RSS: Wish Come True or Waterfall?
Well, in trying to catch up on my homework, I'm now posting about my RSS assignment. (We're renovating almost the entire house and it's been really disruptive. Please excuse the lack of posts!)
I've been using an RSS for a while now (Most email accounts have an opening page that you can organize into what information you wish to receive, be it news or blogs.) and it's been interesting, but I've not used it to follow blogs on a regular basis. This is my first foray into that arena.
I selected NetVibes, but PageFlakes seems similar and just as good in many respects. Taking the time to add all my classmates' blogs was time consuming, but I can keep up with everyone in one place, so it is an advantage to have them all there. The three "non-classmate blogs" I selected were the following:
1. Wired magazine's Science blog (I subscribe to Wired magazine and read it cover to cover each month. I truly enjoy the analysis of how technology is a part of our lives and how it develops and evolves.)
2. Boing Boing (This seems to be such a random cross-section of pop culture that I wanted to read it for a little while.)
3. TravelPod (I kept a travel blog while out of the country last year and really enjoyed it. I love to read blogs of other travelers and learn about their experiences. It really helps to form my own travel plans and gives me additional perspective.)
Reflection Questions:
1. What did you learn? I learned that RSS feeds have really developed since my own prior use (email account).
2. How will you use what you have learned? I will try to use this resource on a regular basis for a month to see if it's reasonable to use with my schedule and personal needs. I will then decide if it's something that will help me.
3. How did you feel about this tool? I think that it's a great development, but may overwhelm me with information all at once. It may be difficult to keep up with reading so many blogs.
4. What do you not want to forget about this tool? I do not want to forget to use it! My life is so crazy-busy (three kids home for the summer) that it's hard to find that much time to sit down by myself to read it all.
5. How can this be used in the classroom or in your educational role? I can use this to keep up with educational blogs I enjoy and find essential to my growth as an educator.
6. Should you use this in your classroom or in your educational role? I definitely think this can help with my educational role, but maybe not the classroom (until they can control the image feeds on the site). I noticed that there are some things on the site that remain there until you remove them (flickr photos), and that might be challenging to do with 120 kiddos.
7. What questions do you still have about this tool? I question if I have enough time right now to read it all, and ironically, I tend to have more time when I am able to sit in my classroom to do it once the students are gone and my meetings are done. At least then I can schedule the time to do it. I'll let you know how this works out.
I've been using an RSS for a while now (Most email accounts have an opening page that you can organize into what information you wish to receive, be it news or blogs.) and it's been interesting, but I've not used it to follow blogs on a regular basis. This is my first foray into that arena.
I selected NetVibes, but PageFlakes seems similar and just as good in many respects. Taking the time to add all my classmates' blogs was time consuming, but I can keep up with everyone in one place, so it is an advantage to have them all there. The three "non-classmate blogs" I selected were the following:
1. Wired magazine's Science blog (I subscribe to Wired magazine and read it cover to cover each month. I truly enjoy the analysis of how technology is a part of our lives and how it develops and evolves.)
2. Boing Boing (This seems to be such a random cross-section of pop culture that I wanted to read it for a little while.)
3. TravelPod (I kept a travel blog while out of the country last year and really enjoyed it. I love to read blogs of other travelers and learn about their experiences. It really helps to form my own travel plans and gives me additional perspective.)
Reflection Questions:
1. What did you learn? I learned that RSS feeds have really developed since my own prior use (email account).
2. How will you use what you have learned? I will try to use this resource on a regular basis for a month to see if it's reasonable to use with my schedule and personal needs. I will then decide if it's something that will help me.
3. How did you feel about this tool? I think that it's a great development, but may overwhelm me with information all at once. It may be difficult to keep up with reading so many blogs.
4. What do you not want to forget about this tool? I do not want to forget to use it! My life is so crazy-busy (three kids home for the summer) that it's hard to find that much time to sit down by myself to read it all.
5. How can this be used in the classroom or in your educational role? I can use this to keep up with educational blogs I enjoy and find essential to my growth as an educator.
6. Should you use this in your classroom or in your educational role? I definitely think this can help with my educational role, but maybe not the classroom (until they can control the image feeds on the site). I noticed that there are some things on the site that remain there until you remove them (flickr photos), and that might be challenging to do with 120 kiddos.
7. What questions do you still have about this tool? I question if I have enough time right now to read it all, and ironically, I tend to have more time when I am able to sit in my classroom to do it once the students are gone and my meetings are done. At least then I can schedule the time to do it. I'll let you know how this works out.
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