Thing 4: RSS, Personal Home Pages and Feed Readers

When Google Reader was killed off (which I was VERY distraught about), I struggled to find a replacement. I gave Feedly a shot, but for some reason found it confusing. Now that I've been forced to revisit it through this course, I'm not sure what was so hard about it, but I decided on using The Old Reader initially.

What do you like about RSS and feed readers?

I like that the RSS readers are a one stop shop. One thing I especially like about Feedly is that I can categorize my feeds. I might be switching over from The Old Reader after all.

What features did you explore?

I added a few of my feeds from The Old Reader and put them in various categories. I also added the Cool Tools for Schools to my list of "Ed Tech" blogs that I follow.

How do you think you might be able to use this technology in your work or personal life?

I see myself using this primarily for work. I send out a weekly "Web Find" to the teachers at my school, and often times find the tool or site I will feature through the RSS feeds I follow. I also present at each faculty meeting and again rely on my reader to do much of the work for me.

Did you find any great sources we should all add to our feed readers?

A few of my all time favorite blogs are:

A Media Specialist's Guide to the Internet

Cathy Jo Nelson's Professional Thoughts

Edudemic

The Adventures of Library Girl

The Daring Librarian