Blogging with RSS

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Course

• RSS feeds• Aggregators• Using RSS feeds for educators

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Essential reading

• RSS Ideas for educators by Quenin D’Souza - http://www.teachinghacks.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/01/RSS%20Ideas%20for%20Educators111.pdf

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Let’s start - Log in to old blog

• Go to blogger.com• Sign in

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Adding list of favourites

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Adding list of favourites

Get URLs of class mates

Add to side bar

Make a list

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Adding list of favourites

• Just add URLs

Get URLs of class mates

Add to side bar

Make a list

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Adding a feed

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What is a RSS feed?

• Really Simple Syndication• Subscribe• Summaries / Digests• Updated / Latest / top• Get information quickly

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Finding a feed

• Go to a site which has the yellow RSS symbol• Select the feed

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May link to many more feeds

• Select the required feed

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Select and copy the feed URL

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To add the feed to the blog

• Template• Page Elements

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Add the Feed

• Paste feed URL

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Select Feed options

• Select, Save, View blog and feed