RSS Feeds

RSS is an internet-based tool in which you can subscribe to a webpage and through sites, such as Google Reader, you can keep track of every update to the page (or in the case of Podcasts, you can be alerted every time there is a new episode).

For my CEP416 midterm, I created a "student" blog in which the student kept track of her science project by making observations verbally, manually and through images. As a teacher, I could have all of my students keep track of the progress of their projects through blogging and subscribe to each of their blogs. This way I am aware of every update. This would serve to save me time, as the teacher, because instead of going to every blog, I can have the new posts be sent to one place and would know immediately who was taking care of their assignments and who were not.

Also, I can teach my students who to use RSS in order to help them and their learning. While doing projects, students may find it useful to subscribe to science-based websites, blogs, podcasts and etc. to further their learning.
Perhaps I could keep a blog of assignments due, class lectures, online study guides, etc. that my students could subscribe to. They will be notified every time there is an addition to the site. Also, their parents could subscribe to keep track of what the students need to be doing, as well as keep me, as the teacher, accountable to teaching their children.


As an educator, I was able to find many blogs that will further my knowledge on using technology in the classroom, both in a mainstream, general idea, as well as specifically in the science classroom. (The screen shot above is a picture of the blogs I've found useful in subscribing to.)

These are just a couple of ways I envision this technology to come in handy when I am in my future classrooms. I hope this was helpful for you!