Week 4 Thing # 8

I have just completed an easy RSS feed. I found this technology so much easier to use and work with than the previous Flickr lesson. I like that there are so many choices in feeds to join and many feeds on topics of interest to me personally.

I already began to subscribe to feeds on a science topic that our students will be studying in the near future. I'm sure our technology savvy science teacher probably already subscribes to RSS, but if not, I can't wait to show him how easy it will be to keep track of the latest updates on stem cell research. I also would love to work with students online over the summer on their reading and pointing them to the latest literature. If I can set up communication through an RSS linking, this would be awesome. I'm not sure this is the best venue for this but it could be part of the equation this summer.

I have to explore more and play with how to get students working and participating online as was mentioned in the article by Will Richardson. I feel that I have much to learn and many RSS links to explore. I would love the iPod feed if my computer would support it. I am going to have to invest in a new computer very soon.

I would love to see our teachers who work on Global Education play with RSS links to enable students to find links that will help them with their Trade Conferences. I think they would find this very valuable and interesting to work with. They could even have students participate in online conversations, or at the very least find up-to-date articles on the various topics. Teachers can set up accounts and help guide students research using the RSS tool. We are currently working on adding pieces to our online catalog when maybe we can make use of the RSS feeds and direct students to great links on the internet, for FREE.

I can't wait to share this with the staff. I just need to become better informed so that I make sense to them when describing RSS and its value.