Recut, Reframe, Recycle January 3, 2008
Posted by Matthew Woolums in Articles/Videos, Fair Use.add a comment
The Center for Social Media at American University has posted a terrific article with an embedded video discussing copyright and fair use. There is also an extensive list of links to videos that should be covered by fair use that include remixed, mashed, or rehashed copyrighted materials. This would be a great resource for encouraging a classroom discussion about copyright and ethical online behavior, but most of the links are probably blocked in most districts.
http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/resources/publications/recut_reframe_recycle
Election 2008 January 3, 2008
Posted by Matthew Woolums in Opinion, Tools.1 comment so far
Looking for advice on who to support in the coming presidential election? Glassbooth is an interesting mashup that lets you indicate your top issues and matches them up with the position the candidates have taken. While this isn’t strictly educational (although education is one of the choices) it is a cool use of technology and a great way to see how your views match up with the candidates. My dream candidates? Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Mike Huckabee, John McCain, and Mitt Romney all came within 4% of each other. My least compatible candidates? Ron Paul tops the list, with Rudy Giulianai not far behind. Keep in mind that no candidate matched my views on all of the issues I felt were important.
