As I've learned, instead of going to websites to find out if anything new has been posted, a person can use RSS to reverse the process. Instead of the user going to provider to check on 'new' content, the provider sends the user new content. A person can use an 'aggregator' site called 'Feedly' where this new material is stored and organized in one place. It's one-stop consuming.
I can see how this might save time in some instances but not all. The narrator on a YouTube video (on RSS) claims that when a user visits a news website like the National Post, he finds that there is 'nothing new' there. This hasn't been true in my experience. When I visit media websites, I find that the links are changing as the news is changing. So, in my experience, just as the news is always changing, the site is constantly being updated. Newsmedia sites are the ones I use the most. I can see how updates would be more relevant, maybe, for podcasts and blogs that are not updated as often.
Here are some links to what will be coming into my 'Feedly' inbox:
News - National Post: http://feedly.com/index.html#subscription%2Ffeed%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Ffullcomment.nationalpost.com%2Fcategory%2Ffull-comment%2Ffeed%2F
National Post
Blog - Saving Socrates: http://feedly.com/index.html#subscription%2Ffeed%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fjennilevyesq.blogspot.com%2Ffeeds%2Fposts%2Fdefault
Saving Socrates
Flickr - Most Interesting Photos of last 7 days
https://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/
Most Interesting Flickr Photos of Last 7 Days
Podcasts - Andy Stanley Leadership Podcast
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/andy-stanley-leadership-podcast/id290055666?mt=2
Andy Stanley Leadership Podcast
Of all the things I've been learning about 'technology in education', RSS seems to be the least valuable tool I have encountered so far. Maybe I still have a lot to learn. I'm open to seeing new avenues whereby RSS could 'add value' to teachers or students.
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