Blogging and RSS: The “What’s It?” and “How To” of Powerful New Web Tools for Educators – The internet has long been valued by teachers and librarians as a powerful research and communications tool, and in the last 10 years, it has brought about a sea change in the way students find, manage, and use information. But the promise of the Web as more than just a readable, searchable resource has been slow to be realized … until now. Two new Internet technologies, Weblogs and RSS (Real Simple Syndication), are redefining the way students and teachers use the Internet, turning them from mere readers into writers to the Web as well, and making it easier to filter and track the ever-growing number of resources coming online each day. In fast-growing numbers, educators across the country and throughout the world are finding just how powerful this new interactive Internet can be. [ “(extlink)Information Today”:http://www.infotoday.com ]
Personally it seems like blogging + RSS have become to the web what IM has become to email. RSS serves much the same function as presence in allowing you to see updated content (like seeing when people are online) and blogs make shooting short parts of information and replying easy — much the same way IM has enabled short question/answer or communication sections. It’ll be interesting to see how the medium evolves.
Blogging and RSS in Schools
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Blogging and RSS: The “What’s It?” and “How To” of Powerful New Web Tools for Educators – The internet has long been valued by teachers and librarians as a powerful research and communications tool, and in the last 10 years, it has brought about a sea change in the way students find, manage, and use information. But the promise of the Web as more than just a readable, searchable resource has been slow to be realized … until now. Two new Internet technologies, Weblogs and RSS (Real Simple Syndication), are redefining the way students and teachers use the Internet, turning them from mere readers into writers to the Web as well, and making it easier to filter and track the ever-growing number of resources coming online each day. In fast-growing numbers, educators across the country and throughout the world are finding just how powerful this new interactive Internet can be. [ “(extlink)Information Today”:http://www.infotoday.com ]
Personally it seems like blogging + RSS have become to the web what IM has become to email. RSS serves much the same function as presence in allowing you to see updated content (like seeing when people are online) and blogs make shooting short parts of information and replying easy — much the same way IM has enabled short question/answer or communication sections. It’ll be interesting to see how the medium evolves.