Today I found an article in The New York Times that illustrates just how economically rewarding composing on the internet can be. The article, "All the Worlds a Stage (That Includes the Internet)" by Scott Kirsner shows how people can make money by creating videos on a specific site. The site, Metacafe, allows useres to post short videos, and the composer is paid based on the amount of viewers he or she attracts.
This is a new trend on the internet that is attracting many people. Most of these sites cannot attract experienced movie producers, but it is a jumping off point for amatures that would like to compose material and produce it on the internet. This article also lists other sites that allow people to produce video content. The sites include "Revver, Metacafe and Manhattan-based Blip.tv, generate money from advertising; others, like Brightcove, DivX Stage6 and Cruxy"(Kirsner). Some of these have a transaction fee, but the creators can set a fixed price for their viewers to pay.
This article interested me because I think that this could be an activity we could incorporate into the classroom. If we teach students how to create videos and post them on the internet, they could potentially make money for them! This is an example of authentic learning while incorporating technology.
Here is the link to the article. Check it out! http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/15/technology/15video.html
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Having student get paid for their internet work, would also make the classroom more of a real world space. The students could see possiblity of profit from thier creative endeavors. I for one am always on the side of artistic expression
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