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RSS for Educators Jennifer Carrier Dorman /RSS What is RSS? Depending on who you talk to, RSS stands for Rich Site Summary or Real Simple Syndication Web 1.0 ? Web 2.0 RSS – Really Simple Syndication Ask an Expert . . . Excerpts from Will Richardson’s publication, RSS: A Quick Start Guide for Educators /1w86t Will’s Blog / Will’s Book /1w87c What is RSS? Blogs, podcasts, news sites, and an ever-growing number of other media site generate a behind-the-scenes code in a language similar to HTML called XML. This code, usually referred to as a feed, makes it possible for readers to subscribe to the content that is created on a particular website so they no longer have to visit the site itself to get it. RSS – Really Simple Syndication RSS – Really Simple Syndication RSS Syndication As is true with traditional syndication, the content comes to you instead of you going to get it, hence “Real Simple Syndication.” Applications for RSS Feeds An RSS aggregator checks the feeds you subscribe to and it collects all the new content from those sites you are subscribed to. Then, when you’re ready, you open up your aggregator to read the individual stories, file them for later use, click through to the site itself, or delete them if they’re not relevant. In other words, you check one site instead of dozens of individual websites RSS – Really Simple Syndication RSS in Plain English Subscribing to RSS Feeds Finding Feeds Blogs, podcasts, news sites, and many other media services syndicate their content through RSS feeds Options for Subscribing Option 1- Manual Subscription Right-click on the RSS or Atom link/icon and select Copy Link Location Paste that feed URL into your RSS reader Options for Subscribing Option 2 – Automatic Browser Subscription Firefox Internet Explorer 7 Automatic Subscribing in Firefox Tools Options Click on the Feeds tab Select your preferred RSS reader Automatic Subscribing in IE7 Click on the Feed icon Click subscribe to this feed Select the fol