BWP Chapter 5- RSS

BWP Chapter 5- RSS
I began my reflection of chapter 4 with some skepticism about wiki and that It may just be a new way to clog up the internet by creating more things to wade through in order to get to the information you are really looking for. It is ironic that this very next chapter is offering a great tool to help me wade through the information to make life and my job simpler. RSS Really Simple Syndicator, organization at last! It seems perfect, “you can read more content from more sources in less time”. WOW! This is going to make my life simpler and I think that it will be very easy to get students to use it. Why? They love things that are fast and easy.
RSS not only will bring info from sites that I request, but it will also search the internet for things that pertain to key words that are of interest to me. It can keep me up to date with the newest posts of information on the web.
I had heard about RSS but I was skeptical because I figured that there would be no way to keep all of it in order and follow it. I figured that it was just a list that kept building downward like an out of control e-mail inbox. Now I know that you can organize it with different folders and such.
I was able to begin exploring the books suggested RSS possibilities and found that I have a lot of learn if I would like to seriously maintain an RSS feed. I think the hardest part will be to acquire an eye for what information is useful and what is not.
I will need to really start to master RSS so that way I will be knowledgeable enough to instruct my students on how to best use it. I will be able to easily draw them into it if I mention the words fast, easy, and say that it will research new information for them. The new age of technology information will be all about how to navigate the growing pile of information to find what you need. RSS, if used correctly, can be a great way to wade through the junk.