RSS

What are Feeds and RSS?[[image:http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/%7Evespers/ict/files/blocks_image_4_1.jpg width="30" height="31"]]
Whenever you are on a webpage and you see the symbol I have above, that means you can put a feed to that website into a feed reader (normally by using the URL of the feed) and this will always display the latest content from that page in the reader. This means that you can collate information from many websites into one place instead of having to go to each of the webpages individually. Many websites will have RSS feeds available directly from the site. //Get the news you want sent to you!!//!

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How can I use a RSS in my class?

 * Many teachers have now set up a class blog or individual student blogs where children publish content and reflect on their learning. You can set up a class feed reader account which is subscribed to all of the blogs within the classroom and blogs by students in other classes/schools/cities/ countries.

A feed reader is a place to gather all of your subscriptions to sites that use RSS. When you subscribe to a site, that site is added to your list of subscribed sites within the reader with the number of unread items showing next to the name of the site.
 * Places to get feeds** **FEED READERS**[[image:http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/%7Evespers/ict/files/blocks_image_4_1.jpg width="30" height="31"]]

You can get feeds from any site that has the symbol above which you then place into the feed reader of your choice, or through their internet explorer (IE, firefox, or Safari)

There is a really useful FAQ about Google Reader written by Google at this address: http://www.google.com/help/faq_reader.html
 * [|Google Reader]**
 * [|Pageflakes]**

**Example NetVibes sites**
 http://www.netvibes.com/onhigh http://www.netvibes.com/titian

**How to use NetVibes**
[|One page instruction sheet for NetVibes] [|Screen cast on netvibes] [|Netvibes help pages]