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RSS Feeds & Aggregators

Readers can subscribe to Really Simply Syndicated feeds with their RSS aggregator (reading tool).

Aggregator Tools:

Google Reader (http://www.google.com/reader/) —web-based agregator
Newsgator (http://www.newsgator.com/)—web based aggregator
Gritwire (http://my.gritwire.com/)—web based aggregator with social elements.
Sage (http://sage.mozdev.org/)—Firefox browser based aggregator
SharpReader (http://www.sharpreader.net/)—downloaded desktop based aggregator

Blog-o-Sphere Search Tools:

Technorati (http://www.technorati.com/)
Blogarama (http://www.blogarama.com/)

Resources:

RSS in Plain English, YouTube: v=0klgLsSxGsU
RSS: The Next Killer App For Education (http://www.technologysource.org/article/rss/)
Countdown to RSS: The Gateway Technology (http://idea.zanestate.edu/rss/)
RSS: A Quick Start Guide for Educators (http://weblogg-ed.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/05/RSSFAQ4.pdf)

How might you use RSS Feeds & Aggregators in Scholarship?

Follow what other scholars are doing
Syndicate updates on your own research processes

How might you use RSS Feeds & Aggregators in Teaching?

Use an aggregator to organize all your students’ blogs
Have students follow a specific line of information (another scholar’s blog, Google search as RSS feed, etc.)

How might your students use RSS Feeds & Aggregators in their lives?

Keep up on current events
Follow what their friends and families are doing (subscribe to their blogs)

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