Web 2.0 Technology Blog: RSS Feeds

I like the idea of including an RSS Feed to my blog. I’m thinking about creating two new blogs next year. One for parents and one for students. An RSS Feed would be a great place to share blogs that I feel would be beneficial for parents and/or students to read.

On this blog you will notice that I added two RSS Feeds:

1. My Classroom Website
2. TEDEd: Ideas Worth Sharing: The RSS Feed that I felt was worthy of adding to by blog was the TED-Ed blog. Here’s a quick description: “TED-Ed’s commitment to creating lessons worth sharing is an extension of TED’s mission of spreading great ideas. Within TED-Ed’s growing library of TED-Ed animations, you will find carefully curated educational videos, many of which represent collaborations between talented educators and animators nominated through the TED-Ed website (ed.ted.com).”

Using an RSS Feed in the classroom is supported by the following ISTE Standard:

Facilitate and inspire student learning and creativity Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments.
a. Promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness
b. Engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources
c. Promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students’ conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes
d. Model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual environments