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APIs and Mashups r ur new ABCs for E-Learning

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An API (Application Program Interface) enables an interface from a piece of software to communicate with another piece of software (in its simplest form) or multiple pieces of software (called a mashup). Search for restaurants in Google and Google Maps shows up with the various restaurants on the map. Mashups Possibilities.

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Top 15 Learning Management Systems mid-year 2014

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If you are seeking a system that is a mash-up of useful business tools with a strong LMS, than this is a system to examine. Their ideal market honestly is education, but they as many other VLPs have realized that corporate is a delicacy that cannot be passed up. Well, that’s good because I just made it up.

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NextGen LMS Features (Now and Later)

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Including mashups (two or more APIs). API integration – yep, either the vendor has open APIs or they can accept any API – and have it work with their system (usually a fee, but that is besides the point). For those who want to find APIs, check out programmable web , which has over 4,000 of them. Filters to be used with reports.

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The 21st Century Curator

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He followed this up later with The5 Models Of Content Curation. Mashup : Mashups are unique curatedjuxtapositions where mergingexisting content is used to create a new point of view. Real-time curators need to track their audience. Real-time curators need to editorialize. Real-time curators need to update their bundles.

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