Free Resources from the Net for (Special) Education

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RSS stands for for “really simple syndication”. This simple concept offers a marvellous way of pulling together and regularly updating internet content that is relevant just for you. If you aren’t yet subscribing to RSS feeds, today’s feature provides the tools you need to dive right in. Bloglines has the potential to save you a great deal of time, so it is on the Productivity page.

Bloglines (online resource) is a highly rated free web-based service that allows you to subscribe to the RSS feeds of websites in order to keep up with new material as it is added. This is especially helpful for keeping up to date with the news from your favourite online sources or from blogs (like this one) that are relevant to your personal interests. With Bloglines, you can do this with relative ease and keep your various subscriptions organized.

The Bloglines interface is simple, and the folder options are extremely valuable if you wind up subscribing to more than a few feeds. Because Bloglines is web-based, you can have access to your RSS subscriptions from any computer that is connected to the internet. If you wish, you can even host your own blog on Bloglines. For a very helpful video tutorial on getting started with Bloglines, check out what Joe Freidhoff has put together at http://freidhof.fts.educ.msu.edu/Tech_Handouts/tech_handouts.htm.