Comments on: RSS is Dead (Update: Okay, Does “is an Orphan” Work?)

By: The Thinking Stick | The changing landscape of blogging

The Thinking Stick | The changing landscape of blogging — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:46:45 +0000

[...] Jeff, You might have a point! Your post reminds me a little bit of Clay’s post back in April. Lots of people responding to that post in the comments — the best part — [...]

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social networking | Aggregation — Mon, 26 May 2008 20:42:49 +0000

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By: RSS for Productivity | Pockets of Change

RSS for Productivity | Pockets of Change — Fri, 09 May 2008 08:24:21 +0000

[...] a response about RSS on Beyond-School, it was respectfully pointed out to me (thanks, dear colleagues!) that [...]

By: Lindseak

Lindseak — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:48:43 +0000

Just have to say this: Guy Kawasaki (of Alltop.com) is from Hawaii! Lindseaks last blog post..I float on tag clouds and blog fog

By: Bill Ferriter

Bill Ferriter — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 11:02:58 +0000

Hey Clay,

Adrienne’s comments resonate with me because I think the key to selling RSS to teachers doesn’t start with showing them how to follow blogs, but instead in following the other content generated by their kids.

And I’m pretty sure that for me, that will begin with showing teachers how to follow edits to student work in our wiki, our blogs and our Google Docs.

Most of the teachers that I know are open to the idea of using web tools to create content and opportunities for communication between students. Their only concern: They want to monitor everything their kids write/say/do and are intimidated by the size of that task.

Considering that the wiki service we use has RSS feeds, Voicethread—another tool that’s taking off in our building—has RSS feeds and Google Docs, a tool that we’re interested in pursuing through Google Apps for Education, has RSS feeds, I think RSS may just be the hook that gets teachers into using digital tools in their classrooms because it removes the primary barrier that keeps them from using those tools to begin with.

I’m beginning to think that teaching teachers about strategies and tools for information management should be the starting point for introducing Web 2 to teachers. Every teacher, no matter how traditional, is doing research and writing with students in classrooms.

RSS makes that work easier…..and by default, makes RSS a tool non-tech-savvy teachers might just embrace.

Neat conversation…Thanks for starting it!
Bill

Bill Ferriters last blog post..Saint Carl, Civil Disobedience and Irresponsible Discord

By: John Larkin

John Larkin — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:56:20 +0000

Hi Clay,

To ease your guilt (were you raised a Roman Catholic?) you can always place 20, perhaps 30, ‘essential’ blogs in a ‘read’ folder and the remainder in other folders with titles like ‘maybe read’ or ‘ease my guilt’.

Cheers, John.

John Larkins last blog post..Lizard saliva dessert dish was a delight!

By: M. Walker

M. Walker — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:06:32 +0000

Clay,
Until I started using Web 2.0 tools myself, I didn’t see the value of RSS.
Now, I use Netvibes, and it keeps me organized on who I follow.
I also think that teachers who have their students blog, can create a tab for each class and follow the posts without having to access each one.
My other thought is that districts that do not promote Web 2.0 have shut out a large number of people who would benefit from RSS.
After Scott McLeod’s Kickoff talk in our district this year, we had an entire Middle school create instructions for parents and students to access staff posts with RSS. It’s the way they access homework updates and announcements.
I am late to Twitter, but can pull that into my Netvibes page as well, and learn about Shareski’s golf game, or what’s happening in Korea the next day!