Affinity+Spaces

Affinity Spaces
//Fan Fiction/Editing// [|Fanfiction.net]: general fan fiction site [|Theforce.net]: Star Wars fan fiction [|Star Trek Fan Fiction] site [|Twilighted]: //Twilight// fan fiction [|Remix America]: website designed for viewing and creating remix videos

[|Machinima.com] Robins and Greenwood: Machinima certainly meets and satisfies Gee's list of //Affinity Site// characteristics. In terms of strength, they are myriad both creatively and in originality. Limitations might have to do with content and appropriateness for those even over the membership age of 13.. Unfortunately, I would not be able to use this site in my classroom nor would I be comfortable in pulling it up on my Smartboard. On another note, I have a student who actively creates films and enters contests.

[|Fanedit.org]: fans recut popular films (often includes extensive rationale, new DVD packaging images, user reviews)

//Various// [|MashFlob]: the worldwide flashmob community (flashmob [|entry on Wikipedia])

//**Selling sites with affinity characteristics**// ("phase 2") [|Amazon] [|Ebay] (auctions) [|Etsy] (handicrafts) [|Freecycle]: free exchange of items to prevent landfill waste From msw: there's a huge group in the Canton area. Very lively exchanges.
 * //James Gee's list of Affinity Site characteristics//**
 * 1) Common endeavor is primary (over race, gender, class, disability, etc.).
 * 2) Everyone (including newcomers and masters) share the same space.
 * 3) Some portals are strong generators.
 * 4) Content organization is transformed by interactional organization.
 * 5) Encourages intensive and extensive knowledge.
 * 6) Encourages individual and distributed knowledge.
 * 7) Encourages dispersed knowledge.
 * 8) Use and honors tacit knowledge
 * 9) Many different forms and routes to participation.
 * 10) Lots of routes to status.
 * 11) Leadership is porous and leaders are resources.

