RSS Feeds, Blogs & Wikis

RSS Feeds: RSS stands for Real Simple Syndication. This allows you to subscribe to online news and updates that are important to you. Once you subscribe to a source, you no longer need to visit that individual web site to check for updates... the updates come to you. Searching or browsing the web is a good way to locate sources initially, but once you've located them there is no need to return to them over and over. If they offer an RSS feed, all you need to do is subscribe. (from It Really is Really Simple: RSS for Educators) If you're sold, choose an aggregator below to set up your feeds it's FREE and EASY.

IF NOT, read on ...

Watch a quick blip video below: RSS in Plain English

Need more information, download Will Richardson's RSS: A Quick Start Guide for Educators

Setting up your RSS Feeds Aggregator (choose 1):

• Bloglines (if you need help signing up, visit this Using Bloglines Tutorial)

• Google Reader (if you need help, try the Google Reader Tour or, a tutorial by Capture the Conversation )

Congratulations! You now have entered the world of Web 2.0. To learn more about the 23 things check out the Classroom Learning 2.0 online tutorial or visit the Library's Blogs or Wikis page.