Of all the topics covered in our text, this one was the most unfamiliar to me. Now that I know about RSS feeds, I wonder how they've escaped me to this point! I agree with Richardson - this should be the FIRST thing I do to improve my technology usage.
RSS = Real Simple Syndication, or in my case "Really Simple Scott!!". Once again, Richardson does not disappoint with numerous examples and best practices. Probably the one point early on that must be repeated here is about efficiency in this info-overload world: "...reason number one to get your brain wrapped around RSS? You can read more content from more sources in less time." Amen brother.
I am inspired by the many uses for RSS feeds in the classroom as well, and plan to pursue this on a couple fronts. First, collecting student work in an aggregator makes SOOOO much sense - didn't even know you could do that! Second, RSS feeds for searches - whether they're news searches, weblog searches, or website searches - are a powerful way to bring real-time information into the learning process. And lastly, incorporating RSS feeds into my blog, especially using a tool like Pageflakes.com or Netvibes.com will be a fun and powerful way to improve the usefullness of my blog.
Great chapter for me...
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I agree with you about RSS! And I like how you changed it to "Real Simple Scott"! RSS is a great thing and it will save us time as teachers. This will be something I will use as well!
ReplyDeleteYeah, RSS feeds make life so much easier! I love being able to subscribe to search terms and letting the aggregator collect information that I may not have found otherwise. Bloglines is a great aggregator for this. www.bloglines.com
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