Currently my students don’t have access to email, but there is talk of it coming. Once they have email they will be able to set up a public reader. I can see them subscribing to RSS feeds for research projects. In doing so, they can spend less time looking up information and more time reading through information. This will provide them with an opportunity for a more quantitative research project.
Monday, October 3, 2011
CED0535 week 3
This week we learned about RSS Feeds. RSS Feeds are easy to use and easy to subscribe to. I have already set up 7, and can see using this in the future. I will be able to subscribe to resources, blogs, periodicals that will provide me with specific information. I’m still in the market for a camera. I’ve spent a lot of time researching information. Now with RSS feeds I can subscribe to key words and have the information appear in my public reader. I think this will really cut down on my research time. It will provide me with information and resources I might not have located on my own, without RSS feeds.
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Tammy, I think that you are right about cutting down on research time! What a great tool to help in the classroom. Do you worry about the appropriateness of some of the feeds? Being new to the RSS feed idea – I wonder about security and materials that may show up in a random search.
ReplyDeleteI would think that students would be in favor of any tool that helps them become more efficient researchers and learning that skill will certainly benefit them in college and at work. Do you anticipate any challenges getting them onboard with the idea of using RSS feeds?
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