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Feed me! Using RSS  and Web Tools Helen Curtis and Jo Alcock Learning and Information Services Staff  Development 2009/2010
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What is RSS? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
RSS feeds VS email alerts Adapted from:  http://libguides.mit.edu/rss   Aspect RSS Email Login/registration Usually subscribe to feeds with a few clicks and no registration required Set up account with each so may have to deal with multiple logins Segregate or integrate Segregates your news so it doesn’t get buried as you deal with more urgent emails Integrates your news with email so only one interface to check Managing new items Items automatically marked as read; much easier to manage if you fall behind with your reading Every new item that comes in has to be filed or filtered in some way Sharing and adding comments Easy to add tags and comments and share with others Forwarding emails to others. Inbox overload?
How does RSS work?
How can I use RSS? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],NetNewsWire
Getting started with Google Reader
Finding RSS feeds ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Saved Searches and Alerts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Bookmarking, Tagging, & Sharing ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Some sharing tools ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Using web tools in teaching ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Feed Me! Using Rss Web Tools

  • 1. Feed me! Using RSS and Web Tools Helen Curtis and Jo Alcock Learning and Information Services Staff Development 2009/2010
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  • 4. RSS feeds VS email alerts Adapted from: http://libguides.mit.edu/rss Aspect RSS Email Login/registration Usually subscribe to feeds with a few clicks and no registration required Set up account with each so may have to deal with multiple logins Segregate or integrate Segregates your news so it doesn’t get buried as you deal with more urgent emails Integrates your news with email so only one interface to check Managing new items Items automatically marked as read; much easier to manage if you fall behind with your reading Every new item that comes in has to be filed or filtered in some way Sharing and adding comments Easy to add tags and comments and share with others Forwarding emails to others. Inbox overload?
  • 5. How does RSS work?
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