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**Why did you choose this topic?** ==== I chose this topic because I had been hearing a buzz around RSS feeds, I didn't know much about them. Based on what I had been hearing, I was pretty sure that they were enormously helpful to teachers. Knowing myself and the kind of learner I am, I was certain that the best way to understand RSS feeds was to involve myself in a way that would force me to manipulate them. I learn best as I teach. ====


 * What are your goals for your Wiki about this technology? **

3. To provide subject specific feed suggestions as well as a page to submit feed suggestions.
** ====I hope viewers of this Wiki will know the benefits that an RSS feed can have. Specifically, I would like my readers to understand the ways in which RSS feeds can simplify their lives. Additionally, I want my readers to be able to implement RSS feed technology into their classrooms.====
 * What do you hope viewers of your Wiki to know and understand about this technology?

**How does this Wiki relate to your profession now and your professional goals?** ====Currently, I teach in a district that is just beginning to effectively implement technology into its curriculum. On a daily basis I research topics related to my curriculum, which can be very time consuming. RSS feeds enable me to streamline my planning by bringing all of the research to me. Professionally, I want to provide my students with a broad spectrum of tools that will help them to succeed in a digital world.====



Wikipedia defines RSS or Real Simple Syndication as a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works such as blog entries, news, headlines, audio, and video in a standardized format. RSS makes it possible for people to keep up with web sites in an automated manner that can be piped into special programs or filtered displays. [|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS]

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What’s unique about this technology?
====This technology brings relevant information to you. By allowing you to subscribe to materials that interest you, RSS feeds bring pertinent information to you on one website rather than you having you to visit multiple websites.====

Students are more frequently going to be looking to the internet for sources of information. This technology will enable them to streamline their research and time spent on the web.
> **Step 1**
 * ====Check on student weblogs in one place.====
 * ====Have students set up accounts to do research for various projects.====
 * ====Gather information for a topic of study from news articles around the world.====

Here are some suggestions
[|Google Reader] [|My yahoo] [|Bloglines]

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Examples on setting up RSS feeds in Google Reader
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Example on setting up an RSS feed in Google Reader on a specific topic
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Example on setting up an RSS feed in Google Reader for website searches
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Read and organize your feeds on a daily basis.
====One concern is that even with only a few RSS subscriptions you still receive a lot of information. It may also be hard to go through all subscriptions on a daily basis. It may be helpful to refine your searches to specific topics that you are interested in. An individual must be diligent and check their subscriptions daily in order to stay on top of all feeds. Another concern or question I have is does having this easy accessibility to information stop us or change our methods of teaching research skills to our students.====



[|RSS Wikipedia] [|What is RSS] [|RSS for educators] Jennifer Dorman presentation media type="custom" key="5832807"

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