But what if you could visit all those blogs and more information sources plus web pages in just one place and all at the same time? Would that be valuable to you? Well, you can! A lot smart people out there who like to keep up-to-date and save time have created services to make it easy to follow your favorite blogs and other information sources. It’s called RSS.
RSS stands for “Really Simple Syndication.” It is a file format for delivering regularly updated information over the web. Read more about RSS or see this video at BlipTV. In the information world, RSS has changed the way news, media and content creators share information, and it is changing the way everyday users are consuming information.
Core
1. Set up an aggregator account using Bloglines . It’s free.
Once you have your reader set-up:
2. Add feeds for your fellow MILI bloggers’ blogs to your reader.
3. Add at least 3 other feeds—see More Things for Thing 3. below for some tools to help you find feeds.
Resources
- Learn more about RSS at Wikipedia.
- Two tutorials for Bloglines (for different learning styles!)
- Teachers 2.0 Bloglines Tutorial (video)
- TechLearning Bloglines Tutorial
Set up feeds from sources that provide reliable resources. You can keep up to date on headlines from national newspapers like the New York Times, document finders like Docuticker, or more.Your students can set an RSS feed for your blog or your Web page and get updates every time you add or change something.
Blog Prompts
- What do you like about RSS and newsreaders?
- How do you think you might be able to use this technology in your school or personal life?
- How can teachers or media specialists libraries use RSS or take advantage of this new technology?
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