Classroom+Applications

//There are a number of reasons that teachers might choose to use mashups in their classrooms. On this page, you'll find examples of just a few of them://

Teachers incorporate mashups into their curriculum in order to:
 * Create a base of digital literacy
 * Demonstrate conceptual understanding
 * [|Shaking Up Shakespeare]
 * Develop critical thinking skills
 * [|Mibazaar] - Blog devoted to mashups of data related to education (and many other fields)
 * Encourage cognitive flexibility through creativity
 * [|Karen's Mashups]
 * Engage students in social activism and critical commentary
 * [|A Fair(y) Use Tale]
 * [|StoryMapping: Projects]
 * Expand students' experience with the world
 * [|Access Denied] - Maps censorship of web 2.0 sites from around the world and provides information and links re: the rationale behind each case and its resolution
 * Foster the development of transliteracy skills
 * [|Fine Art Mashup]
 * Increase the relevance of your lessons
 * [|Map Your Ancestors]
 * Represent information in more powerful ways
 * [|Presidential History]

Visit the Exploration Time page at http://mapmashing.wikispaces.com/Exploration+Time for more ideas.