Wednesday, June 6, 2007

tutorial eight- assistive technology

Provide a definition of Assistive technology (your Cook and Hussey reading may be helpful with this).
Any device or equiptment that helps a person achieve what they want

Describe one piece of equipment introduced in the assistive technology tutorial. Provide information on size, cost and functions.
Tango-designed for autistic chilren to enable them to communitcate with their parents etc. by the user touching a button which corrosponds to a prerecorded message.
looks like a large white PsP game console and costs approx. $5000 Us dolloars or $10000 NZ dollars.

How does your chosen piece of equipment increased functional capacity for the user? Provide examples here from the tutorial and lecture..
allows the child to communicate and express their needs and wants which they would other wise struggle to express.

tutorial seven- posting you tube viedeo and flicker badges to blogs

Task One: Explain the step by step process required to embed You Tube videos into your Blog . Consider using screen captures to provide a visual representation of these steps.
find video on you tube
copy the 'embed'(make sure it is the whole thing as it is very long)
paste into posting.

Task Two: Explain the step by step process required to embed a Flickr Badge into your Blog . Consider using screen captures to provide a visual representation of these steps.
sign onto flickr account
go to tools at the bottom off from help
click on build a badge
choose flash badge then click next:choose photos
choose layout and clour of badge (no backround colour)
copy code for the flash badge
In blogger page go to template in postings section
go to add page element> add code and click publish