This is the Gooshy step talking sequencer
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Tutorial eight
Assistive Technology
What is assistive technology?
Assistive technology is a generic term that includes assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices and the process used in selecting, locating, and using them. AT promotes greater independence for people with disabilities by enabling them to perform tasks that they were formerly unable to accomplish, or had great difficulty accomplishing, by providing enhancements to or changed methods of interacting with the technology needed to accomplish such tasks. Although, Cook & Hussey (2001) [1] report this term is usually not used for rehabilitative devices and for devices that able-bodied find useful. According to disability advocates, technology is often created without regard to people with disabilities, creating unnecessary barriers to hundreds of millions of people.
Describe one piece of equipment introduced in the assistive technology tutorial।
Gooshy step talking sequencer - $117.95 US
Size: 10¼” x 7¼” x 3”
Operates on 4 AA batteries
click to view larger photo
Description of device
Step Talking Sequencer is the perfect communicator for the non-speaking adult or child. It expresses a series of your pre-recorded messages (300-seconds) when the device is activated. This allows people with even the most limited communication skills to carry on a simple conversation. Ideal for a number of different purposes including sequencing, testing, directions, multiplication, memorization, medical instructions, storytelling and sing-along.
Retrieved on June 10th from
http://enablingdevices.com/catalog/assistive_technology_devices_used_in_education/step-talking-sequencers/gooshy-step-talking-sequencer
This technology is ideal for
Sequencing
Testing
Directions
Multiplications
Memorization
Medical instructions
Storytelling and Sing-along’s
How does your chosen piece of equipment increased functional capacity for the user?
Easy way to capture the user’s attention is working with a switching device for the first time. Its features are easy to use and provide the user with colour, texture, lighting, sound and vibrations to help with different sensory, motor and co-ordination skills. Client can then move onto a more specific switcher that’s at their level to improve
What is assistive technology?
Assistive technology is a generic term that includes assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices and the process used in selecting, locating, and using them. AT promotes greater independence for people with disabilities by enabling them to perform tasks that they were formerly unable to accomplish, or had great difficulty accomplishing, by providing enhancements to or changed methods of interacting with the technology needed to accomplish such tasks. Although, Cook & Hussey (2001) [1] report this term is usually not used for rehabilitative devices and for devices that able-bodied find useful. According to disability advocates, technology is often created without regard to people with disabilities, creating unnecessary barriers to hundreds of millions of people.
Describe one piece of equipment introduced in the assistive technology tutorial।
Gooshy step talking sequencer - $117.95 US
Size: 10¼” x 7¼” x 3”
Operates on 4 AA batteries
click to view larger photo
Description of device
Step Talking Sequencer is the perfect communicator for the non-speaking adult or child. It expresses a series of your pre-recorded messages (300-seconds) when the device is activated. This allows people with even the most limited communication skills to carry on a simple conversation. Ideal for a number of different purposes including sequencing, testing, directions, multiplication, memorization, medical instructions, storytelling and sing-along.
Retrieved on June 10th from
http://enablingdevices.com/catalog/assistive_technology_devices_used_in_education/step-talking-sequencers/gooshy-step-talking-sequencer
This technology is ideal for
Sequencing
Testing
Directions
Multiplications
Memorization
Medical instructions
Storytelling and Sing-along’s
How does your chosen piece of equipment increased functional capacity for the user?
Easy way to capture the user’s attention is working with a switching device for the first time. Its features are easy to use and provide the user with colour, texture, lighting, sound and vibrations to help with different sensory, motor and co-ordination skills. Client can then move onto a more specific switcher that’s at their level to improve
Monday, June 2, 2008
Tutorial seven
How to put a youtube video onto your blog
Basically.....
1. Get a free YouTube account (www.youtube.com)
2. Copy the URL of your YouTube video from the browser address bar
3. Paste the URL into the your blog entry. Add a “v” after the “http”Example: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byCWOyLov0M
4. Press Submit for Review and you’re done.
5. This is what it would look like
6. Note: This only works for URLs of YouTube videos.
In more detail................
if you've got your own videos on your computer that you want to share on your blog, Blogger now allows you to upload video directly! If you'd like to share a video from YouTube, you can do that, too.
Embedding a YouTube Video
To embed a video from YouTube, just copy the code from the "Embed" box on the video's YouTube page. You can find the "Embed" box in the "About This Video" box when you're watching the video. You can also get the code from the "Embed HTML" box on the "Edit Video" page if the video belongs to your YouTube account.
To embed a YouTube video within a blog post, first click "Edit HTML" from within the post editor. Next, paste the video's code into the body of your post. That's it!
Set Up One-Click Video Sharing
If you post YouTube videos to your blog regularly, sharing directly from YouTube is even easier and you'll only have to set it up once.
1. Click the "Share" button on the YouTube video's page
2. Scroll down and click "Setup your blog for video posting."
3. Click "Add a Blog/Site"
4. Choose "Blogger" as your Blog Service and fill in your Google Account login information.
5. Choose which blogs you'd like to add to your YouTube account. You can choose more than one.
6. From now on, when you click "Share", you'll be given the option to post YouTube videos directly to your blogs!
How to add a Flickr Badge into your Blog
Step 1 - You first need to set up a flickr account. (www.flickr.com)
Step 2- Log onto your flikr account
Step 3- Upload photos onto your account this is written in blue on the right hand side when you first sign in
Step 4 - Make photos public
Step 5 - Go to tools this is at the bottom of the page
Step 6 Go down to create your own flikr badge, on the right hand side, it says “Display Flickr photos or video on your website” click on the blue, ‘build a badge’
Step 7- Go to choose which layout you want then click down the bottom at ‘chose next content’
Step 8 - Choose all your public photos then go to next colour then at the bottom click ‘next preview and get code’
Step 9- Go to preview and get code it is quite a big code highlight it all by either clicking on it or holding down the mouse and dragging at the same time
Step 10 - Copy the URL code
Step 11- Sign into your Blog, click on view blog
Step 12 - Go to customize at the very top by where you sign out
Step 13- Go to ‘add a page element’
Step 14- Go to HTML/javascript
Step 15- Paste the URL into the content box and name it
Step 16- Save it and go to view blog
Basically.....
1. Get a free YouTube account (www.youtube.com)
2. Copy the URL of your YouTube video from the browser address bar
3. Paste the URL into the your blog entry. Add a “v” after the “http”Example: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byCWOyLov0M
4. Press Submit for Review and you’re done.
5. This is what it would look like
6. Note: This only works for URLs of YouTube videos.
In more detail................
if you've got your own videos on your computer that you want to share on your blog, Blogger now allows you to upload video directly! If you'd like to share a video from YouTube, you can do that, too.
Embedding a YouTube Video
To embed a video from YouTube, just copy the code from the "Embed" box on the video's YouTube page. You can find the "Embed" box in the "About This Video" box when you're watching the video. You can also get the code from the "Embed HTML" box on the "Edit Video" page if the video belongs to your YouTube account.
To embed a YouTube video within a blog post, first click "Edit HTML" from within the post editor. Next, paste the video's code into the body of your post. That's it!
Set Up One-Click Video Sharing
If you post YouTube videos to your blog regularly, sharing directly from YouTube is even easier and you'll only have to set it up once.
1. Click the "Share" button on the YouTube video's page
2. Scroll down and click "Setup your blog for video posting."
3. Click "Add a Blog/Site"
4. Choose "Blogger" as your Blog Service and fill in your Google Account login information.
5. Choose which blogs you'd like to add to your YouTube account. You can choose more than one.
6. From now on, when you click "Share", you'll be given the option to post YouTube videos directly to your blogs!
How to add a Flickr Badge into your Blog
Step 1 - You first need to set up a flickr account. (www.flickr.com)
Step 2- Log onto your flikr account
Step 3- Upload photos onto your account this is written in blue on the right hand side when you first sign in
Step 4 - Make photos public
Step 5 - Go to tools this is at the bottom of the page
Step 6 Go down to create your own flikr badge, on the right hand side, it says “Display Flickr photos or video on your website” click on the blue, ‘build a badge’
Step 7- Go to choose which layout you want then click down the bottom at ‘chose next content’
Step 8 - Choose all your public photos then go to next colour then at the bottom click ‘next preview and get code’
Step 9- Go to preview and get code it is quite a big code highlight it all by either clicking on it or holding down the mouse and dragging at the same time
Step 10 - Copy the URL code
Step 11- Sign into your Blog, click on view blog
Step 12 - Go to customize at the very top by where you sign out
Step 13- Go to ‘add a page element’
Step 14- Go to HTML/javascript
Step 15- Paste the URL into the content box and name it
Step 16- Save it and go to view blog
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