Vocabulary Building for Parents - A "Mashup"

Suddenly the term "mashup" is appearing everywhere. Have your kids used it yet? They probably will soon if they are not already. We are probably going to see many "mashups" - or the digital remixing of content including music, sound bytes, pictures, text, video and more - as the 2008 Presidential Race heats up. It's going to be harder and harder to tell what a candidate really said and in what context as just about anyone these days can create their own reality and offer it "mashed up" to the masses via the Web. If you haven't discussed misinformation in media with your kids - advertising, online sources, television satire and more - it probably should become a daily addition to the filter you're helping them develop as they make their way in the world.