RSS

**//__What is a RSS Feed__//** A RSS (Rich Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication) Feed is a format for delivering regularly changing web content. Online publishers publish their information as a RSS Feed. People can subscribe to these feeds. Users will automatically receive the latest news from their favorite web sites and blogs. RSS allows people to save time by not having to search each web site for updates. media type="custom" key="3620841"media type="custom" key="3620659" **//__RSS Feed Videos__//** 1. Video 1 teaches the viewer how to create an RSS Feed in YOUTUBE. This video teaches the user how to create specific RSS Feeds for the topics they want to see on their YOUTUBE page. This is different from the standard RSS Feed that is already fixed on the YOUTUBE page already. 2. Video 2 was created by CommonCraft. It teaches the viewer how to use an RSS Feed for uses such as Netflix, news, education, etc. CommonCraft teaches how to use Google Reader instead of using multiple sources like blogs and news resources to gain information.

__//**How Can RSS Feeds be Used in Education**//__ 1. RSS Feeds allow students to receive updates on new lessons going on in class. Teachers can link feeds to their web page and students subscribed to it will receive the update. If they miss a day of school or need a second look at the information, it is made available to them. 2. Students who are researching a topic can easily receive information relevant to their topic. This will save them time instead of having to search every web site for information. 3. Teachers can collaborate using the RSS Feeds to keep each other updated on news related to education or their subject. 4. Schools can update the public of events or school closings. Parents who don't check the schools web site everyday can still be kept in touch with events or school closings. __**Some online tools that use the RSS feeds:**__ [|Bloglines.com] [|Google Reader] [|Pageflakes.com] [|News Gator]  (This site can help you find out what RSS feed works best for you) -These sites provide lists and links to sites that can be added to your own RSS feed: [|Flash Peak] [|PC World] -All these sites track your favorite **news**, **blogs**, **weather**, and **classifieds** so that you don't have to.