a bit of practice would have been helpful.
Getting an idea for the film took some mulling over - trying to keep the idea simple and clear seemed to be key elements. A sequential list of shots was written down and then thought put into camera position and shot type (wide, medium, close-up)for each step in the sequence. Next was schooling up the 'stars' as to facial expressions and actions they would need to portray. Then it was out there to do it..... After a few hicupps we had it 'in the bag' and it was back to the computer lab for the next step - how to work the movie editing software and actually put the film together.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Turorial Three: Blog Creation
During this tutorial we were able to create our own blog on Blogger.com. Blogger.com was a small company purchased by Google in 2003 and it has since grown enormously in popularity. Essentially it is a website which provides a free user friendly service for creating and hosting blogs. Blogger allows individuals to add written posts, pictures, video clips and links to other web based media to the blog they have created. Adjustable templates are provided enabling personalisation of the blog. View video to see how to create your own blog by clicking on the following link - http://www.youtube.com/BloggerHelp
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