Thursday, April 22, 2010
Assisted Technology-Microsoft Narrator-Tool #3
The third assisted technology tool I chose to experiment with and found helpful was Microsoft Narrator. This is a great tool for those who have a hard time reading or for audio learners. This tool allows one to select the material they need to comprehend and then it is presented in audio form. The person then is presented with the material in audio form and it makes learning, reading, and listening a lot easier for everyone!
Assisted Technology-On-Screen Keyboard-Tool #2
The On-screen keyboard is easy to use and is available for those who may have trouble using a keyboard or when a keyboard is unavailable. Below is a short video I created using screentoaster.com to demonstrate the use of the on-screen keyboard! Also, a screen shot of the on-screen keyboard. Open the video in a larger view to better see the video!
AssistedTechnology-Magnifier-Tool #1
Windows Vista has many tools that can aid in the use of technology for those who may need some assistance. Assisted Technology are great tools that come standard on computers that have Windows Vista and above. By clicking on the Start Menu, then going to Control Panel, then click on Ease of Access, next Ease of Access Center, then click on the little link next to the light bulb "get recommendations.." and this will allow one to customize, chose, and recommend the Assisted Technology Tools that best fit the need they are trying to reach. I explored and tested out the Magnifier, it is a great tool for someone who may have difficulty reading the print on the screen or just focusing on the screen in general. Here is a screen shot of some notes that I enlarged using the Magnifier!
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Creative Applications of Technology
Creative applications of technology are out there, the amount of opportunities and resources are crazy! As a student in w200, I have been assigned several tasks and assignments that call for not only some information on myself and research, but for a spice of creativity to add to these assignments.
Prior to this class, I did not know much about the creativity tools that were available to me for free to better and enhance my work done online! Free resources are great, and I am able to create and express myself through out my work and presentations in class!
When assigned to create my E-portfolio, I won't lie I was sort of nervous at first after seeing the example shown to the class, I thought to myself, "how will I make mine better than that? That one is soo good, I do not know anything about creating pages, Google docs, e-portfolios, and blogs!" Yet, here I am blogging about the exciting creative tools I learned to use and work with in class!
My personal favorite were Glogster & Wordle, both are demonstrated in my E-portfolio! Click Here to view my e-portfolio and see how I used these exciting internet creative tools to my advantage!
Glogster, is a great way to spice up a homepage or any information that is being present on a webpage. It is self explanatory and easy to use! I really enjoyed playing around on Glogster and making a creative template for my e-porfolio! It is a great free resource that is avaiable for anyone to use and I would recomend it to anyone for personal use!
Wordle, is a fun and very simple tool to use. It adds a little bit of an extra and unique fun to any webpage, blog, presentation, or project! FREE! Yes, it is free, a great thing, but it's also so very simple and easy to use. All you do ism go to create, then copy and paste youre text in the text box and click GO! then your wordle is created and you can then embed it or instert it into a document! Before you insert it, change the text and colors up, make it unique!
These are just two of the tools I have learned and used in class, they are two ways to apply creativity I've learned in class. They are also free online "communities" in which anyone can access and use to make a presentation, blog, document, or anything quite unique and lively!
Prior to this class, I did not know much about the creativity tools that were available to me for free to better and enhance my work done online! Free resources are great, and I am able to create and express myself through out my work and presentations in class!
When assigned to create my E-portfolio, I won't lie I was sort of nervous at first after seeing the example shown to the class, I thought to myself, "how will I make mine better than that? That one is soo good, I do not know anything about creating pages, Google docs, e-portfolios, and blogs!" Yet, here I am blogging about the exciting creative tools I learned to use and work with in class!
My personal favorite were Glogster & Wordle, both are demonstrated in my E-portfolio! Click Here to view my e-portfolio and see how I used these exciting internet creative tools to my advantage!
Glogster, is a great way to spice up a homepage or any information that is being present on a webpage. It is self explanatory and easy to use! I really enjoyed playing around on Glogster and making a creative template for my e-porfolio! It is a great free resource that is avaiable for anyone to use and I would recomend it to anyone for personal use!
Wordle, is a fun and very simple tool to use. It adds a little bit of an extra and unique fun to any webpage, blog, presentation, or project! FREE! Yes, it is free, a great thing, but it's also so very simple and easy to use. All you do ism go to create, then copy and paste youre text in the text box and click GO! then your wordle is created and you can then embed it or instert it into a document! Before you insert it, change the text and colors up, make it unique!
These are just two of the tools I have learned and used in class, they are two ways to apply creativity I've learned in class. They are also free online "communities" in which anyone can access and use to make a presentation, blog, document, or anything quite unique and lively!
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