Mark Frydenberg at the
Computer Information Systems Department at
Bentley College in Waltham, MA has created a series of nine lessons about creating Popfly mashups. They are not tutorials. They won’t tell you what to do without telling you why you’re doing it. Each lesson illustrates a basic software development concept – such as structured data, logic, and iteration, or describes how to build a software application that relies on XML, RSS, or mapping data.
These are topics not often taught at the senior high school or introductory college level, because of the amount of programming knowledge that is required to interact with them. Microsoft Popfly removes that barrier and becomes a platform where teachers, students, and Popfly enthusiasts can create real web applications without writing any code.
If you’re new to Popfly’s Mashup Creator, complete the two introductory lessons (Using the Mashup Editor and Mashups) first. The lessons on Objects, Lists, and Logic will introduce basic programming / software development concepts using Popfly. The lessons entitled Maps 1, XML, and RSS introduce technologies for building web applications. Finally, Maps 2 explores software design strategies when creating a mashup.
Lesson Order