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Group B - //Uses of RSS for Educators// - by Karisti, Julie and Susan Under construction!

On our page you will find some information on how teachers and students can use RSS feeds in the classroom. 

__** What is RSS? ** __
In a highly techno world educators can find themselves swimming in various letters and acroynms. But don't let the initials "RSS" overwhelm you! Actually, quite the opposite will occur and you'll find yourself steamlining and managing information much more efficiently thanks to this RSS tool! RSS stands for "Real Simple Syndication" and according to author Will Richardson in his book //Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful WEb Tools for Classrooms//, RSS is "The New Killer App for Educators"!  Check out these links to learn more in-depth about RSS!
 * [|Read more about Richardson and RSS]
 * [|Another Reader video]
 * [|Google Reader]
 * [|**Uses** of **RSS**] is a great link that gives educational uses of RSS.
 * [|Six Creative Uses for RSS]
 * [|**RSS** and Education]

**__Benefits of RSS for Teachers __**

 * Wanting to keep track of student blogs ALL IN ONE PLACE? Want to have news from the nation's top news services delivered right to your computer? RSS offers educators a simple method to "feed" information to a central location, where the teacher can peruse the content at will as time allows. A few clicks of the mouse sets up the feeds into a central "reader" and updated information streams to that site where it is readily accessible on demand.
 * Teachers share thoughts on RSS: [|Here] an inspired educator Caroline Saunders shares her views on RSS.
 * In this [|entry], Dana Huff of [|huffenglish.com], explains how teachers can use RSS feeds.

__**Student Use of RSS **__

 * You've assigned your students a web based project. They are to search the web for various resources. But rather than go back to their research sites again and again for information, RSS allows students to "feed" information into a central site where they can peruse and select appropriate information.
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);">You may want students to respond to blogs of their peers. Students can use the RSS feeds to keep track of new posts on other blogs and then respond to them. This way they don't spend unnecessary time looking through the blogs.

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__<span style="color: rgb(244, 86, 31);">Drilling Deeper __
<span style="color: rgb(244, 86, 31);"> RSS Feeds for ESL and World Language Teachers.