Open Source Software Wiki

The whole focus of Web 2.0 is based on the notion of collaboration. So here is your opportunity to use a wiki, collaborative software, to step into the world of Web 2.0. You are set up with a partner from another period to construct a wiki explaining Open Source Software. The full requirements that you will be graded on is in the project handout. Go here to download the project.

Here is a list of educational wikis that you can use to gain some insight and inspiration. Here is the wiki that features flickr that I showed as a sample in class.

cc photo “Where to find a good wiki” by cogdogblog

cc for Your Webpage

Go here to see an argument for a cc-by license for your website. Decide which license that you want for your learnerblog website. Go to creativecommons.org to choose a license then add it a text widget.

Social Bookmarking

Download Video: Posted by leelefever at TeacherTube.com.

Using an online social bookmarking service has many benefits. Since as a student you are at many different computers throughout the week, having your bookmarks in one place online is a bonus. As a learner you also want to build your personal learning network. This is were the social part of “social bookmarking” coming into play. You are able to build a personal learning network easily by adding people of similar interests to your network.

We will be using a service called del.icio.us. Here are some video tutorials to help you along the way. The video that we watched in class by David Warlick can be found here if you would like to view it again. Jon Udell has a nice screencast to show a nice workflow while using del.icio.us.

Go here to do your project on social bookmarking.

Flickr Project

Online photo sharing project. Download here and complete all of the assigned tasks.

Online Photo Sharing Video Tutorials To learn about different aspects of flickr go here.

cc I will not spend all my spare time on Flickr by Locator

Google Alerts

Google alerts are a good way to track things on the internet by bringing them to your email inbox automatically. One or the ways people use Google alerts is to keep track of when something about them pops up online. Akin to searching for your name, know as a vanity search, Google alerts does a similar thing but sends the results to you without you having to manually do the search every so often. This is also a way for other information you are curious about to just show up in your email inbox.

Set up two Google alerts.
One for the username that you using on class projects.
One for your 20% time subject.

Final Exam

undefined Your final is a take home final. That means you have more time and resources to get your final project done. There are a few things that I must check off in class. So be sure to print this out as it is the checklist of what I will be grading you on.
Good luck!
Download the final here.

cc photo Web 2.0 City by gualtierocatrame

Remix Presentation Sign-Up

Lawrence Lessig - Remix Culture

Listen to these bits of audio. One is a talk by Lawrence Lessig at TED in March of 2007, another is him giving the keynote address at OSCON 2002, and the other is an informal interview.

TED Talk - Larry Lessig: How creativity is being strangled by the law.

Keynote presentation at OSCON 2002. Full transcript here.

Go here to listen to an interview of Lawrence Lessig.

Videos about the creative commons can be found here and here.

Make a presentation explaining the ideas of creativity, the law, and of the remix culture that professor Lawrence Lessig is a proponent of. Clearly define the differences between work that is in the public domain, the different creative commons licenses, copyright, and fair use. Use Google Presentation, title the presentation “Remix Culture”, and invite me as a contributor.

photo Wikipedia Commons

Twitter How-To

Go here to watch a video on how to sign-up for twitter. Remember to start your personal learning network by inviting Steve Hargadon and Arthus. Use your gmail address as your twitter name.