A mashup is a website or Web 2.0 application that uses content from more than one source to create a completely new service. Mapping mashups use online mapping services, such as those offered by Google or Yahoo, to display customized, clickable markers showing points of interest and related information. �

Learner Applications: Collect information, identifying useful information, organize information, communicate information

Instructor Applications: Present information, observe student work, assess�

Examples:

• Airtight Interactive - Web games
• Diverse Continent - Map and presentation
  
• Krazydad - Sudoku +blogs
• Nestoria - UK map + real estate.
• Sailtimer - Sailing time + location.
• Global incident map Bableplex - Suspicious/terrorist acts + map.
• Google Earth - Google Earth blog
• Flickr Sudoko - Flickr letters + sudoko puzzle.
• Twittervision - Twitter (a micrblogging service) is combined with an interactive geographical map.

Services:

• Flickr - Essentially a photo sharing service that is used with many different types of mashups.
• PopFly - Microsoft's WYSIWYG, free mashup creator tool. Needs MS SilverLight installed on your PC to create or view the mashups.
  
• Yahoo Pipes - Similar to Microsoft's PopFly, Pipes is an online tools allowing the creation if an endless number of mashups for many services. Modification and collaboration options also allow for adjustment of established mashups.
• Services geared to build mashups for non-programmers.

Uses in the Classroom:

• Twittervision mashup from users in an anthropology class to simulate global cultures.
• Mapping application that shows the global population on a map.
  

Common Questions:

• Q: Do Mashups always have to use a map? A: No, you can take any data from multiple sources and combine it. It is a mashup.

Successful Practices:

References:
7 things you should know about mapping mashups from EDUCAUSE.