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RSS for EducatorsJennifer Carrier Dorman http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/RSS
What is RSS?
Depending on who you talk to, RSS stands for Rich Site Summary or Real Simple Syndication
Web 1.0 Web 2.0
RSS – Really Simple Syndication
http://www.edutopia.org/tech-teacher-RSS
Ask an Expert . . .
Excerpts from Will Richardson’s publication, RSS: A Quick Start Guide for Educators http://snipurl.com/1w86t
Will’s Blog http://weblogg-ed.com/
Will’s Book http://snipurl.com/1w87c
What is RSS?
Blogs, podcasts, news sites, and an ever-growing number of other media site generate a behind-the-scenes code in a language similar to HTML called XML.
This code, usually referred to as a "feed," makes it possible for readers to "subscribe" to the content that is created on a particular website so they no longer have to visit the site itself to get it.
RSS – Really Simple Syndication
http://www.edutopia.org/tech-teacher-RSS
RSS – Really Simple Syndication
http://www.edutopia.org/tech-teacher-RSS
RSS Syndication
As is true with traditional syndication, the content comes to you instead of you going to get it, hence “Real Simple Syndication.”
Applications for RSS Feeds
An RSS aggregator checks the feeds you subscribe to and it collects all the new content from those sites you are subscribed to.
Then, when you’re ready, you open up your aggregator to read the individual stories, file them for later use, click through to the site itself, or delete them if they’re not relevant.
In other words, you check one site instead of dozens of individual websites
RSS – Really Simple Syndication
http://www.edutopia.org/tech-teacher-RSS
RSS in Plain English
http://snipurl.com/1w8wi
Subscribing to RSS Feeds
Finding Feeds
Blogs, podcasts, news sites, and many other media services syndicate their content through RSS feeds
Options for Subscribing
Option 1- Manual Subscription Right-click on the RSS or
Atom link/icon and select Copy Link Location
Paste that feed URL into your RSS reader
Options for Subscribing
Option 2 – Automatic Browser Subscription Firefox Internet Explorer 7
Automatic Subscribing in Firefox Tools >
Options Click on the
Feeds tab Select your
preferred RSS reader
Automatic Subscribing in IE7
Click on the Feed icon
Click subscribe to this feed
Select the folder and click subscribe
Automatic Subscribing in IE7
Read your subscriptions through IE7
Options for Subscribing
Option 3: Automatic Feed Reader Subscriptions Many sites now offer one-
click subscriptions targeted to popular feed readers
Click on the icon for the reader you use and the subscription feed will automatically be added to your reader
Options for Subscribing
RSS AggregatorsFeed Readers
Bloglines
Bloglines Save Time, Read it Your Way
View all your subscriptions by clicking on the My Feeds tab
Modify display preferences in feed Options View articles by selecting from the links in your
Feeds folder Modify individual subscription options using the
Edit feature Choose a Notifier for Bloglines alerts View Bloglines on your mobile device Read Bloglines in your favorite language
http://www.bloglines.com/
Bloglines
What interests you? Blogs, News, Podcasts and more Weather forecasts Package tracking View the 200 Most Popular Feeds Track future web articles by creating a
search subscription
Bloglines Subscribe to it
Subscribe with one click from your browser toolbar
Subscribe from search results Look for RSS enabled sites with
'Subscribe with Bloglines' or XML/RSS buttons If you don't see an RSS button, use the 'Add'
link and enter the URL and Bloglines will find all available feeds for you.
Manage mailing list clutter by creating unique email addresses
Bloglines
Publish, Share & Save Publish your own blog Post a 'Subscribe with Bloglines' button on your
blog Share your blogroll Email articles to any address using the 'Email
This' feature Save articles with the 'Keep New' or 'Clip/Blog
This' features
Bloglines
My public Bloglines feeds are available at http://www.bloglines.com/public/jdorman
Google Reader
Google Reader Stay up to date
Google Reader constantly checks your favorite news sites and blogs for new content.
Share with your friends Use Google Reader's built-in public page to
easily share interesting items with your friends and family.
Use it anywhere, for free Google Reader is totally free and works in most
modern browsers, without any software to install.
https://www.google.com/reader/view/
Sharing Feeds with Google Reader
Importing and Exporting
Added Functionality
Added Functionality
Added Functionality
Added Functionality
Google Reader
Take a tour of Google Reader at http://snipurl.com/1w843
Create a personalized homepage with iGoogle http://www.google.com/ig Integrates with Google Reader
Learn more about Google Resources for Educators at http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/Google
Netvibes
Netvibes Netvibes is a personalized page – you can now
modify everything: move modules, add new RSS/ATOM feeds, change the parameters for each module, etc.
Your modifications are saved in real-time and you'll find your page when you get back on Netvibes.com.
If you want to be able to access your page from any computer, you can sign in with your email and a password.
http://www.netvibes.com/
Netvibes
NetVibes can pull content from: RSS or web feeds Podcasts Calendars Widget and applications modules
http://www.netvibes.com/
Pageflakes http://www.pageflakes.com
Pageflakes Pageflakes is your personalized start page on the
Internet. Your address book, local weather information, to-
do-list, news, blogs and much more – all on one page that you can access from anywhere.
You can also use Pageflakes to keep up with your favorite blogs and news feeds.
"Flake" is our word for those little modules which you can see on the screen.
http://www.pageflakes.com
Pageflakes in Action
Pageflakes in Action
Customizing – Content
Click on the Flake button in the upper right
Customizing – Layout
Click on the Flake button in the upper right
Customizing – Themes
Click on the Flake button in the upper right
Pagecasting with Pageflakes
“Pagecasting” means publishing your Pageflakes page for others to see.
You can share your Pagecast with the world or with a private group.
You can even let others edit and contribute to your Pagecast!
http://www.pageflakes.com
Pagecasting
Click on the Flake button in the upper right Select Make Pagecast Designate sharing permissions
Pagecasting
Broadcast the URL address and invite others to collaborate to maintain dynamic page content
Helpful hint: You can shorten your Pagecast URL with the
following applications: http://snipurl.com, http://tinyurl.com/, http://teach42.com/go/
Public Pagecast http://snipurl.com/1w80a
Sharing Pagecasts
Users can: Follow the Pagecast by clicking “Watch this
Pagecast” Copy the Pagecast into their account and
modify the content for their purposes E-mail the Pagecast to others
Interesting Read Visit http://snipurl.com/1w80r to
read a July 2007 interview with Dan Cohen, the CEO of Pageflakes Our focus is on trying to do this for
everybody and that’s evidence in the fact that we don’t even call them widgets, we don’t talk about RSS, we talk about flakes. Flakes, that go on your page. A page of flakes. They are really lightweight applications that go on a page.
Grazr
Grazr is a free and easy way to gather and organize information from all over the Web.
Use our drag and drop editor to collect feeds and links to Web pages, and then share them with others on this site, or place them on your own pages with our free widget.
http://www.grazr.com/
RSS Reading Lists with Grazr
Creating Widgets with Grazr
Grazr
Embedded Grazr feed reader
Grazr Widget
Reading feeds through embedded Grazr widgets
Using RSS in EducationPedagogy and Research
Why use RSS in education?
RSS has transformed the way that content is distributed, accessed, and processed
21st century students are no longer faced with the challenge of “finding” enough information – rather, they are faced with an avalanche of information
RSS is one way for students to locate information more efficiently
Of course, they still need to be taught how to process, analyze, and evaluate
Why use RSS in education?
It is also a way to leverage the talent of millions of individuals to identify truly useful information in the tidal wave of data the internet has become. Mary Harrsch, “RSS: The Next Killer App for
Education” http://technologysource.org/article/rss/
Using RSS is Research-Based
Dr. Henry Jenkins Director of the Comparative Media Studies
Program at MIT “Confronting the Challenges of a Participatory
Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century” Participatory culture and its implications for learning
in the 21st century (RSS is all about participation, networking, and community)
21st century skills and literacies (applied skills students need to be school, work, and life ready)
21st Century Participatory Culture
Relatively low barriers to artistic expression and civic engagement
Strong support for creating and sharing one’s creations with others
Some type of informal mentorship whereby what is known by the most experienced is passed along to novices
Confronting the Challenges of a Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century
21st Century Participatory Culture
Members believe that their contributions matter
Members feel some degree of social connection with one another (at the least they care what other people think about what they have created)
Confronting the Challenges of a Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century
Implications A growing body of scholarship suggests
potential benefits of these forms of participatory culture, including: opportunities for peer-to-peer learning, a changed attitude toward intellectual property, the diversification of cultural expression, the development of skills valued in the modern
workplace, and a more empowered conception of citizenship.
Confronting the Challenges of a Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century
Implications
Participatory culture shifts the focus of literacy from one of individual expression to community involvement.
The new literacies almost all involve social skills developed through collaboration and networking.
These skills build on the foundation of traditional literacy, research skills, technical skills, and critical analysis skills taught in the classroom.
Confronting the Challenges of a Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century
The New Literacies Play — the capacity to experiment with one’s
surroundings as a form of problem-solving Performance — the ability to adopt alternative
identities for the purpose of improvisation and discovery
Simulation — the ability to interpret and construct dynamic models of real-world processes
Appropriation — the ability to meaningfully sample and remix media content
Confronting the Challenges of a Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century
The New Literacies Multitasking — the ability to scan one’s
environment and shift focus as needed to salient details.
Distributed Cognition — the ability to interact meaningfully with tools that expand mental capacities
Collective Intelligence — the ability to pool knowledge and compare notes with others toward a common goal
Judgment — the ability to evaluate the reliability and credibility of different information sources
Confronting the Challenges of a Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century
The New Literacies
Transmedia Navigation — the ability to follow the flow of stories and information across multiple modalities
Networking — the ability to search for, synthesize, and disseminate information
Negotiation — the ability to travel across diverse communities, discerning and respecting multiple perspectives, and grasping and following alternative norms.
Confronting the Challenges of a Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century
21st Century Skills National Educational Technology Standards
for Students Communication and Collaboration
Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students:
interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts or others employing a variety of digital environments and media.
http://snipurl.com/1w89f
21st Century Skills National Educational Technology Standards
for Students Research and Information Fluency
Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students:
plan strategies to guide inquiry. locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and
ethically use information from a variety of sources and media.
evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.
process data and report results. http://snipurl.com/1w89f
RSS for Teaching and LearningPractical Applications
Professional Learning Communities
Educators are professionals who, by nature, are always learning
Through RSS feed readers and personalized home pages educators can create their own learning network and learn from other educators
Join My Learning Network Subscribe to my Cliotech Blog
http://cliotech.blogspot.com/ Join my Wiki
http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/ My Diigo Group – Engaging Digital Natives
http://groups.diigo.com/groups/edn My Del.icio.us Bookmarks
http://del.icio.us/cliotech My EdTech Blog Pagecast
http://snipurl.com/1w80a My Google Reader Blogroll
http://snipr.com/1wnu9
As of Jan. 1, 2008, my learning network included individuals from over 80 countries
My Learning Network
Classroom Applications for RSS
Have students subscribe to each other’s blogs and/or the teacher’s blog
Have students and parents subscribe to your blog, podcast, or wiki feed to keep abreast of what is going on in class
Classroom Applications for RSS
RSS Feeds for News, Blog, and Website Searches Create a feed for what’s in the daily news about
a particular topic, you can make a syndicated feed of search results of Google News
Aggregate targeted news feeds with a shared (published) feed reader (Pageflakes, Grazr, etc.)
This basically creates a constantly updating targeted “current events” text for students
Targeted News Feeds
Classroom Applications for RSS
RSS Feeds for Bookmarks Teachers can create a social bookmarking account and
publish the list for their students (instant hotlists) Teachers can create a class account and all students
can add to the content Students can create accounts to collaborate with group
members and share resources more effectively
All the feeds can be aggregated with the same feed readers used for blogs, podcasts, news, and other media sites
Classroom Applications for RSS
RSS Feeds for Bookmarks The following social bookmarking
applications allow for publishing Internet bookmarks through RSS feeds: http://www.diigo.com/ http://del.icio.us/ http://www.furl.net/ http://www.blinklist.com/
Social Bookmarking in Plain English
http://snipurl.com/1w8wg
Del.icio.us
http://del.icio.us/
Furl
http://www.furl.net/
BlinkList
http://www.blinklist.com/
BlinkList
http://www.blinklist.com/static/classroom.php
Digg Find an article, video, or podcast online and submit it to
Digg.com. Your submission will immediately appear in “Upcoming Stories,” where other members can find it and, if they like it, Digg it.
Subscribe to RSS feeds of particular topics, popular/upcoming sections, individual users, and the search terms of your choice
Digg. Participate in the collaborative editorial process by Digging the stuff that you like best.
Build a friend list; then your friends can track what you’re Digging. They can also subscribe to an RSS feed of your submissions and/or your Diggs.
http://www.digg.com/
Diigo
http://www.diigo.com/
Diigo Group http://groups.diigo.com/groups/edn
Classroom Applications for RSS
RSS Feeds for Media Media hosting sites (e.g. YouTube, Flickr,
etc.) organize individual media content (images, video, audio) with tags Tags are one-word descriptors that users can
assign to pretty much all online content help organize, aggregate, and remember
RSS feeds can be created to track new submissions of media by tags
Syndicating Your Content
Most blogs, podcasts, wikis, and other media hosts embed their own RSS feed
Users can also use a third-party feed distributor to widen their syndication, create easier-to-use syndication buttons, and track usage statistics
Syndicating Your Content Feedburner is a free syndication tool
http://www.feedburner.com
FeedBurner is the leading provider of media distribution and audience engagement services for blogs and RSS feeds. Tools help bloggers, podcasters and commercial
publishers promote, deliver and profit from their content on the Web
For More Information and Research
RSS in Education Resources http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/RSS