RSS Feeds in the World Language Classroom
- 1. RSS IN THE WORLD LANGUAGE CLASSROOM - KIMBERLY ARRASATE RESENDE
- 2. WHAT ARE RSS FEEDS? • RSS, A.K.A. RICH SITE SUMMARY, A.K.A. REALLY SIMPLE SYNDICATION • “A WAY TO KEEP TABS ON NEWS SITES, BLOGS … ELIMINATING THE NEED TO REVISIT WEBSITES THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND MANUALLY SCAN FOR NEW CONTENT” (MATT PECKHAM, RIP GOOGLE READER, HELLO FOUR BEST RSS- READER REPLACEMENTS) • “A WONDERFUL AND EFFICIENT WAY TO READ NEWS UNTARNISHED BY THE SOCIAL NETWORKING AGE… (A) FIREHOSE OF HEADLINES, STRAIGHT FROM THE SOURCE.” (ELLIS HAMBURGER RSS ISN'T DEAD: THE BEST GOOGLE READER ALTERNATIVES)
- 3. PROS & CONS: WHICH RSS IS BEST FOR YOU? PROS • FREE READERS (FEEDLY, NEWSNEWSWIRE4) • BEST FOR MAC/IOS USERS (NETNEWSWIRE4, DIGG, RSS BOT) • SYNCS WITH OLD GOOGLE READER (FEEDLY, NETNEWSWIRE4) • OVERALL CUSTOMIZATION (NEWSBLUR, FEEDLY) • WHAT’S TRENDING (DIGG) • NO FRILLS (RSS BOT, AOL READER) CONS • MONTHLY FEE (NEWSBLUR, REEDER W/FEEDBIN) • DOES NOT SYNC (REEDER, AOL READER) • NOT MANY FEATURES (DIGG) • STILL IN OR FRESH OUT OF BETA (AOL READER, NETNEWSWIRE4) • NO FRILLS (RSS BOT, AOL READER) • INCOMPATIBLE ACROSS PLATFORMS (DIGG, RSS BOT, REEDER ON MAC)
- 4. GREAT RESOURCES FOR LEARNING MORE • RSS FOR DUMMIES • RESOURCES AND IDEAS FOR LANGUAGE TEACHERS • THE MOST CAKE: PRESENTATION OF USES OF RSS IN THE CLASSROOM
- 5. RSS FEEDS & THE FLACS A AND B EXAMS PART 4 STUDENTS CAN: • READ REAL PUBLICATIONS IN TARGET LANGUAGE • GAIN CULTURAL INSIGHT IN TARGET LANGUAGE • CAN SHARE WRITING WITH OTHER STUDENTS FOR PEER REVIEW • ACTIVELY AND EASILY PARTICIPATE IN A FLIPPED CLASSROOM • CUSTOMIZE THEIR ONLINE LEARNING EXPERIENCE • USE RSS FEEDS TO CREATE PRESENTATIONS IN THE TARGET LANGUAGE
- 6. HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN RSS FEED USING FEEDLY
- 7. MY MUST READS (LEFT) AND THE FEED OF A BLOG I FOLLOW (BELOW)
- 8. TO FOLLOW A NEW BLOG OR WEBSITE, CLICK ON “ADD CONTENT” IN THE LEFT PANE COPY (THE URL) AND PASTE IT OR TYPE THE NAME INTO THE SEARCH BOX IN THE MAIN WINDOW SELECT THE BLOG OR WEBSITE TO FOLLOW FROM THE DROPDOWN LIST
- 9. THE BLOG APPEARS IN THE FEED WINDOW CLICK ON “ ” IN THE GREEN BOX NEXT TO THE BLOG NAME TO ADD DECIDE IN WHICH FOLDER TO STORE YOUR FEED; SELECT “MUST READ” FOR A MORE CUSTOMIZED FEED
- 10. Here is the left pane of my personal Feedly account. As one can see, I have several folders set up for my needs varying from general education to a more specific teaching world languages folder. I value my Must Reads as my favorite feed to view as it contains my favorite and most applicable content. Feedly is secure and is free and easy to set up. Students may create their own accounts that can serve as an invaluable reference for any project. Teachers can subscribe to student feeds to get immediate updates on student blogging in the target language.
- 11. REFERENCES • HTTP://WWW.THEVERGE.COM/2013/3/19/4119006/THE-BEST-GOOGLE-READER- ALTERNATIVES • HTTP://TECHLAND.TIME.COM/2013/07/01/R-I-P-GOOGLE-READER-HELLO-FOUR-BEST-RSS- READER-REPLACEMENTS/ • HTTPS://FEEDLY.COM • HTTP://STEVISH.COM/RSS-FOR-DUMMIES/ - • HTTP://NEILJONES.ORG/CATEGORY/SPANISH-KS5/ - • HTTP://VTGRRLSCAKE.BLOGSPOT.COM/2007/02/PRESENTATION-ON-USES-OF-RSS-IN.HTML -