As a novice to RSS feeds, I can see how it helps to have the information and posts delivered right to one place. However, I feel as though I just created another email account that has more information than I can handle.
I think the most important and useful part of RSS will be for me to monitor my student blogs and for the class to keep up with posts made by their peers. This will save quite a bit of time. This activity will replace the journals my students previously wrote in composition books. Instead of adding more to a packed curriculum, this will change the activity to make it more pertinent to my students' lives by incorporating 21st century skills.
I like the idea that you have for using RSS for your student blogs. It sounds like a great way to have the technology work for you!
ReplyDeleteI think that the challenge for all of us is to not feel overwhelmed with the amount of information to which we now have access. I am a firm believer that we all need to be diligent in learning what technologies are available, and then be strategic in using the ones that will help us and not overwhelm us.
I too also liked the idea of using RSS for both you and your students to monitor blogs. I was thinking of using RSS in terms of providing information. However, you added another useful tool in monitoring. In addition, everyone would have access to one site instead of many individuals to remember.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the added idea.