Blogging(RSS & the Read/Write Web)

Darrel Branson

ICT EducatorSunraysia Mallee Schools

Network

www.smsn.vic.edu.au

Blogging, RSS and the Read/Write Web

Blog: A weblog, web log or simply a

blog, as they are known are an easy-to-

use web site (no HTML required), where

you can quickly post thoughts, publish

writing, and interact with people. Such

a website would typically be accessible

to any Internet user.

Blogging, RSS and the Read/Write Web

RSS: RSS stands for 'Really Simple Syndication' or 'Rich Site Summary'

RSS is being used to provide items containing short descriptions of web content together with a link to the full version of the content.

Blogging, RSS and the Read/Write Web

The Read/Write web

Will Richardsonhttp://www.weblogg-ed.com/

The Read/Write web is about contributing to, and having a voice on the Internet as opposed to just being consumers of information.

http://www.bloglines.com/topblogshttp://dir.yahoo.com/Computers_and_Internet/Internet/World_Wide_Web/Weblogs/

Example WikisWikipedia - Free encyclopedia written by everyone!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Wiki bookshttp://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Main_Page

Why is it powerful?

A way to improve writing

Provide a real audience for writing

An easy way to create a web site quickly

Weblogs are a personal writing space. Easy, sharable,

automatically archived.

Weblogs are easily linked and cross-linked to form

learning communities.

Weblogs can become digital portfolios of students'

assignments and achievements.

Weblogs are a novice's web authoring tool.

What can you do with blogs?

What are the possibilities for weblogs in education?

http://anvil.gsu.edu/NECC2004/stories/storyReader$13

post short current events articles to invite students thoughts, reactions, and possible solutions

create a literature circle post photos and ask students to create captions foster book discussions in the form of an online

book club post a daily/weekly synopsis of ﾊ the curriculum

taught ･ homework assignments a birdseye view of the class for parents honour and celebrate class achievements

Get a blog

http://www.edublogs.org/

http://learnerblogs.org

http://www.blogger.com

http://www.schoolblogs.com

Educational Blogs

School blogs

http://www.westblatchblogs.org/

http://www.middleweb.com/mw/aaDiaries.html

http://www.sandaigprimary.co.uk/pivot/index.php

Education bloggers

http://www.ebn.weblogger.com/

http://www.weblogg-ed.com/

Keeping track… RSS

Really Simple Syndication

Look for an RSS link or a button on a web page.

Copy the ‘link’ from the blog.(Right mouse click the link -> copy link location or URL)

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Keeping track… RSS

Really Simple Syndication

Copy the link into your News Reader

Keeping track… RSS

Really Simple Syndication

You should now be subscribed to the feedList of feeds

List of topics

Content of the post

Keeping track… RSS