RSS

RSS is a really awesome way to stay in touch with all of your favorite blogs, sites, and much more. Have a favorite blog? Follow a favorite tv show? Follow a new channel? If so, you are probably searching every day to find out if anything new was posted. A reader such as Google reader can eliminate all of your searching. Google reader allows you to subscribe to all of your favorite sites which will then show up on your reader when something new is posted! It's like having all the newest information on the internet in the palm of your hand! Quite frankly, I find this kinda cool. I didn't know such a thing was possible until today and am going to take advantage of it.

An RSS could be useful in the classroom setting because as a teacher this allows you to constantly be updated with new information from your favorite teaching sites, news, and more. This eliminates all of the time spent searching and provides a simple way to get new information. If your class has a blog then this would also be a perfect resource to use. Subscribe to every student's blog and then when they post something new, their post will appear on your feed. Easy as that! No more searching through 30 blogs to see if everyone did their homework, it will simply show up on your reader.

If there is a downside to using an RSS then I can't find it. I think it is an efficient and organized way to follow all of the things you love in life. If anything, the massive amounts of information flooding your reader could be a problem, but that is what the filter buttons are for! In my opinion, this is a great tool to use in the classroom and in your own personal life!