RSS Feeds

I actually already had a bloglines account set up from another class so instead of creating an account I went through and changed my feed list. I actually should get in the habit during the summer of checking my Bloglines account each day, so that I can stay abreast of what is going on in the field. I have some library feeds, technology feeds and specific softward feeds that will be helpful in encouraging teachers and students to use RSS.

I can see students and teachers developing Bloglines/Google Reader accounts so that they can stay updated on their favorite topics. My suggestion for anyone just starting out is to only select a few blog to subscribe to so that it doesn't get too overwhelming. The students or teachers could use bloglines for a particular unit of study in which they must gather current information. The only problem would be the "other information" that accompanies some feeds would be distracting to students, but it could also be used as a teaching tool in regard to opposing viewpoints, or bias in articles or even writing editorial style papers.

Once I become a little more familiar I may attempt to draw a few teachers in by finding a topic of interest that they would want to know more about (I guess that would apply to students as well).