Thing #10

I really like that RSS is a way to keep up with all my favorite sites and stay informed. It is great to have everything in one place that I can look through and read without having to switch between tabs or type in the website everytime I want to go back to it. It was aggravating when I had went to google reader in internet explorer and my browser would not support the page, but I quickly found out on google chrome it worked just fine. I sort of had a field day with subscribing to sites. I think this could be use in the classroom setting when teaching students about current events or ideas that are out there about certain topics. If there is a video or news story I want to share with my students (that pertains to the lesson) I can go to my reader and fid it there. It is a good way to keep track of blogs you follow and any other website that can help you when you are teaching. RSS is also beneficial to my personal life because I can once again stay informed and updated on what is happening with my favorite sports teams and tv networks. This provides entertainment for me and is very convenient to have everything in one place. Teachers can definitely take advantage of this technology by subscribing to blog, news sites, etc. that will be helpful in running a classroom and learning new ways to teach. They won't have ot go searching for things and will be able to quickly find the page or infomation they are looking for. I am glad this was a discovery activity because I will be using RSS in the future for personal use as well as in my prefossional career.