Mashups - the Web's Collages

Item Type Conference Paper
Author John Moran
Editor Karen McFerrin
Editor Roberta Weber
Editor Roger Carlsen
Editor Dee Anna Willis
Place Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Publisher AACE
Pages 2740-2745
Date 2008
Abstract Mashups are an exciting new breed of Web-based data applications. Much like building a collage, a mashup is a unique assembly of individual things from more than one source into a single integrated whole. This paper examines the architecture and technologies that are currently used such as screen scraping, web feeds and web services and the three separate participants in the process. Mashups are usefully grouped by the type of media employed in the mashup, such as, mapping, video, news, etc. The issues of copyright and reuse are discussed and require understanding and evaluation by educators and others who will employ mashups. Educators who learn to effectively use mashups can make lessons and courses more exciting and could provide higher student interest and learning. As educators we have an obligation to carefully and critically assess these new technologies and their impact on learning.
Title Mashups - the Web's Collages
Proceedings Title Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008
Date Added 2010-01-31 15:04
Date Modified 2010-01-31 15:04