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You need to know about …
RSS
Dr Andrew Oliver
LTDU & BLU
University of Hertfordshire
Briefly (only 8 slides!)
So you are regularly accessing:
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5 blogs
1 WIKI
2 podcasts
PLUS you are tutor on 5 module websites
In total 13 info sources
How often do you check?
Every hour, every day, once week?
…you REALLY need to know about RSS
What is it? (part 1)
It’s this –
or sometimes
And it stands for Really Simple Syndication
But you don’t really need to know that…
“An RSS file is a small text file that provides a
concise summary of the content of a web page”,
Burks Oakley II
Which is more than you need to know..
What is it ? (part 2)
What you do need to know…
It’s a mechanism by which new content is delivered to your desktop
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You ‘subscribe’ the RSS
RSS is revised every time the website is updated – new content
or edited
In other words RSS lets you know there is new content
(it’s free)
Example
What does this mean?
You can get the latest updates for:
 Websites (in. StudyNet modules)
 Blogs – new entries (Tim Wilson)
 Wikis - new content/pages & CHANGES
 Podcasts – latest weekly audio
RSS Feed Aggregators
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Stores your RSS subs
Let’s you know when new content is added
Desktop – SharpReader
Web based – www.bloglines.com
Email versions on the way
How do I subscribe?
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On the website locate the RSS icon
Click on it to load a ‘strange’ page of code
Copy the web address (URL)
Go to the RSS aggregator & use the subscribe
options
‘How to’ series
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How to Blog in 5 minutes (Word)
How to Wiki in 5 minutes (Word)
How to create a Podcast in 5 minutes (Word)
How to convert audio files to MP3 in 5
minutes (Word)
How to use RSS in 5 minutes (Word)
‘You need to know…’ series
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You need to know about Podcasting (Slides)
You need to know about Podcasting: a teaching and learning guide
(Word)
You need to know about Online Discussions: a teaching and
learning guide (Word)
You need to know about Blogs (Slides)
You need to know about Wikis (Slides)
You need to know about RSS (Slides)
You need to know about Web 2.0 (Slides)
You need to know about Computer Assessment (Slides)
You need to know about Effective Question Design (Slides)
You need to know about Electronic Voting Systems (Slides)
Also available:
Podcasting: audio talk on the benefits of
podcasting (hi quality)
 Computer Assessment: using statistic
analysis to design effective questions
For copies please contact: Dr Andrew Oliver.
LTDU, College Lane LRC
([email protected], ext. 4754).
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