When I think about remix, my mind immediately goes to music and the "remixes" we would listen to as teens. My friends would create their own remix of songs that they liked and make tapes (yes, tapes) for us to listen to. This chapter talks about this and more - the mixing of music, images, art, texts and the like. As I tried to wrap my brain around this concept and how it works in (and out of) the classroom, the example that drove it home for me was a standard book report being remixed into a comic strip. I would think many students would much rather work with a comic strip (Comic Life anyone?) rather than a standard book report. It is explained as "remixing the knowledge that is required with the knowledge that has meaning to him" (p. 147). What a great idea!
The chapter goes on to explain how blogging, wikis, multimedia presentations are all great examples of remixes. One takes information that someone else provided and builds on that and relates it to the information relevant to them. She discusses music, video, and analog remixes and mashups (Holly introduced us to a mashup on our last weekend together). A great activity that they provide is a form where you ask students to tell you what the remix is and what the influence or primary source is for the remix. This is a great way to get students thinking about sources, citing work and so on.
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