It's refreshing to see that Verdonck and Ryan (2008) state that technology can be useful to improve both functional independence and occupational performance in every day OT practice by using mainstream technologies, including information and communication technologies such as the internet, computer software, portable devices and computer games, in their everyday interventions. This article ALSO …
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Lane and Ziviani (1999) state that technology access become an increasingly important Activity of Daily Living however I am not certain that occupational therapists think terribly deeply about the significance of computer access in daily life. It's probably not even a standard question in an ADL assessment!Using the Canadian Model of Occupational Performance and Engagement …
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TechnOT: Doing, being, becoming a blogger and belonging to a virtual community!I updated this blog entry tonight as I was reviewing the types of searches that got people to my blog. A vast number of the searches that landed people in my blog included words like: "what is doing being becoming". So I've added a …
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Asher Moses, The Age Newspaper, Melbourne, Australia, May 7, 2008An Australian company is gearing up to release a computer headset that allows people to control video games using only the power of their minds. Emotiv Systems, founded by four Australian scientists in 2003, will release the $US299 ($315) EPOC headset on the US market this …
A website called 43 things asks you to name the things you'd like to do and asks others to tell how they did it! Maybe OTs could use this site with clients to look at people's goals and discuss with their client how many people share this goal, read how others have achieved it and …
There's a new OT Blog aggregator that pulls together all updates on OT Blogs so that you can keep tabs on them in just one site. I'd definitely recommend this as a site to have as an RSS feed to your own home page! This site was put together by Joan, a student at the …
I was looking into video cameras for our OT department to use "in the field" and in prac exams with students. I found this excellent website Gizmodo where they review anything "techno", and really get into the nitty gritty of what each device can and cannot do. As it is a forum other reviewers post …
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Most online health resources are not created by healthcare professionals (Potts, 2006). Resolving this requires understanding the value of and enhancing utility of Web2.0 tools by health professionals. Occupational therapists with these skills can lead teams in the implementation of online resources to disseminate quality health care information.What are you doing to become Web2.0 literate …
Anita Hamilton ~ VirtualOT 