Lessig

Each of these sections has an individual point as well as a shared commonality. The use of a Kodak camera and film allows anyone “who has sufficient intelligence to point a box straight and press a button” to capture their own life story. This is a personal way of allowing each individual to tell about personal experiences through photos (p.2). The greatest part about photographs is that they are virtually indisputable. There is normally only one way of interpreting a photograph, unless it is meant to be abstract. Another great aspect is that you do not need permission from anyone to create these memories.
A similar mode of expressing our ideas and emotions could be through the Just Think! program. Students learn about media technologies through “tinkering”. This allows for imagination to be a larger part of their education. They are able to construct meaning in their own lives, just as photographs can. This type of media can express emotions that photographs and text may not be able to.
Blogs are available for communication with those networks of people that we do not interact with on a regular basis. It is also asynchronous. This allows for each person to read and write on his or her own schedule. With this flexibility of time and no obligation, a “much broader range of input” can be created with this rubbing of ideas. As Reid stated, this may create information overload which is quite true (p.9). This also allows for individuals to choose which site best suits their interests and gives them options for which to become part of.
Finally, open source software allows any person with access to a computer to utilize this beneficial program. These free codes allows for creativity in tinkering and exploring new avenues of technology. A person can improve the original with a bonus of learning at the same time. After researching this topic, I have found criteria on the distribution terms of this product. Though, this is the reason for our blog, I could not help but be delighted to see that one criteria was that there is “no discrimination between persons or groups”. To read on the other criterion, visit http://opensource.org/docs/osd. This day in age, freedom is not a guarantee. We should take advantage of these resources while we can.
These are all ways that we have the opportunity to express ourselves. We learn by tinkering and improving with each. As of today, these products are free for use by all. As laws become more strict, this may not always be the case.