What is a Feed Reader?
RSS = Rich
Site Summary or Real Simple Syndication. An RSS “feed” is a way for you to
subscribe to an internet site. News, blogs, audio and video sites use RSS feeds
to alert readers (or listeners) that there is new content on their site. Every blog has an RSS feed–you can find it at
http://YOURBLOGNAME.com/feed/ To add a blog to a reader, the only thing you
actually need is a URL. This means that the RSS icon on your blog can point to
your feed URL or your favorite reader. Adding an icon that points to your
favorite reader isn’t excluding the people who use other readers. They can add
your blog URL to their preferred reader.
What are some Feed Reader I can use in the Library?
Bloglovin
It allows readers to easily follow
along with your posts. Think Instagram... for blogging. Your Bloglovin'
followers can keep up with each of your latest posts in their feed (unlike
Facebook which sorts posts by popularity). Each time you write a new post,
Bloglovin' automatically displays a preview in your followers' feed. Followers
can click on the post to read it or they can 'like' it and save it for
later. Followers can also click on your blog and see all of your posts at
a glance, just like they can with your Instagram account. It’s easy
to use and a familiar format for students. I chose to use Bloglovin due to the format and how its ease of use. It can also be downloaded as an app to use in student mobile devices.
Feedly
What really helps make
Feedly more than just an RSS feed aggregator is its organization system and
site finding tools. You can create a Collection for a given topic. That’s fine
on its own. But Feedly then recommends other related sites based on their
content. That way you can always be discovering new sources of information and great
articles that you may have completely missed out on before. Feedly makes it
very easy to tell how long ago an article was posted, the author, and even how
many times it’s been shared.
5 Blogs to Follow
The Library Patch
The Library Patch is a blog created by school librarian
Sonya Dykeman. Her blog features all the cool and
exciting things that happen in her library every day. Her post includes different
lessons, technology, books, and activities that she does with her students.
Mighty Little
Librarian
Tiffany Whitehead, the Mighty Little Librarian, is
an obsessive reader, social media user, and technology geek. She is the
Director of Library at Episcopal High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She has served as the President for ISTE’s Librarians Network and
was recognized as one of ISTE’s 2014 Emerging Leaders. Tiffany is National
Board Certified in Library Media and was named one of the 2014 Library
Journal Movers & Shakers.
The Incredibly True Adventures of an EDTech
Trailblazer
Nikki is a veteran educator and a retired Librarian/Instructional
Technology Facilitator and ISTE Librarians Network President, Nikki is passionate
about 1:1 Digital Initiatives. Her blog highlights all things ED Tech!
The Daring Librarian
Ms. Jones is a leader of Education Technology. Her work
and writings have been features in the New York Times, NEA Today Magazine. Her
blog features technology, book reviews, book list, and presentations that she
has given all over the USA.
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