RSS Feed

I must admit that when we mentioned an RSS feed in our podcast that I was still a little confused on just what it was. Of course, Will Richardson has cleared this little issue up for me as he ususally does (when reading his book, of course). I was aware that RSS stoof for Real Simple Syndication, but again, I wasn't really sure what that meant. Richardson mentions that if you are an educator, "it's the one technology that you should start using today, right now, this minute" (75). In his book, Richardson lists several ways that an RSS Feed is necessary in the classroom. Three of those reasons are:

1.) Instead of giving students a large number of weblogs to search through in hopes of finding your latest posts, why not put all of this content in one place? By using an aggregator, it becomes quick and easy to post all of your most recent information on to one cite. This would come in handy if I ever were to teach a class like English 307

2.) Not only beneficial to teachers, students will find RSS feeds very helpful as well. RSS feeds allows students to stay organized. They can stay in tune with things that interest them, like books, websites, authors, etc...

3.)Finally, RSS feeds are important because it allows students and teachers to view each other's blogs. Much like our class, it is extremely helpful and beneficial to read my fellow students' blogs for insight and info!

Richardson was very correct by stating that we as teachers need to learn about RSS feeds today. It clearly will help us all in the future!