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| Nov 10 2007, 6:40 PM EST (current) | rrodrigo | 2 words added, 1 word deleted, 1 widget added |
| Nov 7 2007, 8:28 AM EST | rrodrigo | 10 words added, 10 words deleted |
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RSS Feeds & Aggregators
Really Simply Syndicated feeds with their RSS aggregator (reading tool).
Aggregator Tools:
Blog-o-Sphere Search Tools:
Resources:
How might you use RSS Feeds & Aggregators in Scholarship?
How might you use RSS Feeds & Aggregators in Teaching?
How might your students use RSS Feeds & Aggregators in their lives?
Really Simply Syndicated feeds with their RSS aggregator (reading tool).
Aggregator Tools:
- Google Reader (http://www.google.com/reader/)—web-based) —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)
