I have learned a lot from keeping up with my RSS feeds. In particular, I have enjoyed NPR Education and TUAW. NPR Education keeps me up to date with national education news. They have issues relating to legislation, research-based approaches to teaching, and trends in schools. TUAW is all about Apple products and third-party accessories. I've been an avid reader of TUAW for the past 3-4 years, and have found that the RSS feed saves me a little bit of time each day.
For the past couple weeks I have been following CNET, CNN Education, EduTech Today, History.com. ISTE Connects, NPR Education, Science Daily, Techlearning, TUAW, and Weblogg-ed on Google Reader. I commented on a blog post from TUAW awhile back.
Part of our assignment is to demonstrate proof that we have been checking our RSS reader regularly. Here's a screenshot showing the # of articles that I read (orange) versus the # of articles posted (blue).
We were also asked to demonstrate that we can gain from other sites. I was a Twitter skeptic going into this assignment, but must say that I've been impressed with the community. I posted a question to the #edchat hash tag, and received feedback within an hour. I had four people answer my question and even provide unsolicited, helpful links!Reading my RSS feeds will help me help teacher integrate technology into their classrooms more effectively. I get to learn about new technology hardware and software, ways to use Twitter and Facebook in the classroom, and what other teachers are doing across the country.
That is great! It looks like this is proving to be a valuable tool for you. This is one of my favorite assignments. It is difficult to keep up on feeds, but when you have time or a topic to watch they prove to be very helpful. It is so much easier than going to 5 different blogs or news sites.
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