Module 8 Google reader
This is something that I had briefly dabbled in previously. Having said that I have set up RSS feeds but I had not done anything in particular to keep up with them or read them regularly.
Like many of the areas we have covered in this course I can see the benefit of keeping data such as this (RSS feeds) in one specific location.
The advantage of covering this in the course has reacquainted me with this form of data gathering. I also see it as a way of collecting excess and at times unnecessary information.
With respect to subscribing to these feeds the process is usually quite simple, any sites that have this type of access/feeds will usually have details at bottom of website. It is a simple process to subscribe using google and adding to google reader and should flow through, this means that RSS feeds can be located at one place.
While experimenting with adding feeds (Board of Studies) we discovered the problem of feeds automatically going to Explorer, this was overcome by copying and pasting the https: address and pasting into Google Reader.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Session 7
Session 7/Module 7 delicious.com
While I did this session a few weeks ago I have struggled to actually post my response to the topic covered. We were introduced to delicious.com as a method of managing links. I can see that this may be a useful way to manage links for a class group and fellow staff/colleagues.
It could be used in the classroom to manage links as suggested by teachers and/or students so that access can be open to all class members/staff on any computer (not just one machine that has bookmarks).
I can see that delicious.com would be an effective way of managing links with tags
To save links, highlight url open up delicious.com save link, links can be saved privately or publicly.
The benefits of this tool in teaching is it provides an opportunity or easy way to access resources or it could be a way of students doing their bibliography.
Since doing this session I have aimed to ‘use’ delicious.com myself in an attempt to manage my own links, I have not yet done so, part of this problem probably stems from the fact that the nature of my teaching role at the moment does not exactly provide the opportunity or rather need to do so.
While I did this session a few weeks ago I have struggled to actually post my response to the topic covered. We were introduced to delicious.com as a method of managing links. I can see that this may be a useful way to manage links for a class group and fellow staff/colleagues.
It could be used in the classroom to manage links as suggested by teachers and/or students so that access can be open to all class members/staff on any computer (not just one machine that has bookmarks).
I can see that delicious.com would be an effective way of managing links with tags
To save links, highlight url open up delicious.com save link, links can be saved privately or publicly.
The benefits of this tool in teaching is it provides an opportunity or easy way to access resources or it could be a way of students doing their bibliography.
Since doing this session I have aimed to ‘use’ delicious.com myself in an attempt to manage my own links, I have not yet done so, part of this problem probably stems from the fact that the nature of my teaching role at the moment does not exactly provide the opportunity or rather need to do so.
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