I tried to explore creating my own Learning Management System today, but unfortunately there is a backlog and I couldn’t get any further with the system, however hopefully I will be able to experiment with this tool at a later date.
I have also set up my own RSS using Google Reader which allows me to be notified of any new Blog posts that the people I am “following” have created. I see great potential for this, and if anyone is trying to follow Blog posts, I would suggest you subscribe to Google Reader too, click here.
Within the classroom, I think Google Reader would be a good organisational tool for students with Blogs to use. Using this program, students will be automatically notified of new posts, which I think makes the posts much easier to follow! Upon implementing Blogs into the classroom, subscription to Google Reader, in my view, goes hand-in-hand.
Hi Kate,
ReplyDeleteI too had the problem with creating my own LMS.
Anyway, thankyou for your great insight about how blogs and RSS go hand-in-hand. I hadn't really thought about that until reading your blog entry. Since reading that, I agree, I think if you're going to use blogs you would most certinaly incorporate the learning and using of an RSS.
Although in our specialised area I do not know if I would use blogging or RSS with an early childhood class. I was wondering if you had thought of any areas it could be used in?
Emily.
Thankyou for your feedback Emily! Yes, I am not sure about using these tools with younger children, but possibly there are small ways we could still incorporate it?
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