RSS Readers

Lesson 6 – RSS Readers

Today we will look at a way to keep Internet media, that is interesting to you, all in one place in your Google account.

What is an RSS Reader?

1.     First, go to this site and read about RSS Feeds. http://www.whatisrss.com/

2.     Next go to this site and watch the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU

3.     Then go to your blog and create a blog titled: What is an RSS Reader? and answer these questions.

a.     Describe (in your own words) what an RSS Reader is.

b.     Why would you use an RSS Reader?

c.      What are the two things you need to do to create one?

Creating a RSS Reader

1.     Since you have a Google account, you already have a Reader.

2.     To find it go to you account page or your homepage. At the top is a tiny black bar. In the middle is a dropdown menu with the word More. Click on that.

3.     Then scroll down to Reader.

4.     Now comes the fun part. Choose some websites that you would like to follow. You will need at least ten, but you can choose more.

5.     To subscribe you can do two things: Follow the instructions in the video, or you can simply click on the orange button on the left that says Subscribe and add the url of the website you want to add.

6.     Add to your blog post the links to the sites you added and a short description of what the site is and why it interests you.

Post Comments

1.     After you have finished your lab, go to your classmate’s blog and read their response.

2.     Read both their answers to the questions and their list of sites. Comment on each of these elements.

3.     Post a comment under our CALL class Lesson 6 when you have finished this lab.