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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

How to drown oneself in RSS feeds: Thing #10

Hold that message for me, I'm working
    What do you do when your work week seems never ending? Will it take you all weekend to check and see if there is anything new on all of those blogs and websites you like to see?
   Not when you have an RSS reader to collect your information for you. The RSS reader is set up to watch and collect all of your updates. When you have the time, you simply go to your reader page and view all of your updates. They don't call it Real Simple Syndication for nothing!
 
    What I like about RSS feeds is that I rarely have the time to check on what I'd like to see. Usually it is a maximum of twice a week that I take the time to read blogs or websites, sometimes it's less. I think that RSS feeds do serve a purpose. I know that researchers use them, and I know that people want to be informed. I am currently following 6 feeds on feedly. I am watching blogs Dangerously Irrelevant,  Apps in Education, and Free Technology for Teachers.  I also follow The Impossible Cool, a site with vintage photographs, the Ellen Show, and Jimmy Kimmel Live on Youtube.
     After less than a week subscribing, I have 123 feeds to look at. I'm drowning in feeds. If I don't look at them them today, I'm certain to drown!
      RSS feed could be employed in the classroom to check on blogs or informative websites. I would set up the reader to collect our data and take one day a week for the class to analyze what has been collected. In my personal life, I would like to keep track  relevant blogs about teachers and other interests I have. 

1 comment:

  1. I haven't gotten to Thing #10 yet, but am excited to learn how to set these up! I've often wondered how very informed people keep up with all their sources. What a great tool! Also, thanks for sharing your top 3 blogs!

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