tuesday rss(2009)
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For session on RSS and Google Reader at Teaching and Learning with Technology Institute, June 2009TRANSCRIPT
Using RSS Readers
in Education:
The Google Reader
Who here is currently using
RSS ?
How About Newspapers?
Who Here Reads Newspapers?
News Story Syndication
Story is written
Story
is se
nt to
“the
wire”
Papers pick up
‘feed’ off the
wire
Story appears here
Syndication
Syndication
Appears in many papers
Reading Newspapers
Lots of Newspapers!!!
What is RSS?
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication
From “Push” to “Pull”
• Activity– Set up own Google
Reader account– Find several personally
pertinent websites and subscribe
– Build over week as we discuss blogs and other sites
Using RSS Personally &
Professionally