Thing #10 RSS and newsreader

I like that RSS does the searching for me.  It scours the web and brings back only the information I tell it to.  This what I was talking about in the last paragraph of my Thing #1 post.  In this course (EDUC 3040) I wanted to learn about tools that would retrieve lots of information on specific topics for me.  I accomplished this in this learning activity.  Just like my professors here at APSU, I want my students to be well informed on all things that interest them including biology.

I can think of several uses for a RSS in my classroom.  I can use it to retrieve scientific journal articles for research papers and stay up to date on new discoveries.  I can have all of my students choose a feed to subscribe to and have each student keep the class current on a topic.  In my Thing #6 post I talked about the Web 2.0 tool Edumodo, which is an online classroom hosting site.  I can use this tool to store all the information I receive via the RSS.  My students will have 24/7 access to all the information I post to Edumodo.  Teachers can use this technology to find websites that provide supplementary instruction and practice to topics covered in class.  Teachers could use this technology to keep students informed of job opportunities, volunteer opportunities, community happenings, and perspective colleges and research opportunities.