TTE 125

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TTE 125

• Technological Systems
• (Communication Technology)

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Welcome

• Who are you?
• Who am I?
• What is this class about?
• Class business
• CADEM
• Wiki
• Moodle

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Now onto learning Blogs and RSS!

• Rush to find and know! Go.
• What are they?
• Blogs
• RSS
• Why?
• Professional Development (stay current only way
  to stay ahead of the curve its not enough to
  keep up, we need to pave the path.
• Theyre the wave?!

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Blogs (dynamic websites)

• Definition A weblog, which is usually shortened
  to blog, is a type of website where entries are
  made (such as in a journal or diary), displayed
  in a reverse chronological order. Blogs often
  provide commentary or news and information on a
  particular subject, such as food, politics, or
  local news some function as more personal online
  diaries. A typical blog combines text, images,
  and links to other blogs, web pages, and other
  media related to its topic.
• How to build a Blog
• Templates Blogger.com, Edublogs.org,
  Geocities.com, Angelfire, Tripod.com,
  Wordpress.org, Learnerblogs.org,
• Hardcode use tools like Dreamweaver, Flash,
  Bblog.com, Typepad.com, etc. add XML dynamic
  portion and an RSS feed
• MySQL, and php
• Where to host www drive, free web hosting, paid
  hosting, etc.

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RSS

• DefinitionRSS is a family of web feed formats.
  The initialism "RSS" is variously used to refer
  to
• Really Simple Syndication (RSS 2.0)
• Rich Site Summary (RSS 0.91, RSS 1.0)
• In the typical scenario of using web feeds, a
  content provider publishes a feed link on their
  site which end users can register with an
  aggregator program running on their own machines
  when instructed, the aggregator asks all the
  servers in its feed list if they have new
  content if so, the aggregator either makes a
  note of the new content or downloads it.
  Aggregators can be scheduled to check for new
  content periodically.
• Compared to websites, web feeds have a few
  advantages for the user experience
• Users can be notified of new content without
  having to actively check for it.
• The information presented to users in an
  aggregator is typically much simpler than most
  websites. This spares users the mental effort of
  navigating complex web pages, each with its own
  layout.
• Media files can be automatically downloaded
  without user intervention.

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RSS Aggregators

• Aggregators
• Browser plugins/ extensions Sage, Wizz RSS News
  Reader 2.1.5, NewsFox 0.5.2, google personalized
  home page, MyYahoo personalized home page, etc.
• Browsers Firefox, Opera, Safari, IE 7, Flock
• Online bloglines.com, newsgator.com,
  yourlivewire.net, newsgator.com
• Email clients Thunderbird, Opera

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RSS Quality Feeds

• What are you interested in (what do you want to
  learn?)
• Blog Libraries feedster.com, blogdigger.com,
  etc.
• Blogrolls
• Google itblogsearch.google.com/
• Add them to your aggregator