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A short presentation on using RSS in Education
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RSS in EducationJanice Stearns
ITAF - Local District 6LAUSD
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RSS in Plain Englishfrom the
Common Craft Showby leelefever
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
Blogs Wikis News Video Images
Where is RSS Used?
Text Multimedia
Blogs Wikis News Video ImagesAudio
Where is RSS Used?
Text Multimedia
Blogs Wikis News Video ImagesAudio
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An Aggregator? What’s that?
An Aggregator? What’s that?
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An Aggregator? What’s that?
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An Aggregator? What’s that?
• A tool to subscribe to the RSS feed.
• Gather information in one place.
• Quickly access up-to-date information and media.
not this:
Favorite Aggregators
PodcastsProfessional Development
Learning Spaces
Google Reader
Firefox + Google Reader = Easy
Click on feed icon, subscribe in Reader.
Clickthen
Subscribe
Google Reader
Subscribe to:
• Blogs
• Wikis
• News
• Bookmarks
• Everything with an RSS feed
Podcast AggregatoriTunes
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
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