Have you ever seen this logo on websites and wonder what the heck it is:
RSS is a pull technology that pulls information from websites and blogs that you are interested in.
Don’t go looking for topics and information that is interesting to you. Let it come to you.
RSS – translated as “Really Simple Syndication” but sometimes “Rich Site Summary”
The blog (WeB LOG = BLOG) was first recognized in 1997. It has become an icon of the simple, interactive, engaging technology that we call Web 2.0. It has also become the cornerstone of many classes and workshops.
The Web never sleeps (nor do our students!). Blogs enable the students to have updates delivered to their desktops via RSS. And blogs enable comments to be posted – opening an asynchronous online conversation. Most blogging software and much of the Web hosting – such as http://blogger.com/ from Google – is free.
Blogs provide a means for administrators, teachers, and students to read, reflect, write, and comment on their own, and others’ writings. In its simplest form, blogging is about reading and writing. Blogging is about communication!
1. Use blogs to increase student motivation
2. Use blogs to increase reading and writing skills – journals
3. Use blogs as an interactive collaborative tool
4. Use blogs to help build social networks – blogosheres
Read a paper I wrote on Weaving Blogs into a Constructivist Classroom
Use this powerpoint to introduce delicious to your class:
http://docs.google.com/Present?docid=dfnmfqtd_758dvrk93cf
Check out these helpful links to help you get started with Delicious:
The following article is intended to assist teachers with creating a profile on Facebook that upholds their professional image while sharing information
http://www.scribd.com/doc/16957158/Teachers-Guide-to-Using-Facebook
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