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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:

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.
The Snowflake Effect: The Future of Mashups and Learning (Wayne Hodgins) 2009
Software and internet analysis: Web mashups (July 2008)
Mashups: 2008 Horizon Report
Dr. Mashup; or, Why Educators Should Learn to Stop Worrying and Love the Remix (Brian Lamb) 2007


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