Remix Columns
By Helen Baxter - Convener of judges
The NZTA Remix competition has kicked off and to guide you through the process I will be publishing a weekly column here at the NZTA Education portal.
More competition details here.
Below you can find a list of all of the published columns.
May - Planning it
What is a remix, mashup and infographic?
Helen explains the difference between these three media.
Finding reuseable content at NZTA, Creative Commons, DNZ
Good places to start your search for content.
Brainstorming and ideas - how to get the creative juices flowing and some great examples
Helen shows you how to get cracking.
Planning your creation - sketching, storyboarding, communicating your message
It's time to narrow down to your best ideas.
June - Making It
Downloading content (video, audio, images, data). How to, responsibilities and guidelines
Sticking to the law, plus some very handy tools.
Remix Tools - where to start with audio and video remixing.
Guide to handy editing tools that are found online.
Infographics Tools - how to make beautiful visualisations
Helen shares links to to tools and tutorials for the budding infographic designer.
Mashup Tools - managing data and information to create new insights.
From spreadsheets to application programming interfaces.
July - Inspiration
Remix scenario
Here's how a fictional student group made their creative remix.
Mashup scenario
An example of students creating a data mashup.
Infographic scenario
An example of how students could enter by presenting data graphically.
Literary Remix scenario
Students give a Shakespearean voice to road safety.
August - Enter it
Practical steps to enter the competition
Helen Baxter walks readers through the key decision points.
Hosting your entries
Ideas on where to upload your creation.
Final checklist and guidelines
Your must-not-forget list for entering the NZTA_Remix competition.
Send your work!
More on those final things to do...good luck!