A4.2: Response to RSS Readings
9/21/08
Sources:
Richardson, W. (2009). Blogs, wikis, podcasts, and other powerful web tools for classrooms (2nd ed.) Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, Inc.
7 Things you should know about RSS (2007, April). Retrieved September 19, 2008, from http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ElI7024.pdf
Purpose:
The purpose of these two texts was to inform you about RSS, and to allow you to broaden your knowledge of how to use them.
Question:
How do I explain what a RSS is, how easy it is to use, and display the the many features that it allows you to engage in?
Information:
The text allows you to broaden your knowledge about the topic of RSS’s or Real Simple Syndication by explaining what it is, why people use it, who use it, and how it can be used in the classroom. It is used to bring information to you instead of going and searching several sites to see if there are updates. It can also allow you to receive information on topics that interest you all in one place which allows you to save time. It is also a good way to keep up with certain weblogs that you are interested in instead of going and searching all of the separate sites. You have to also know and understand that if you have a lot of information you will only see a few bits of information from a few sources and that it can not give you all of it on the RSS.
Conclusions/ Inferences:
The texts want you to use the RSS to bring information to you instead of looking at several individual site everyday which will save you time. It also tells you to watch because you can become overwhelmed with the amount of information and since there is a limit of information that is given you may not always be accessing the best information about that topic/subject.
Concepts:
They want you to know that the information comes to you, and that an aggregator is a feed collector. They also want you to know that it takes less time to look at the information that you have as well as knowing what one is, the pros and cons, and what they are used for.
Assumptions:
They assume that you know what Google and Yahoo is and that you may want to use these first to get a RSS. They also assume that you want one and that you want to get information everyday on a topic. It also mentions about buying less magazines and newspapers so it assumes that you will buy less which in turn that it will save you money.
Implicaitons:
Following the test will allow you to broaden your knowledge about RSS’s by learning what they are and how to use them. This in turn will allow you to create a learning environment in which it will allow students to use this application in thier work making it easier for them to access information. This can in turn allow them to learn more about their topics or subjects.You may also not receive the best information that there is on the topic/subject. This can in turn allow them to learn more about their topics or subjects. If the text is not followed you will learn about RSS, but you will not receive your information this way and it could make it more difficult for you. By doing your own research in other ways you may be able to get the best information for what ever you are trying to accomplish.
Point of view:
The author’s want you to start using it immediately because they feel that it is very beneficial for you to save time and money. They also state that they love it and that they believe that it can help everyone more than hurt them.
