RSS Page Reflection

 So far, I have been enjoying using the Google Reader. I have found the actual sharing of the page difficult, but I like that I have clean content at my fingertips. I don't have to wade through celebrity gossip and politics (unless I want to of course!) to get to some essential education posts.

Over my course of visiting, I have found that the NPR feeder posts CONSTANTLY! I really think that I will be deleting this feed soon. It has really made finding the "good stuff" difficult. I have been able to find some very interesting lesson plans and have especially enjoyed the "Lesson Plan SOS" Feed. They recently posted about an expository writing assignment using paper pumpkin crafting and instruction writing. I really think my students will enjoy this lesson and I left a comment expressing my interest in the lesson and my thanks to them for posting such great examples.

I have learned that an RSS Feed can offer a clean alternative to a "home page" and can offer an excellent opportunity to sort through "stuff" and keep a good hold on what content you really want to see on a daily basis. I also think that this would be an interesting tool for students to use especially if used during a research project and being able to have a clean feed on educational materials. I have already been thinking about how I can use this in my classroom to set up a neat and clean space to have only educational materials feed through on my desk computer. The last thing the district wants is for me to waste any time on unnecessary surfing and this could save me tons of time when used in unison with delicious.