RSS: A SIMPLE TOOL to INCREASE ACCESS to WEB RESOURCES

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RSS A SIMPLE TOOL to INCREASE ACCESS to WEB
RESOURCES MACE 2006
Drs. Armand Cynthia Seguin Emporia,
KS Armand.Seguin_at_emporia.edu cseguin_at_emporia.edu
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Presentation
1. What is RSS? 2. What is available? 3. Feed
Readers 4. Feed Creators 5. Finding RSS Feeds 6.
Adding RSS Feeds 7. Tips for Getting Started 8.
How/why should educators make use of RSS?
Disc/Sharing Tips, Pitfalls, Challenges,
Opportunities
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1. What is RSS?

• A REAL SIMPLE SYNDICATION means of sending
  content from multiple websites / weblogs into a
  single source for viewing

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RSS

• RSS/XML sends a feed from the website only when
  something
• NEW is added.

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2. What is available? a. EDUCATION

• Job Postings (Kansas Ed)
• Conference Announcements
• Ed Tech gurus
• e Learning
• Subject matter areas emerging
• Associations

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• What is available? a. EDUCATION(list included)

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2. What is available? b. NEWS

• New York Times Education
• CNN Education
• Kansas.com (Wichita Eagle)
• U. S. State Dept top stories - world
• Chronicle of Higher Education
• (need subscription to some)
• Political spin

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FINDING NEWSPAPERS www.themediadrop.com/archives/0
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• What is available? c. GOVERNMENT

• Some states

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• Feed Readersa. Apple

• OS X Safari Built in RSS reader
• PulpFiction 1.1.1 25
• Shrook 2.12 25
• NewsFan 1.6.0 Free
• NewsMac 3.1.3 Free

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3. Feed Readersb. Windows

• FeedReader
• SharpReader
• Newz Crawler
• FeedDemon
• NewsGator (w/Outlook)
• Pluck (integrates w/IE)
• Bloglines

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3. Feed Readersc. Website Integration

• Makes your feeds portable
• Searches for RSS feeds
• Easy to ADD feeds when they
• show a banner -

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4. Feed Creators
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5. Finding RSS Feeds

• Look for
• General Search Engines Google
• RSS Apple
• RSS Search Engines
• Bloglines (also sells Creator Software)
• Blogpulse Syndic8
• Daypop Newisfree
• Feedster Newsfeedfinder
• Technorati NewsKnowledge
• Daypop

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5. Finding Feeds
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6. Adding RSS Feeds

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• Adding RSS Feedsa. Copy/Paste

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• Adding RSS Feedsb. EZ add to Some Readers

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• Adding RSS Feedsc. What Happens Clicking on an
  RSS URL?

www.wichita.edu/my/rss/

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7. Tips for Getting Started

• Find a buddy
• Download a free feed reader
• Subscribe to NY Times RSS feed
• Locate and subscribe to a feed of personal
  interest
• Search subscribe to subj specific/ed-related
  newsfeed
• Brainstorm curric inst applications

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8. How/why should educators make use of RSS in
the Classroom? Discussion/Sharing

• Challenges/Pitfalls
• Opportunities brainstorm
• Ideas Discussion Sharing

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References

• Blogging AND RSSHow to of powerful new web
  tools for educators. (Jan/Feb, 2004) Multimedia
  and Internet Schools. 11 (1), p. 10-13.
• Carvin, Andy. EdWeb Exploring technology and
  school reform. www.edwebproject.org/
• Descy, D. (Ma/Ju 2005). Introducing RSS. Tech
  Trends, 49 (3), p. 4-6.
• e-School News Online. Technology News for
  Today's K-20 Educator. www.eschoolnews.com/
• Lucas, George. Edutopia. www.edutopia.org.
• Richardson, Will. (Dec, 2004). RSS A quick
  start guide for educators. www.weblogg-ed.com
• Warlick, D. (2004). Redefining literacy for the
  21st century. Worthington, OH Linwo