RSS feeds is a great tool for receiving up-to-date information on your favorite sites or publications. In the classroom this is effective because you can talk about or have your students journal about a topic that comes up on you feed--knowing that the topic or information is current. Also, it is an easy and quick or fun way to receive information about someone or something that is new or different for you. This is especially important when you want to stay up with the trends or things that are going on in the lives of your students, in this way, RSS feeds become relevant and useful. Additionally, by keeping up with what is going on in the lives of your students, you are engaging in professional growth, and more so, you become an effective leader to your students, since you can get on their level in some cases, which is what it is all about when teaching.
I subscribed to feeds that include updates from the NY Times education section, NPR education news, the White House and education, and other similar feeds. As well, I subscribed to updates from the 49ers, SF Giants, and Rolling Stone, since I am already a follower of sports and music entertainment, the RSS feeds give me exclusive insight and information that other mediums do not offer. RSS feeds are cool because I don't have to search for information anymore, rather, I can have the information come to me on almost anything.
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