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=It Really Is Really Simple! RSS in Education= This wiki is meant to support a one hour concurrent session presentation at the [|2008 CUE conference].

Mark Wagner mark@edtechlife.com

Presentation Slides
[|ReallySimple.pdf] (5.4 MB PDF, CUE 2007 version)

Read the [|It Really Is Really Simple] article on the Infinite Thinking Machine blog.

RSS Has Changed My Life!
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Real Simple Syndication
Subscription is free! Subscribe to the updates that are relevant to you! Stop browsing the web! Quickly skim updates: River of news Three panels

The One-Way Web
Powerful resource for educators and students, but… Information moves from publishers to consumers Information cannot be edited Read-Only Web (Web 1.0)

The Two-Way Web
It is now as easy to create as it is to consume. Anyone can publish, share, and change information Read/Write Web (Web 2.0) This is changing our world!

What can you subscribe to?
News Feeds Blogs Podcasts Wikis Social Bookmarking Picture Sharing And More...

News Feeds
CNN Google News Yahoo, MSN, and More...

Blogs
Web + Log = weblog or “we blog” Easily created Easily updated If you can email, you can blog. Blogs allow visitors to comment. RSS Feeds! Free blogs for teachers - http://www.edublogs.org

Educational Blogs
Teacher web sites Class web sites Learning journals Book Clubs Connect with Authors and Experts Pen pals Professional Development Reflective Practice More on educational blogging - http://www.supportblogging.com

Podcasts
Podcasts are blogs with audio or video. Podcasts are like Internet radio shows or TV shows. Podcasts are consumed on demand. RSS Feeds! Free podcasts for all - http://www.podomatic.com

Educational Podcasts
Lectures & lessons Just-in-time learning School News Classroom News Final Projects Presentations Performances Foreign Languages Music Find more educational podcasts - http://www.epnweb.org

Wikis
Websites anyone can edit! If you can use a word processor, you can use a wiki. Visitors can see a history of changes and revert to earlier versions. RSS Feeds! Free wikis for teachers - http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers/

Educational Wikis
Collaboratively authored class texts Writing projects Group projects Sharing resources Grade level teams Subject area teams Professional Development

Other Services
[|FURL.net] or [|del.icio.us] - Annotate, save, and share bookmarks online! [|Flickr.com] - Upload, tag, and share images online! Search Feeds - Notifications from Google, Technorati, and More!
 * Web Search: Run a search at [|MSN search]. Add &format=RSS to the end of the search URL. Cut and paste this URL into your feed reader. You now have a feed for that search!
 * News Search: See the instructions for Custom News Feeds at [|Google News]
 * Technorati: Run a search at [|Technorati], a blog search engine. Then click on the orange subscribe link near the upper right (above the search results).

Real Simple Syndication
Subscription is free! Subscribe to the updates that are relevant to you! Stop browsing the web! Quickly skim updates: River of news Three panels

RSS Feeds
HTML RSS Enclosures

RSS Readers
Web-based: [|bloglines.com] [|reader.google.com]

Applications: [|NetNewsWire] (OS X) [|Feedreader] (WinXP)

Using RSS
Find a favorite frequently updated site. Does this site have a feed? Copy the feed URL Open Your Reader Paste in the URL Or… one-click?

Live RSS Demo
Bloglines NetNewsWire

Reflection
How might you use RSS in your work? What might your first step be?

Discussion
Please share your thoughts in the Discussion tab above.