Hello fellow bloggers!

Today in class, we watched a super interesting documentary called “RiP A Manifesto Remix” and we also learnt about Creative Commons.

I learned a lot today in my Tech class.  “Creative commons was born to set culture free” (RiP Remix Manifesto Remix, 2008). It allows artists/producers of any sort to distribute work that anybody can build on, remix, etc without any copyright allegations. I find creative commons a very interesting and beneficial license. It allows for people to be creative and work collaboratively to make songs, articles, etc.  Our society is a society that works and builds off of each other. Without one another, we could not survive. Therefore, why is it so harmful using somebody’s beat in a song, remixing it, and making music for other people to enjoy? Personally if I were an artist, I would be honoured and humbled to know that people are using my beats for their own use. I just do not see the problem. OER’s are a great example of a Creative Common. As a future teacher, this is an excellent resource for me. I will be able to use resources without having any fear of stealing somebody else’s work and getting copyrighted.  As a teacher, what more could I ask for?

In other news, I wanted to talk a bit about Twitter. Personally, I have a twitter account. I never tweet, I only use it to follow my favourite celebrities and I always take the time to look at whats “trending” as I enjoy keeping up with the news in one way or another. I never thought of using Twitter professionally however, I am not closed to the idea.

Here is a link to the documentary “RiP A Remix Manifesto” we watched in class: https://www.nfb.ca/film/rip_a_remix_manifesto/