Intro to RSS Jim Gates Kristin Hokanson

Definition Really Simple Syndication It allows sites to publish their information to be easily subscribed to by anyone

Really Simple Syndication

It allows sites to publish their information to be easily subscribed to by anyone

Why Do You Need to Know it Automates how you gather information It’s the power behind blogs and podcasts It’s an excellent way to gather inform-ation for your students, too It’s a HUGE time saver It’s an important tool for 21 st Century learners to know

Automates how you gather information

It’s the power behind blogs and podcasts

It’s an excellent way to gather inform-ation for your students, too

It’s a HUGE time saver

It’s an important tool for 21 st Century learners to know

NETS for students III. Research and Information Retrieval (5) Students access, retrieve, manage , and evaluate information using digital tools. Students: A. locate, organize , analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and use information from a variety of sources and media.

III. Research and Information Retrieval (5) Students access, retrieve, manage , and evaluate information using digital tools. Students:

A. locate, organize , analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and use information from a variety of sources and media.

What you’ll need An aggregator Software that collects the feeds Can be online or desktop Can even be built into the browser Some to consider: Bloglines, Netvibes, Pageflakes, KICKRSS, MyYahoo, Googlereader – online I hope you have your account ready

An aggregator

Software that collects the feeds

Can be online or desktop

Can even be built into the browser

Some to consider:

Bloglines, Netvibes, Pageflakes, KICKRSS, MyYahoo, Googlereader – online

I hope you have your account ready

There are MANY

Show of hands… Who was able to set up a bloglines account? Who has either Netvibes of Pageflakes? You’re still OK if you weren’t able to get ANY of those set up due to filter issues How many are using Firefox?

Who was able to set up a bloglines account?

Who has either Netvibes of Pageflakes?

You’re still OK if you weren’t able to get ANY of those set up due to filter issues

How many are using Firefox?

Let’s get the Browser ready Firefox You should be ready to go Whether you use Bloglines or GoogleReader IE 7 Bloglines users – Go to bloglines.com Scroll down left side to Easy Subscribe Bookmarklet Right-click top blue button and add to favorites

Firefox

You should be ready to go

Whether you use Bloglines or GoogleReader

IE 7

Bloglines users –

Go to bloglines.com

Scroll down left side to Easy Subscribe Bookmarklet

Right-click top blue button and add to favorites

IE 7 Bloglines Right Click>Add to Favorites…>Add to links bar

GoogleReader Right Click this link.... Add to Favorites…Links

Our First Example - Firefox Go to: www.safekids.com

Go to: www.safekids.com

Almost Done

IE 7 Users Go to safekids.com site Click the Sub with Bloglines link

Last Step Click Subscribe button further down the screen

What does it look like in Bloglines?

Unsubscribing in bloglines

Try Another One Oh let’s see… how about… http://tipline.blogspot.com Or… www.scambusters.org Note the Orange button? Go ahead - subscribe

Oh let’s see… how about…

http://tipline.blogspot.com

Or…

www.scambusters.org

Note the Orange button?

Go ahead - subscribe

Unsubscribing in IE

Let’s Find the Feeds here… www.cnn.com Scroll to bottom of page Click RSS Feeds link On the next page, choose a feed RSS

www.cnn.com

Scroll to bottom of page

Click RSS Feeds link

On the next page, choose a feed

Some Practice www.weblogg-ed.com Coolcatteacher.blogspot.com www.cnn.com/education www.usatoday.com/news/education Digg.com/videos/educational www.programmableweb.com

www.weblogg-ed.com

Coolcatteacher.blogspot.com

www.cnn.com/education

www.usatoday.com/news/education

Digg.com/videos/educational

www.programmableweb.com