Vocab Lesson: RSS
RSS is a term probably unfamiliar to most, both in and out the education field. You may have noticed a “subscribe by RSS” option in the lefthand column of the blog’s main page. Same idea.
The folks at Common Craft have a series of “In Plain English” videos where they describe some recent web tools and trends in, as the series title suggests, plain English. They do a pretty good job which is why I am going to let the video clip (3:43) explain the fundamentals of RSS.
RSS In Plain EnglishVideo clip missing above? View the full post at tech.tricountyesc.org to see the clip or go directly to TeacherTube. TeacherTube loading too slow (it has been lately)? See the clip on YouTube 
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This is a great means to have the information from several worthwhile sites brought together for you in a friendly format on a regular basis.
Start with one or two feeds that you know or just look interesting (may I recommend this tech blog as a great starter?). Over time, particularly in the case of blogs, you may begin to note other authors that your author references who also seem worthwhile. This is a great way to connect with information about your teaching specialization or even hobbies written by others with similar interests.
This certainly isn’t a complete explanation of the topic. I’ll stick to the vocab lesson and cover some of the other nuances in future posts.
Sidenote: The video clip embedded in this post is hosted at TeacherTube.com which is kind of like YouTube , but for educators, and – at least for the moment – is filter friendly.
