Rip, Mix, Feed - Reloaded
∞In previous iterations of Text Technologies, we have engaged students in an exercise we entitled RipMixFeed (hat-tip to Alan Levine∞), a madcap participatory immersion in the once new technologies of weblogs, wikis, social bookmarking and RSS tools. As 2007 draws to a close, we feel the need to adjust our strategy due to a number of factors:
* the emergence of countless "Web 2.0" applications that can address almost any specialized need imaginable
* the ability of these tools to interact with one another
* the explosion of open content, just waiting to be reused
* the ability of these tools to interact with one another
* the explosion of open content, just waiting to be reused
Frankly, it has become impossible to define a single activity that can encompass all this action. So we have reworked the structure of Rip, Mix, Feed in the hopes that it will be easier for students to participate, and more effectively represent the increasing diversity of online activity.
As ever, this activity is inherently experimental and iterative, and we welcome suggestions on how to improve it. Indeed, we're prepared to adapt on the fly if it will enhance the experience.
Time frame
The Rip Mix Feed Reloaded activity will run for three weeks (weeks 10, 11 and 12). During this time, you have other assignments on the go, such as your final commentaries or major project (depending on the option you chose). Who knows, you may find that some of the tools and environments you explore with in this activity will be of some use to you as you complete your assignments. We've found that to be the case with students in previous runs of the course.
Readings and resources
Required:
Optional:
* Bryan Alexander on Web 2.0∞ -- 25 minute audio interview
* Brian Lamb, Dr. Mashup; or, Why Educators Should Learn to Stop Worrying and Love the Remix∞
* Alan Levine, D'Arcy Norman, Brian Lamb More Than Cool Tools∞ - A 53 minute screencast produced for the 2007 K12 conference.
* Brian Lamb, Dr. Mashup; or, Why Educators Should Learn to Stop Worrying and Love the Remix∞
* Alan Levine, D'Arcy Norman, Brian Lamb More Than Cool Tools∞ - A 53 minute screencast produced for the 2007 K12 conference.
The activity
Choose one of the following actions:
* Collect a set of resources. You may create a blog, bookmark items using http://del.icio.us∞, create a Photoset of images in http://www.flickr.com∞, or link together a set of web pages using Webslides∞ or Trailfire∞.
* Augment or remix an existing resource An example of this might be to annotate a YouTube video∞ using Mojiti∞ or rework a Flickr image using Dumpr∞.
* Tell a story you might use Slideshare∞ to link PowerPoint slides with audio, or use Kerpoof∞ to make your own comic strip, or Gliffy∞ to work up a diagram.
* Augment or remix an existing resource An example of this might be to annotate a YouTube video∞ using Mojiti∞ or rework a Flickr image using Dumpr∞.
* Tell a story you might use Slideshare∞ to link PowerPoint slides with audio, or use Kerpoof∞ to make your own comic strip, or Gliffy∞ to work up a diagram.
Then share your work. Do post URLs to anything that you create so that everyone can easily find it and to help us to aggregate our collective creativity! If you are working in spaces we've already worked with (like Flickr and De.licio.us) you can keyword your work with ETEC540 and it will show up on our feed pages.
We will use the Textologies weblog∞ to represent the RSS feeds or resources created. Login info for the weblog will be posted in the Rip Mix Feed discussion forum in VISTA. If the media and feed production warrants it, we may use a portal such as http://www.netvibes.com∞ to represent the collective output.
Where can you find tools?
Alan Levine has created a couple indispensable lists of Web 2.0 tools that are a great place to explore what's available:
Where can you find content?
You do not not need to create new content for this exercise, indeed we encourage you to reuse existing material. But we do ask that whatever you reproduce be licensed by Creative Commons∞ or some other license that allows for reproduction. You can find legally reusable content at...
* Flickr's advanced image search∞ -- Flickr's got 38 million-plus images∞ as of June 2007
* Google Advanced Search∞ - use the 'Usage Rights' switch
* Online Copyright Friendly Image Collections∞
* Yahoo! Creative Commons Search∞
* Search using Yahoo, Google, Flickr, and more, all at one place∞
* Creative Commons - Education∞
* OERCommons∞ - hub for open educational resources (OERs)∞
* ccMixter∞ - "a community music site featuring remixes licensed under Creative Commons, where you can listen to, sample, mash-up, or interact with music in whatever way you want."
* Prelinger Archives∞ - a large collection of public domain media from the Internet Archive∞. Do take a moment to read their lovely policies concerning "Rights" to use the material.
* Prelinger Archives∞ - a large collection of public domain media from the Internet Archive∞. Do take a moment to read their lovely policies concerning "Rights" to use the material.
Remember...
* Questions, suggestions and feedback can be posted in the Rip, Mix, Feed forum within Vista.
* Share with others (just like your mother taught you!).
* Have fun!
* Share with others (just like your mother taught you!).
* Have fun!
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