RSS Reader

My RSS Reader has brought the world of news that I care about right to me! I have found that each day, something new and exciting is waiting for me to read. I have found it very helpful in keeping up on current events, and linking them to course content for my students. I also noticed that feeds change with current budget issues and other national news and debates. I have learned so much from my RSS reader. For example, I have been very skeptical of social networking ever since I graduated from college. I read a feed that was from a principal of a High School who felt the same way as I did. He began to embrace the social networking tools that are out there, and his whole world has changed. He described how it connected him to other administrators across the world. This makes me believe that I can use social networking to my advantage not only in my professional but in personal life. I also learned about useful tips in case I do get laid off this next school year. :( I dont want to think about that possiblity though! I have found that I will be using RSS reader in my life for all topics I find interesting. I usually watch the news every morning, and find I always seem to share the stories I watch in my classroom. Now with RSS reader, I can stay on top of not only news in education and technology, but all facets of news and personal interests.
Another facet of RSS reader is how not only can you keep up with websites or news feeds, but blogs as well. And you can also directly participate in public blogs you subscribe to. For instance, I subscribe to a World History Teachers blog. This has been tremendously helpful in sharing information on the subject area I teach. I recently read a posting about how one teacher had discovered how to use Google Docs and Spreadsheets and he was sharing how amazing and excited he was to use this application. I posted a comment back explaining how a fellow colleague had created an online course for our district that counted as part of our requried Professional Development for our district. We learned all about Google applications and got PD hours and even SB-CEU's for the course! I recommended him to look into doing the same for his school as well. Such great information is being shared!

 I am very happy with RSS reader and its endless possiblities!
Check out what it looks like by clicking here: Shannons RSS