I really don't want to make the same mistake. There is a ground floor opportunity created by the demise of Google Reader, and I am determined to be in from day one. Not as a financial investor, but as an investor in my own learning and professional development. I've been learning about a technology called RSS, which has great potential because I can have the news and blogs that I enjoy delivered to me to read at my convenience. Whenever I see the little orange icon on a webpage, I know that I can add it to my RSS aggregator and updates from the page will come to me without me having to remember to look for them.
The folks at Common Craft explain RSS in Plain English. Just know when you take a look at the video link that Google Reader is no longer available. I have had good luck with an RSS Reader called Feedly. And it is pretty easy to find ideas for RSS feed subscriptions.
RSS feeds have amazing implications for student learning too. Potentially useful resources can be delivered to students when they create RSS subscriptions that are content-based.
One idea: Start by going to Google News. Search for the topic in the search box, and then create a subscription to either the search results or a useful looking site within the search results.
An entire class can follow an issue of interest such as global warming or bald eagles all through the year. Use Google Blog Search to find blogs to add to the RSS feed.
RSS is not a new tool, just an underused one. Why haven't I been aware of the power of RSS technology?
July 2013 is a restart moment for RSS, with the discontinuation of Google Reader. There are plenty of RSS users who are all starting over with a new reader. What better time to jump in?
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