Using RSS Readers

to Manage Self

Letting information that matches your needs as a

learner come to you rather than you having to go and

look for it.

About Ourselves

•What subjects do you teach?•Do you know what RSS is?•Who has used RSS?

What is RSS?

RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication

RSS in Plain English

http://snipurl.com/1w8wi

RSS is like getting many newspapers delivered to

you.But with only your favourite sections

•News Headlines•Web Search updates•Blogs •Blog Search Results •Del.icio.us•Flickr Groups •Wikis updates•Podcasts•Additions to a YouTube channel.

Types of Information RSS Can Bring to You

Any content from any page where you see an RSS symbol

So what do RSS symbols look like?

Feed Readers:

Places to collect your feeds into one place

BlogLines

http://www.bloglines.com/

iGoogle

http://www.google.com/ig

NetVibes

http://www.netvibes.com

How to subscribe:

Looking for feed symbols and links on websites

Recommendation: Use Firefox as your

browser!

Free download from:

www.mozilla.com

Examples of RSS Feeds:

Blogs

Examples of RSS Feeds:

Blogs

Examples of RSS Feeds: YouTube Channels

Examples of RSS Feeds: YouTube Playlists

NetVibes

Great Example:http://www.netvibes.com/titian#Introduction

NetVibes

Add Content

Other Useful RSS Tools

Page2RSS

http://page2rss.com/

Make a static web page into a feed to keep track of updates.

Google Alert

http://www.google.co.nz/alerts

Be updated on any latest news, blogs or website additions around a key topic.

Nourishhttp://nouri.sh/

Turn feeds of your choice into email newsletters that people can subscribe

to.

• For your own professional development?

For use with and by your students?

Alignment with the key competencies?

What will you do from here?

So what are the possibilities?

I have borrowed heavily from this slideshow:

http://www.slideshare.net/bwatwood/using-rss

Should the creator of this slideshow wish me to remove their content from

my slides, please email me at suzievesper@gmail.com

Credits