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Introduction
Welcome to Mashups For Education! You may have landed here directly from a search on the Internet, from the YouTube video, or from www.eduhuh.com. No matter how you ended up here, welcome!
This website was created by an educator to explain the phenomenon of the mashup, its basis in appropriation, its evolving definition, and how it can be used successfully in the classroom by both teachers and students.
A mashup is not about throwing together a lot of information or media; a mashup is a creative way to strategically integrate concepts and produce a new product.
A mashup can:
This website examines the concept of appropriation, offers literature on the evolution of the mashup, and discusses the reasons why mashups can be successful in the classroom. This site also showcases various mashup examples, discusses mashup techniques, and offers tools for mashup creation.
Using mashups to teach and/or having students create their own mashups for project-based learning can provide meaningful opportunities for collaboration, communication, and creation.
This website was created by an educator to explain the phenomenon of the mashup, its basis in appropriation, its evolving definition, and how it can be used successfully in the classroom by both teachers and students.
A mashup is not about throwing together a lot of information or media; a mashup is a creative way to strategically integrate concepts and produce a new product.
A mashup can:
- juxtapose text, images, music, film, or other communication
- be grounded in content knowledge
- provide social commentary
This website examines the concept of appropriation, offers literature on the evolution of the mashup, and discusses the reasons why mashups can be successful in the classroom. This site also showcases various mashup examples, discusses mashup techniques, and offers tools for mashup creation.
Using mashups to teach and/or having students create their own mashups for project-based learning can provide meaningful opportunities for collaboration, communication, and creation.
