What is RSS and why is it important to educational use of Web logs?
RSS stands for Rich Site Summary, or Read Simple Syndication, depending on who you talk to. Either way, RSS is a powerful tool for educators in a number of ways. Whenever you see the little orange XML box, you know that the content on the site you are reading is being syndicated, meaning it is possible to read the content without actually going to the site. Instead, you use what is called an aggregator that allows you to read RSS feeds from dozens or hundreds of sites all in one place. So, instead of spending hours clicking through all of the sites you like to read, you need only minutes to scan through the collected posts from all of those sites in your aggregator. The implications in education are many. First, RSS facilitates the sharing of information by bringing content to you instead of you going to find it. Teachers could subscribe to many RSS feeds of sites in their subject areas and be able to keep abreast of resources or news in their specific fields. Those who are subscribed
