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RSS Readers
Comparing Readers
I blog post that compares the four leading RSS Readers.

Bloglines
Google Reader
Netvibes
Pageflakes

Subscriptions for Administrators
ASCD Blog
Christopher D Sessums
Practical Theory
21st Learning Collabertive
Sentiments Theon Common StruthSense
Edutopia
Dangerously Irrelevant
Leader Talk

Subscriptions for Technology Leaders and Teachers
Techlearning Blog
2cents Worth
Weblogg-ed
Remote Access
Cool Cat Teacher
Ideas and Thoughts
iJohnpederson
Around the Corner
Beyond School
eSchoolNews
U Tech Tips
The Thinking Stick

Discussion #1 1. Make a list of newspapers or sites that you frequent often that you want to use to start building your RSS Reader.
2. Compare with the person next to you your list of sites.
3. How does an RSS reader fit into your job?
The Power of RSS
Google News: Subscribe to a Google News search and get the latest news on any topic
Yahoo News: Subscribe to a Yahoo News search and get the latest news on any topic
Del.icio.us: Subscribe to a Del.icio.us bookmark Tag
Google Calendar:Subscribe to a calendar of events or country holidays
Newspapers: Many newspapers have RSS feeds built in.


Discussion #2 1. How you can see RSS being used in your school?
2. What do you see has being the most powerful use of RSS feeds and readers?


RSS and your school
  • Bring content together from multiple school sites and create portals of learning and information.
  • Make RSS readers a part of a teacher's Professional Development ( Barbara Barreda).
  • Subject based RSS feeds for students.