Using RSS Readers

in Education:

The Google Reader

Who here is currently using

RSS ?

How About Newspapers?

Who Here Reads Newspapers?

News Story Syndication

Story is written

Story

is se

nt to

“the

wire”

Papers pick up

‘feed’ off the

wire

Story appears here

Syndication

Syndication

Appears in many papers

Reading Newspapers

Lots of Newspapers!!!

What is RSS?

RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication

From “Push” to “Pull”

RSS in Plain English

http://snipurl.com/1w8wi

“My” Google Reader

• Activity– Set up own Google

Reader account– Find several personally

pertinent websites and subscribe

– Build over week as we discuss blogs and other sites

Other Aggregators

Using RSS Personally &

Professionally