What is RSS?
RSS stands for "Really Simple Syndication". It is a way to easily distribute a list of headlines, update notices, and sometimes content to a wide number of people. It is used by computer programs that organize those headlines and notices for easy reading.
RSS stands for "Really Simple Syndication". It is a way to easily distribute a list of headlines, update notices, and sometimes content to a wide number of people. It is used by computer programs that organize those headlines and notices for easy reading.
What problem does RSS solve?
Most people are interested in many websites whose content changes on an unpredictable schedule. Examples of such websites are news sites, community and religious organization information pages, product information pages, medical websites, and weblogs. Repeatedly checking each website to see if there is any new content can be very tedious.
Most people are interested in many websites whose content changes on an unpredictable schedule. Examples of such websites are news sites, community and religious organization information pages, product information pages, medical websites, and weblogs. Repeatedly checking each website to see if there is any new content can be very tedious.
What information does RSS provide?
RSS provides very basic information to do its notification. It is made up of a list of items presented in order from newest to oldest. Each item usually consists of a simple title describing the item along with a more complete description and a link to a web page with the actual information being described. Sometimes this description is the full information you want to read
RSS provides very basic information to do its notification. It is made up of a list of items presented in order from newest to oldest. Each item usually consists of a simple title describing the item along with a more complete description and a link to a web page with the actual information being described. Sometimes this description is the full information you want to read
Tying it all together
Here is a diagram showing how the websites, the RSS feed XML files, and your personal computer are connected:
Here is a diagram showing how the websites, the RSS feed XML files, and your personal computer are connected:
The diagram shows a web browser being used to read first Web Site 1 over the Internet and then Web Site 2. It also shows the RSS feed XML files for both websites being monitored simultaneously by an RSS Feed Aggregator. (Software Garden Inc., 2004).How could this tool be used in the classroom?
As a Learning Manager I feel that this tool would be best used for managing and controlling information that the students are working on.With an aggregator, we can "subscribe" to favourite sites, including blogs, wikis, news sites, etc. and be notified when students have added new information to those sites via the RSS. .I prefer to use Google Reader as an RSS/Aggregator because it is easy to setup and use and gives me access to many other useful tools from my access point to ... calendar, iGoogle, documents, maps, photos, and much more. This tool as it seems may just lighten the load for teachers who are wanting to observe the students and know when and how they are interracting and contributing to the given topic. At the click of a button the teacher can identify who had contributed and whether they have been doing the recommended readings.
References:
Software Garden Inc, 2004, What is a RSS?, Retrieved 15th August 2009, from; http://rss.softwaregarden.com/aboutrss.html
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