RSS


 * RSS **

__What is RSS?__
Watch this short video, "RSS in Plain English", for a quick and amusing explanation: media type="youtube" key="0klgLsSxGsU" height="344" width="425"

Or, take Wikipedia's definition:
 * RSS** is a family of [|Web feed] formats used to publish frequently updated content such as [|blog] entries, news headlines, and [|podcasts] in a standardized format.[|[2]] An RSS document (which is called a "feed," "web feed,"[|[3]] or "channel") contains either a summary of content from an associated web site or the full text. RSS makes it possible for people to keep up with web sites in an automated manner that can be piped into special programs or filtered displays.[|[3http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(file_format)]]


 * Find out more at [|whatisrss.com]**

__Reasons for use__

 * have all your favorite web sites send new articles/posts/news to you, instead of you going to a lot of different sites
 * easy way to have all your news in one place
 * great way to gather resources for projects and units

__Ease of use__
Once you have a reader set up, RSS is very simple - in fact, although it stands for "Rich Site Summary", its first name was "Really Simply Syndication". All you have to do is add the RSS feed URLs into your reader and that's it! Most sites also have auto-subscribe buttons where you do not have to cut and paste the URLs at all.

__**Supported RSS Aggregators / Readers**__

 * [|Google Reader]
 * [|iGoogle]
 * [|Bloglines]
 * [|Pageflakes]

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 * Google Reader in Plain English Video**

__Resources__
__[|RSS For Educators]__ View SlideShare __[|presentation]__ or __[|Upload]__ your own. (tags: __[|web2.0]__ __[|technology]__)
 * RSS for Educators presentation**