# GIF It Up For Open Education

**URL:** https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/gif-it-up-for-open-education/671
**Category:** Convo and Collab
**Created:** [October 26, 2020, 1:58am UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/gif-it-up-for-open-education/671 "2020-10-26T01:58:06Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![cogdog](https://connect.oeglobal.org/user_avatar/connect.oeglobal.org/cogdog/32/2_2.png) [@cogdog](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/cogdog)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2020, 1:58am UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/gif-it-up-for-open-education/671/1 "2020-10-26T01:58:06Z")

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We likely do not have to explain to anyone [what an animated GIF is](http://gif.arganee.world/), correct?

[![](https://connect.oeglobal.org/uploads/default/original/1X/a323f48aa2ce0bf47f33a73053204728c3d73474.gif) ](https://media3.giphy.com/media/l1J9F74EUOYo2YWMU/giphy.gif)

**Let’s collect some GIFs that can summarize how we feel about Open Education.**

Yes, we can just find and repost ones that exist. That’s great.

[![](https://connect.oeglobal.org/uploads/default/original/1X/132758d2b135ece5d4845d313ccae28f228bb056.gif) ](https://media4.giphy.com/media/1i3ypX170NWbWMGOXV/giphy.gif)

_But it’s more rewarding to make a new one_. The [Giphy Create tool](https://giphy.com/create/gifmaker) allows you to easily create one from selecting a few seconds from an existing YouTube video OR you can use an existing GIF and add a new caption.

Here’s an example of the latter, just adding a new caption to an existing GIF.

[![](https://connect.oeglobal.org/uploads/default/original/1X/93bd71c0d442eb22ca454f72f10e921429d6b1ce.gif) ](https://media1.giphy.com/media/8zPi5SUwVzlkxhtQz9/giphy.gif)

Or, taking a clip from a scene in _The Godfather_

[![](https://connect.oeglobal.org/uploads/default/original/1X/8993923e9731117f70d4444f21844408fa8775fa.gif) ](https://media1.giphy.com/media/jQu0QbHGJGlv2WRbbe/giphy.gif)

For a guide to making one from a video clip, here is one I made for a media class - the examples are more related to the course theme, but the method works for any video clip.

> **[GIF A Scene in the Digital Alchemists Coffee Shop](http://make.arganee.world/thing/coffee-shop/)**
>
> This Make is opportunity to learn how to make an animated GIF from any YouTube video using the Giphy Gifmaker. As an experiment it’s interesting to see what portion of the same clips people will is…

Got GIF about Open Education? Made one? Found one? Reply below

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### Author: ![cogdog](https://connect.oeglobal.org/user_avatar/connect.oeglobal.org/cogdog/32/2_2.png) [@cogdog](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/cogdog)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/gif-it-up-for-open-education/671/2 "2020-11-17T21:14:04Z")

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Ok, so is anyone going to pick up the GIF challenge? I just heard @Jenni mention them in her workshop. Okay, here’s a new one.

Do licenses really tie the openness room together?

[![](https://connect.oeglobal.org/uploads/default/original/2X/9/97033743a9005bcee9aba79cd8da40eb464b9d72.gif) ](https://media2.giphy.com/media/XNWxwwbklXJ2DfecTz/giphy.gif)