More Synthesizing, Remixing, & Creating: Webcasting (Reflection #11)

I cannot believe it, Week 11 down and just one more to go! This week I explored various webcasting tools such as iTunes/Podcast, Soundcloud, Screenr, and Youtube. I have explored all those in the past so navigating through them was simple, however I had never heard of Screenr - which is essentially a screencaster. I thought in order to capture your computer screen on video you would have to download expensive special equipment, but thats not the case thanks to sites like Screenr and Jing. I think screencasters are an excellent tools to include to ones PLE, especially if you are not tech-savvy. I cannot tell you how many times I have had to rely on YouTube and screencastes to fix my computer, to understand how programs work, or even checking out walk-through's of videogames. Screencasts are great for teaching others whether it be for academic or entertainment purposes.

I feel asthough these creative knowledge tools (SoundCloud, Garageband, and Screenr) are different collaborative tools such as GoogleDocs or Evernote due to the fact that they are more intimate based tools. What I mean when I say intimate is that the creative knowledge is typically coming from a single producer. For example a lot of Podcast's have a single host who shares information they are passionate about or are experts in. Creative knowledge tools also tend to not have the same sharing abilities as collaborative tools.  With tools such as Evernote you are able to invite others to edit you work, you cannot do this with most creative tools, the host (or guests) must be present during the recording process.

Throughout this course I have been asked to create multiple web 2.0 tools, all in which have to do with sharing knowledge with the rest of the world wide web; Animoto, Blogger, Pintrest, Twitter, Bubbl.us, etc... By creating multiple pieces and sharing them publically online I have learned the true importance of having a 'clean' digital-footprint as a responsible digitalcitizen and also the fun in communicating with others that share the same interests online and learning from them. With that, I am happy to have had the chance to explore CreativeCommons lisencing, i'm somewhat of a private person so I am relieved to know that if in the future I publish work online I can create a free lisence to protect my work.

On my Feedly a mini article popped up sharing 197 Digital Learning Channels; TEDTalk's, Astronomy, Science, New Station's, or general knowledge videos. I felt that this article was rather relevant for this week's topic, Podcasts or sites like YouTube are advancing when it comes to sharing knowledge. Most universities have lectures posted online for free - what an advantage this generation has at learning more about the world. It's unbelievable: Teaching With Youtube.

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