training google reader

Add subscriptions/feeds to

Google Reader

Sandra Swann 1012471

http://userlogos.org/node/3918

RSS (Really Simple Syndication)

Also called feeds

Principle: automatic web surfing (Winer 2005 in Stephens 2006)

Unlike elists and alerts, feeds are not email based

Requires readers

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Stephens, M. 2006, 'RSS', Library Technology Reports, 42, 4, pp. 36-44, Education Research Complete, EBSCOhost, viewed 3 April 2011.

Readers

Web based

Google Reader, Bloglines, Newsgator and Netvibes

Desktop based

Blogbridge, FeedDemon, RSSOwl and Feedreader

Session Objectives

access Google Reader using Google Mail

add subscriptions using keywords

add subscriptions using URL Feeds

Open an item

set two different views: ‘Expanded’ and ‘List’

set views to display ‘All items’ of all subscriptions

Welcome to Google Reader!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1d-b8wzzMY&feature=relmfu

Demonstration

access Google Reader using Google Mail

add subscriptions using keywords

open an item

set two different views: ‘Expanded’ and ‘List’

add subscriptions using URL Feeds

set views to display all items of subscriptions

RSS icons

http://www.justthebuzz.com/what-is-rss

Adding feeds

Open Google Mail

Access Google Reader

Click ‘Add Subscription’

Type keywords and subscribe or

Copy and paste the URL feed from a site

Click ‘Add’

A white arrow in a blue circle = read an item

Views:’Expanded’ and ‘List’

View ‘All items’

Useful sites

For further information check it at Google Reader Help: http://youtube.com/GoogleReaderHelp

Some useful topics of video tutorials from Google Reader Help on Youtube:

1.29 minute tutorial: Welcome to Google Reader! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1d-b8wzzMY&feature=relmfu

2.46 minute tutorial: Reading feeds with Google Reader http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mY6O-_DNsk&NR=1

1.59 minute tutorial: Sharing items with Google Reader http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-qs7HzCkrY&feature=relmfu

1.17 minute tutorial: Sharing any webpage with Google Reader http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CcOust-I14&feature=relmfu

Thank you!