Thing #6

I don't know that I would ever create my own mashup but playing with some of the ones already created was interesting.

Mashups are web applications that combine data from more than one source into a single integrated tool. Some examples I explored are: Mappr, Flickr Color Pickr, and Mosaic Maker.

I experimented with Mosaic Maker. The result was pretty cool. I actually asked the program to put pictures of specific landforms into a mosaic. My students would probably enjoy seeing the variety of photos given for each landform.

One application I explored that intrigued me was Bubblr. This application allows you to add cartoon speech bubbles to photos and displays them like a comic strip. It had some cute ones to view in their archive.

I really need to get with it and figure out how to transfer my photos from my camera to the computer and try some of these sites with my own photos.