Open education resources, or OER, are teaching and learning materials that you may freely use and reuse at no cost. Unlike traditional closed-copyright resources, OER have been authored or created by an individual or organization who chooses to retain few, if any, ownership rights. In some cases, that means you can download a resource and share it with colleagues and students. Many educators have begun curating materials that enrich their curriculum and allow them to personalize learning. 

But, besides legally downloading and sharing web-based materials, these copyright friendly material often allow you to edit the resources, and then re-post your creation as a remixed work. That's really where the FUN of OER comes in. 

Here are a few ideas for remixing with OER:

Historical Selfies: What if famous people of the past had had cell phones with them as they made history? You might get something like this: 

The photo is meant to be a selfie created by Robert Scott as he arrived at the South Pole to find Amundsen's tent.

This instagram-style post was made using two images, both available via the public domain. Items in the public domain are, as the name suggests, "owned" by the public. Whatever copyright they did have has expired. You can use and remix these items freely. Here is the original photo of the tent.  And here is the photo of Robert Scott. 

The template was shared by Tom Woodward in Bionic Teaching blog post. He also made lots of examples, mostly focused on disasters.