RSS in Education
Janice Stearns
ITAF - Local District 6
LAUSD

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RSS
• Really Simple Syndication
• A special type of file (.xml) that
syndicates new information as it is
added.
• Makes it easy to pull information as it
is published.

Where is RSS Used?

Where is RSS Used?
Text

Where is RSS Used?
Text Multimedia

Where is RSS Used?
Text Multimedia
Blogs

Where is RSS Used?
Text Multimedia
Blogs Wikis

Where is RSS Used?
Text Multimedia
Blogs Wikis News

Where is RSS Used?
Text Multimedia
Blogs Wikis News Video

Where is RSS Used?
Text Multimedia
Images
Blogs Wikis News Video

Where is RSS Used?
Text Multimedia
Images
Blogs Wikis News Audio Video

Where is RSS Used?
Text Multimedia
Images
Blogs Wikis News Audio Video
Bookmarks

An Aggregator?
What’s that?

An Aggregator?
What’s that?
not this:

An Aggregator?
What’s that?
not this:

An Aggregator?
What’s that?
not this:
• A tool to subscribe to the RSS feed.
• Gather information in one place.
• Quickly access up-to-date information
and media.

Favorite Aggregators
Learning
Professional Podcasts
Spaces
Development

Google Reader
Firefox + Google Reader = Easy
Click on feed icon, subscribe in Reader.
Click
then
Subscribe

Google Reader
Subscribe to:
• Blogs
• Wikis
• News
• Bookmarks
• Everything with an RSS feed

Podcast Aggregator
iTunes
Specially designed for audio and video.
Local download for portable access.

• A different style aggregator
• Layout - newspaper style
• Easy to share with students
• Add feeds and other tools easily

Use the Power!
• Set up a Google Reader account
• Set up iTunes
• Set up Pageflakes
• Connect to the world