Computers, software and even cell phones have radically altered our relationship to mass culture and technology, providing consumers with the tools to become producers, or “remixers,” of their own media. But long before everyday people began posting their video mash-ups on the Web, hiphop musicians perfected the art of audio montage through a sport they called “sampling.” “Copyright Criminals,” a documentary by Benjamin Franzen and Kembrew McLeod, examines the creative and commercial value of musical sampling, including the ongoing debates about artistic expression, copyright law and (of course) money. (Source)
Wednesday
March 10, 2010
8:00 PM — 9:00 PM EST
Full Webinar Details here
We’re living in exciting times! It’s still the (late) dawn of a new century. Innovation and scientific discovery abound. Digital technologies are changing the way we work, play and stay connected. The business world is evolving and there’s the potential for positive transformation in education. This is not a new conversation. It has previously been brought to light by Karl Fish, Clay Shirky, Clayton Christensen, and others. The following video is based on Charles Leadbeater‘s book, We-Think: Mass Innovation, Not Mass Production, in which he explores the potential impact of the Internet. Watch this 4 minute video and then let’s discuss it a bit.
Here are a few phrases from the video that I like.
“The audience is taking the stage.” What a picturesque (Ooh, good word!) way to describe the whole 2.0 thing.
“Mass innovation comes from communities…it’s like building a bird’s nest where everyone leaves their piece.”
“Equality because knowledge can be set free to help people who need it but cannot pay.” Isn’t this a paradigm shift?! (I know, I don’t like using that phrase, either…but it is!)
“Freedom because more people will know what it’s like to be creative.” This one hits me right between the eyes. I started this blog to share resources and interact with K-12 teachers. I had no idea just how right-brain this would be. It has become a creative outlet in some ways.
“In the past you were what you owned. Now you are what you share…How do we earn a living when everyone is freely sharing their ideas?” Are the freeconomists right?
Here are a few side thoughts.
Video is emerging as a dominate form of communication and whole new language and literacy are evolving right before our eyes. The graphic design and music selections used in this presentation wouldn’t have been my first (or second or third) choice but they work well. Of course, the pacing was key.
The technological, scientific, economic, political and medical predictions for 2009 are intriguing, but none of us know what really lies ahead in the years to come. It all just reminds me that the future is truly full of potential.
So, what do YOU think? Please share your thoughts and reactions in the comments. Remember that you can also leave audio and video comments, too.
I’ve been using Kwout for a long time. It’s easy to use and useful in multiple ways.
It’s FREE!
It is a quick and easy way to capture images (grabs, screenshots, etc.) from the Internet.
It’s a simple strategy for citing images.
Your images are stored on the Kwout servers saving you the time and hassle of downloading the image and then uploading it to your own server, flickr or Picasa account, etc.
This (#4) also saves you a bit of storage space on your server.
Kwout generates and provide you with the HTML code so that you can easily embed your image and citation on your own website, blog, wiki, into a presentation, etc.
It is important that we model the necessity of acknowledging when we borrow the work of others – even beyond text. The use of Kwout could encourage students and other educators to integrate citations into their common practices.
Well, the unthinkable has happened. Kwout has been largely updated and it has gotten even better. Woohoo! Kwout has added support for…
Here are the presentations/discussions that I attended/ participated in during the first half of this afternoon.
A Plan for Wiki Adoption by Ken Pruitt
Ken’s presentation was an adaptation of Stewart Mader’s Wikipatterns. Ken shared suggested strategies for implementing the use of wikis at all levels.
Educational Technology and the Law facilitated by Jon Becker and Scott McLeod
While preparing for the Teaching and Learning with Web 2.0 seminar I’ve realized how important it is that I become more knowledgeable about copyright, intellectual property, plagiarism, and related topics. I especially liked how they were able to pose existing IRL analogies for the virtual situations under discussion.
I’m off to the the much anticipated (at least by me) poster presentation of the ISTE Classroom Observation Tool. I plan to share what I learn soon.
Alternative to the term Web 2.0 is the Read, Write Web
Teacher education and professional development that effectively helps teachers better integrate technology with teaching and learning
Allow the teachers to select their own goals and help them reach them
Online social networks can more easily provide the in-time assistance, coaching, mentoring, etc. that individuals during development/learning, but teachers often don’t think about using the networks
How do we prepare teachers to teach in the 1-to-1 environment?
The emphasis should change from "teaching" to designing learning that engages the students.
I’ll be updating this post throughout the day to alert you of things happening here at EBC San Antonio. The full list of sessions is here. I’ll be sharing information form the sessions that I’m attending. The session titles are in bold.
An atmosphere promoting risk-taking is imperative.
Teachers know what they want to learn. Professional development should be tailored around them rather requiring them to attend PD in which they had no say.
Teachers in the room are using Ning, Elgg, and several private online communities.
Julie Lindsay and Vicki Davis updated us about the Flat Classroom and the Horizon Project.
How important are digital citizenship and pedagogy in these decisions?
If someone says a curse word in the classroom do we close the school? If there’s a fight at recess do we quit having recess? Why do we over react to these problems in online spaces?
Computers, software and even cell phones have radically altered our relationship to mass culture and technology, providing consumers with the tools to become producers, or “remixers,” of their own media. But long before everyday people began posting their video mash-ups on the Web, hiphop musicians perfected the art of audio montage through a sport they called “sampling.” “Copyright Criminals,” a documentary by Benjamin Franzen and Kembrew McLeod, examines the creative and commercial value of musical sampling, including the ongoing debates about artistic expression, copyright law and (of course) money. (Source)
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