To
make a RSS account, I decided to use Google Reader-I already use Gmail and
Blogger, so I figured it would be more convenient to use Google. Google RSS
Reader was fairly simple, I just had a little bit of trouble finding some of
the required RSS feeds such as: ISTE. When I searched for the RSS in Google
Reader nothing came up. Google reader required me to go outside of the RSS and
go to ISTE website to subscribe. I really like how my blog, calendar, email and
documents are all in one spot. It is convenient to have one user name and
password for the account and be able to switch back and forth to the other
functions that I utilize in Google.
I subscribed to all Special Education feeds. I focused on
a few blogs that I read often such as Lisa Parsi and Jamin Jones. I also
subscribed to Assistive Technology feeds too, I like to stay up to date with
the assistive technology that I can be using in my classroom on a daily basis.
Assistive technology is something that I use daily with my students and if I am
not the most up to date on what I can use or what is helpful for students, my
students are not going to benefit.
Since
this is my first RSS reader, I cannot see that the “traditional” way of
searching on the internet and visiting news and/or blogs websites can be time
consuming. It saves me a lot of time for the information to be sent directly to
me. After tracking the feeds for 3 days I learned which ones to check daily such
as, NPR and which ones I could check weekly or monthly such as, CEC and Lisa’s
Lingo. The blogs are not updated every day, but the NPR is updated by the
minute, as things become available. The Council for Exceptional Children feed
(CEC) has not been updated since May 2011! I would have thought that they would
update more frequently especially with all of their upcoming conferences.
I
tried to respond to Lisa’s blog, but was unable to. So, I responded to Jamin’s
Blog. I responded to her RSS feed post about some of her feeds that she added.
Since we have similar job descriptions, I was able to connect to many of the
feeds she has on her RSS feed and discusses in her blog post.
This
is a great too and very helpful for research or personal/professional use. I
feel more informed having access and using the RSS reader daily. Keeping up
with the latest news in special education, technology, news and education is fairly
simple and not overwhelming anymore. I am thrilled to be able to use RSS for my
professional use.
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